2001
 Dr. Anita Bokwa |
| Heleen de Coninck |
| Dr. Thierry Elias |
| Prof. Andrea Flossmann |
| Michael Gauss |
| Dr. Jianzhong Ma |
| Marie Monier |
| Dr. Andrei Skorokhod |
| Prof. Michael W. Tausch |
| Dr. Bertrand Timbal |
| Elmar Uherek |
| Dr. Xiaobin Xu |
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ELECTION The following advisors and regular members are ready to candidate for the ESPERE steering committee: Dr. Anita Bokwa Introduction: I work as teacher/researcher in the Department of Climatology, Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland. I am interested in microclimatology, bioclimatology, historical climatology, social perception of climate and local dimensions of global changes. In 1995 I took part in an international research programme EURO-CLIMHIST, organized by Prof. Christian Pfister in Bern University, Switzerland (the results can be found in a special volume of Climatic Change, vol. 43, No. 1, 1999). In 1999 I visited Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, to teach a course about physical geography of Central Europe. My ideas about ESPERE: Heleen de Coninck Introduction: Hi, Dr. Thierry Elias Introduction: I was born in 1973 in a small town of the most populated region of France, in the North. For my school and university education, I stayed in the area until 1994-1995 when i spent nine months in York (England), as an ERASMUS student. I completed my background in physics by attending classes in Earth's science. I realised at this time that I could go around the world and that I enjoyed learning different language, different life uses, and tasting different food. I came back to France and made my Ph. D. thesis in atmospheric physics, more precisely in atmospheric optics, at the Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique of Université des Sciences et Technologiques de Lille, (September 1996-January 2000). I studied the aerosol optical properties for the purpose of estimating the aerosol radiative forcing in clear skies.The research work included a strong component in field experimentation which I enjoyed. Since March 2000 I am working in the Geophysics Centre of Évora (CGE), Portugal, as a post-doc fellow. I have now the opportunity to apply the algorithm drawn during my thesis to data collected during several field measurement campaigns. And also, with the Portuguese colleagues, we are trying to set up a measurement station in order to characterise the optical properties of the atmosphere in the region. Scientists can have a social role, not only by proposing technological progress, but above all by teaching the scientific method: observation, criticism, discussion. I think this is compatible with the objectives of ESPERE which consist in developing public awareness of the environmental impact of human activities. In order to make the general public understanding the problems and the uncertainties in relating human activities to changes in the Earth-atmosphere system, it is necessary that we explain what is our approach in resolving these issues. Prof. Dr. Andrea Flossmann Introduction: I made my studies in "Atmospheric Physics" at the University of Mainz in Germany. During my PhD thesis (title:" A theoretical investigation of the removal of atmospheric trace constituents by means of a dynamic model ") I developed a detailed model allowing calculating the scavenging of gaseous and particulate pollution inside a two-dimensional cloud. During this work I spent one year at NCAR in Boulder, Colorado. Concerning ESPERE: One of my PhD students got first in contact with ESPERE. The enthusiasm that the concept of ESPERE caused in her convinced me that our community is missing a platform to explain our rather specialised knowledge to a greater public. Laboratoire de Météorologie Physique (LaMP) Michael Gauss
Introduction: My name is Michael Gauss, I'm born on 02 June 1970 in Stuttgart (Germany). I was among the co-founders of ESPERE and have been fascinated by the idea from the very beginning. My impression is, at least here in Northern Europe, that the reputation of science as well as the interest for science among the population have decreased. In the special case of climate research this lack of interest is very unfortunate, because we all are likely to have an impact on climate, and climate will have an impact on us. Dr. Jianzhong Ma
Introduction: I have been involved in environmental science research, specifically atmospheric chemistry, for more than ten years. I received my doctoral degree at Peking University in 1992, and did post-doctoral studies between 1994-96 at TNO Institute of Environmental Sciences in the Netherlands. I wish ESPERE would be a project that promotes the communication between the scientific community and others among international organizations, governments, industry and the public. Marie Monier My name is Marie and I'm 24 years old. I've a degree in Physics. I spent one year in Montreal, Quebec, to study atmospheric sciences in McGill university. Back in France, I made a DEA on climate and atmospheric physics and chemistry in Université Blaise Pascal, in Clermont-Ferrand. During the lectures the fragility of the climate system equilibrium and the lake of understanding on its governing mechanisms were emphasized. So I've continued in the exciting field of cloud physics for my Ph.D. thesis within the LaMP. More precisely I develop a detailed microphysics cirrus model. I am a member of ESPERE since almost the beginning. I've translated text to develop French web page, and written with Andrea Flossmann the basis text for cloud page. I feel really concerned about mediation between scientific community and non-specialists. When I speak with my friends and family, I'm always surprised to see how papers and politicians can transform the message of scientists. That's why, I believe we have to explain ourselves what we know about climate system, where are the uncertainties. I'm sure that ESPERE project is a good way to give people the tools to understand how the human activity interact with the climate system. So they will be free to decide by their own how policies should be adjusted for the future of generations to come. Dr. Andrei Skorokhod
