Dr Edward Graham

Winner "Most Engaging Online Tutor" and “Most Engaging Lecturer” 2013, 2015 & 2018

• direct line: +44 (0) 1851 770331
• Twitter: @eddy_weather
• University Mahara Profile (including archived ‘Hebridean Weather Blog’)
• YouTube

Education

• PhD in ExactWissenSchaft (Natural Science), Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern, Switzerland (2008)
• M.Sc. in Applied and Agricultural Meteorology, University of Reading, England (1995)
• B.A. (Mod) in Natural Sciences (Earth Sciences), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland (1993)

Teaching / Lecturing

• I am a 100% FTE teacher, and I lead the following University modules (in various degree programmes, including Geography, Sustainable Rural Development and Environmental Science. Dissertation (Science) SCQF 10
• Climate Change (SCQF 9)
• Atmosphere, Weather and Climate (SCQF8)
• Collecting and Analysing Data (SCQF7 & 8)
• Climate, Land and People (SCQF 7)
• Quantitative Research and Data Analysis (SCQF 11)
• Introduction to Global Environmental Issues (SCQF 7)
• I also occasionally teach Wind Energy, Meteorology at Sea, Boundary Layer Meteorology, general statistics

Involvement in Research Projects:

• Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (Spain) – Visiting Professor (2017 -)
• United Arab Emirates Rain Enhancement Programme (2016-)
• NASA Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) Stornoway ground station (2015-) more information available on Mahara
• SEPA Volcanic Ash Emissions in Scotland; Stornoway ground station (2016-) more information available on Mahara
• University Geography degree development
• SASKYA ("Search for an Astronomical Site in Kenya") - Principal Investigator (2011- )
• SuLA and SECRE EU Northern Periphery Programme projects (2012-2014)
• OCTES ("Opportunities for Community groups Through Energy Storage"), which is a new European Union Framework 7 Northern Periphery Project, involving partners from Scotland, Northern Ireland, Finland and Iceland (2011-2013)
• The Greenspace Green Building Research Program (2009-2011)
• STARTWAVE (Studies in Atmospheric Radiative Transfer and Water Vapour Effects) and Alpine Thunderstorms, University of Bern, Switzerland (2005-2008)
• FriOWL (European Southern Observatory), Switzerland (2002-2008)
• The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), site testing and climate variability study (2005)
• Canadian pressure observations and circulation variability: links to air temperature (2000-2005)
• The Canadian Cryosphere Information Network and State of the Canadian Cryosphere projects
• The urban heat island of Dublin city during the summer months

Together with my colleague Simon Lee, I am Editor-in-Chief of the RMetS/Wiley journal, Weather.

Other responsibilities, duties and interests

Please see Mahara