Ed Hawkins | |
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Born | Edward Hawkins February 1977 (age 47) [3] |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of Nottingham (PhD) |
Known for |
Warming stripes Climate spirals |
Awards |
Kavli Medal (2018) MBE (2019) |
Scientific career | |
Fields |
Climate variability Climate predictability Climate change Arctic Astrophysics Data and information visualization [1] |
Institutions |
University of Reading National Centre for Atmospheric Science |
Thesis | Galaxy clustering in large redshift surveys (2003) |
Doctoral advisor | Steve Maddox [2] |
Website |
www |
Edward Hawkins MBE [4] (born 1977) [3] is a British climate scientist who is Professor of climate science at the University of Reading, [1] principal research scientist at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), editor of Climate Lab Book blog [5] and lead scientist for the Weather Rescue citizen science project. [6] [7] He is known for his data visualizations of climate change for the general public such as warming stripes [8] and climate spirals. [9] [10] [11]
Hawkins was educated at the University of Nottingham where he was awarded a PhD in astrophysics in 2003 for research supervised by Steve Maddox that investigated galaxy clustering in large redshift surveys. [2]
After his PhD, Hawkins served as a Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) advanced research fellow in the department of meteorology at the University of Reading from 2005 to 2013. [12]
As of 2023 [update] Hawkins is a professor of climate science at the University of Reading, [15] where he serves as academic lead for public engagement and is affiliated with the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS). [16] He is a lead for Weather Rescue and Rainfall Rescue, citizen science projects in which volunteers transcribe data from historical meteorological and rainfall records for digital analysis. [17] [18]
Hawkins was a contributing author for the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (2014) [19] and was a lead author for the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report in 2021. [20]
On 9 May 2016, Hawkins published his climate spiral data visualization graphic, [21] which was widely reported as having gone viral. [11] [22] [23] The climate spiral was widely praised, Jason Samenow writing in The Washington Post that the spiral graph was "the most compelling global warming visualization ever made". [24]
On 22 May 2018, Hawkins published his warming stripes data visualization graphic, [25] which has been used by meteorologists in Climate Central's annual # MetsUnite campaign to raise public awareness of global warming during broadcasts on the summer solstice. [26] Hawkins' similar #ShowYourStripes initiative, in which the public could freely download and share graphics customized to specific countries or localities, was launched on 17 June 2019. [26] The warming stripes graphic is used in the logo of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis from 2019 onwards. [27]
Hawkins' climate spiral design was on the shortlist for the Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards 2016, [28] the design having been featured in the opening ceremony of the August 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. [29]
Hawkins was awarded the Royal Meteorological Society’s Climate Science Communication Prize in 2017. [20]
In 2018, Hawkins was awarded the Kavli Medal by the Royal Society "for significant contributions to understanding and quantifying natural climate variability and long-term climate change, and for actively communicating climate science and its various implications with broad audiences". [20]
In July 2019, Hawkins was included in the Climate Home News list of ten climate influencers. [30]
Hawkins was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours "For services to Climate Science and to Science Communication". [4]
In June 2021, Hawkins was named in The Sunday Times "Green Power List" which profiled twenty environmentalists in the UK who are "minds engaging with the world’s biggest problem". [31]
According to Google Scholar [1] [32] [33] his most highly cited publications include:
Ed Hawkins | |
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Born | Edward Hawkins February 1977 (age 47) [3] |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of Nottingham (PhD) |
Known for |
Warming stripes Climate spirals |
Awards |
Kavli Medal (2018) MBE (2019) |
Scientific career | |
Fields |
Climate variability Climate predictability Climate change Arctic Astrophysics Data and information visualization [1] |
Institutions |
University of Reading National Centre for Atmospheric Science |
Thesis | Galaxy clustering in large redshift surveys (2003) |
Doctoral advisor | Steve Maddox [2] |
Website |
www |
Edward Hawkins MBE [4] (born 1977) [3] is a British climate scientist who is Professor of climate science at the University of Reading, [1] principal research scientist at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), editor of Climate Lab Book blog [5] and lead scientist for the Weather Rescue citizen science project. [6] [7] He is known for his data visualizations of climate change for the general public such as warming stripes [8] and climate spirals. [9] [10] [11]
Hawkins was educated at the University of Nottingham where he was awarded a PhD in astrophysics in 2003 for research supervised by Steve Maddox that investigated galaxy clustering in large redshift surveys. [2]
After his PhD, Hawkins served as a Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) advanced research fellow in the department of meteorology at the University of Reading from 2005 to 2013. [12]
As of 2023 [update] Hawkins is a professor of climate science at the University of Reading, [15] where he serves as academic lead for public engagement and is affiliated with the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS). [16] He is a lead for Weather Rescue and Rainfall Rescue, citizen science projects in which volunteers transcribe data from historical meteorological and rainfall records for digital analysis. [17] [18]
Hawkins was a contributing author for the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (2014) [19] and was a lead author for the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report in 2021. [20]
On 9 May 2016, Hawkins published his climate spiral data visualization graphic, [21] which was widely reported as having gone viral. [11] [22] [23] The climate spiral was widely praised, Jason Samenow writing in The Washington Post that the spiral graph was "the most compelling global warming visualization ever made". [24]
On 22 May 2018, Hawkins published his warming stripes data visualization graphic, [25] which has been used by meteorologists in Climate Central's annual # MetsUnite campaign to raise public awareness of global warming during broadcasts on the summer solstice. [26] Hawkins' similar #ShowYourStripes initiative, in which the public could freely download and share graphics customized to specific countries or localities, was launched on 17 June 2019. [26] The warming stripes graphic is used in the logo of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis from 2019 onwards. [27]
Hawkins' climate spiral design was on the shortlist for the Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards 2016, [28] the design having been featured in the opening ceremony of the August 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. [29]
Hawkins was awarded the Royal Meteorological Society’s Climate Science Communication Prize in 2017. [20]
In 2018, Hawkins was awarded the Kavli Medal by the Royal Society "for significant contributions to understanding and quantifying natural climate variability and long-term climate change, and for actively communicating climate science and its various implications with broad audiences". [20]
In July 2019, Hawkins was included in the Climate Home News list of ten climate influencers. [30]
Hawkins was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours "For services to Climate Science and to Science Communication". [4]
In June 2021, Hawkins was named in The Sunday Times "Green Power List" which profiled twenty environmentalists in the UK who are "minds engaging with the world’s biggest problem". [31]
According to Google Scholar [1] [32] [33] his most highly cited publications include: