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PA37 1QA
United Kingdom
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Prof. Stuart Andrew Cunningham
Head of Environmental Physics and Autonomous Technology
The preeminent scientific challenge of the 21st Century is to understand and quantify Earth¿s current and future climate. How will climate variability impact the ocean¿s sustainable resources and what are the human impacts of such change? Observing, modelling and quantifying marine systems is key to understanding their response to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide. Oceans¿ determine the rate, extent and character of climate by their long-term storage and transport of heat and carbon and dominance of the global fresh-water cycle. A critical challenge is to integrate our understanding of ocean systems on different timescales and across disciplines and to propose testable hypothesis of how these systems interact.
New technology, particularly the development of observing platforms and novel sensors will likely provide sustained observations of physical, chemical, biological and geological properties, and so play a critical role in this challenge for the 21st century.
I am an observational Physical Oceanographer with a B.Sc. (Astrophysics, University of Edinburgh) a M.Sc. (Physical Oceanography, University College of North Wales) and a Ph.D. (Ocean Inverse Modelling, University of Liverpool). I joined the Institute of Oceanographic Sciences in 1990 and then the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton. In August 2012 I joined SAMS as the MASTS appointment in Physical Oceanography. As an observational physical oceanographer I have participated in 32 research cruises (800+ days at sea). I have written or co-authored 35 refereed scientific publications including three in Nature or Science. From 2004 to 2012 I was Principal Investigator for the NERC/NSF funded RAPID-WATCH programme for sustained observations of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at 26.5°N. Over several years I have been advocating and proposing basin-wide observations in the subpolar gyre because of the relevance to the UK. I collaborate widely: as a leader or major partner in UK and EU programmes (Thermohaline Overturning at Risk? and North Atlantic Climate Variability); and in international programs interacting with funding and co-ordination agencies (e.g. NSF, NOAA, CLIVAR, OceanObs and the UK MCCIP). I am a contributing author for the International Panel on Climate Change. I provide national and international leadership through the adoption and exploitation of new technology, and through leadership of science programs and the promotion of large-scale observing programmes.
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In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Master of Science, Physical Oceanography - The Clyde Sea & Clyde Sea Front, University College of North Wales
Award Date: 1 Jan 1990
Bachelor of Science, Astrophysics, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 1989
Doctor of Science, Physical Oceanography : Circulation and volume flux of the North Atlantic using synoptic hydrographic data in a Bernoulli inverse, University of Liverpool
Award Date: 1 Jan 1989
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Cunningham, Stuart (Recipient), 1 Nov 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Stuart Cunningham (Member), Robert Marsh (Member), Simon A. Josey (Member) & W. John Gould (Member)
Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
Stuart Cunningham (Member), W. John Gould (Member), Robert Marsh (Member) & Simon A. Josey (Member)
Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
Stuart Cunningham (Participant) & Gerard McCarthy (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference
Stuart Cunningham (Keynote speaker), Noel Keenlyside (Keynote speaker), Steffen Olsen (Keynote speaker), Barbara Berx (Speaker) & Mark Payne (Keynote speaker)
Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Invited talk
Clare Johnson (Speaker), Stuart Cunningham (Speaker) & Stefan Gary (Speaker)
Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Oral presentation
Stuart Cunningham (Speaker), B. Berx (Speaker), Clare Johnson (Speaker), Loic Houpert (Speaker) & Stefan Gary (Speaker)
Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Oral presentation
Stefan Gary (Speaker), Stuart Cunningham (Speaker), Clare Johnson (Speaker), N. Penny Holliday (Speaker), Loic Houpert (Speaker), Erik Behrens (Speaker), Claus W. Böning (Speaker) & Arne Biastoch (Speaker)
Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Oral presentation
28/09/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
20/09/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
2/08/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
28/07/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
26/07/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Stuart Cunningham (Participant)
Impact: Public policy Impacts
Stuart Cunningham (Participant), Loic Houpert (Participant) & Mark Inall (Participant)
Impact: Public policy Impacts
Stuart Cunningham (Participant)
Impact: Social Impacts
Stuart Cunningham (Participant)
Impact: Public policy Impacts