Dr. Andrei Skorokhod (32) graduated from Geographical Department of Moscow State University where he studied oceanography, meteorology and environmental chemistry. Then he worked 8 years at the State Oceanographic Institute, Moscow, participated in field works on the Caspian, Black and White seas. His PhD thesis was about Caspian Sea water chemistry. Nowadays Dr. Skorokhod works as research scientist at the Obukhov’s Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Moscow and studies organic compounds and ozone predecessors in troposphere. He also prepares regular environmental news for famous Russian mass-medias. Dr. Skorokhod believes that among main ESPERE’s goals – just to let people know clearly what’s going on. He proposes to establish ESPERE Scientific news chapter, where brief descriptions of new environmental researches would be sited. Prof. Michael W. Tausch
Introduction: Prof. Michael W. Tausch is professor in didactics of chemistry at the University of Duisburg. His special field of interest is photochemistry. Prof. Tausch published several teaching books for the daily use in schools and has rather extensive experiences in the development of material for online-teaching, as shown on the homepage of the Department for Didactics in Chemistry Duisburg. Curriculum vitae Born. 1949 Dr. Bertrand Timbal
I am currently working as a scientist in the Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre, in Melbourne, Australia. I view Espere as a great opportunity to launch a missing link between a scientific community who has long been convinced that international collaboration was the way forward in the science of climate change (IPCC being the penultimate of this) and a public awareness modulated by media and national interest which pain to fully grasp the truly global issue at stake. Elmar Uherek
Introduction: My name is Elmar Uherek. I'm born 1970 in Mönchengladbach / Germany, a town close to Cologne. I studied chemistry at the University of Düsseldorf and have been member of diverse committees and editor of a small student journal during this time. I was both interested in environmental research but also in the aspects of teaching and outreach. As employee of the Inst. for atmospherical and environmental research at Garmisch-Partenkirchen I participated in a field campaign. Since nov. 1998 I am PhD student at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry at Mainz and investigating the reactions of alkenes with ozone under laboratory conditions. In january 2000 I participated in the European Research Course on Atmospheres (ERCA) in Grenoble. After the climate summit at The Hague the idea of ESPERE was born among a group of participants of the ERCA course. Together with Michael Gauss I am co-ordinating the building up of the ESPERE homepage since this time. To my opinion the hardly predictable risks of climate change for the Earth's citizens make necessary that sustainability is accepted as an essential basis of a future intelligent economy and a lasting rise in quality of life. Generally used to the traditional rules of growth, profit and wealth since the industrialisation people have to understand also the negative impacts and feedbacks of the current development and to get a realistic idea of future scenarios. My personal vision for ESPERE is to provide reliable information about the climate system and climate change, including the wide spectrum of opinions and all unknowns, in order to enable a wider public to judge the possible impacts of their personal behaviour and to weigh up what quality of life means for them. In order to achieve this goal ESPERE should build up an informative network, that relies on the efficient combination of efforts, knowledge, experience and infrastructure of scientific institutes, private initiatives and national educational systems on an international scale.
Dr. Xiaobin Xu
Introduction: I was born in 1960 in Jintan, Jiangsu, China. I received a B.S. (1984) in chemistry and a M.Sc. (1987) in environmental chemistry from Peking University. From 1987 to 1996, I worked as research assistant and research scientist at the Institute for Atmospheric Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, with a 14-month stay as scholarship holder at University of Frankfurt. In 1996 I went to University of Frankfurt again to study meteorology, where I received a Ph.D. in meteorology in February 2001. Since March 2001, I have been a postdoctoral scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry. I am interested in atmospheric trace gases and aerosols and their impact on regional and global climate. Since years I have been involved in projects dealing with measurements and studies of aerosols and trace gases, such as COS, CS2, SO2, NOx, O3, CO2, H2O2, VOCs, etc. I became a member of ESPERE in March 2001 and have participated in the development of Chinese ESPERE pages since then. last update: |
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