Alex has published over 30 papers in international journals and has led work packages and major field elements of several large UK and international projects. He won a NERC Independent Research Fellowship in 2014 to investigate the role of turbulence in the circulation of the West Antarctic Peninsula and has led significant elements of the multi-centre projects Ocean Regulation of Climate by Heat and Carbon Sequestration and Transports (ORCHESTRA), BIOPOLE and the EU-funded SOCHIC programme. He also is heavily involved in the development of new capabilities for autonomous underwater vehicles including in the under-sea ice environment; his expertise in this field led to him being awarded the BAS Laws Prize for early career scientists in 2018 and being co-awarded the Challenger Society Fellowship in 2021.
In addition to his project work, Alex acts at the UK Representative to the CLIVAR Southern Ocean Region Panel and has contributed significantly to the UK drive for Net Zero Oceanographic Capability, being an invited speaker at the 2023 Net Zero Biogeochemistry event in Cambridge and collaborating with the AI team within BAS to optimise route planning for autonomous operations.
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Applications for AGU Vice Chair for 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting
The AGU is currently inviting applications for a Vice Chair to help lead the Organising Committee for the 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting, to be hosted in Glasgow in 2026. Applications consist of a CV and expression of interest, to be received by 18 October 2024.
The biennial Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM) is jointly convened by the American Geophysical Union (AGU), Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) and The Oceanography Society (TOS). The OSM is overseen by a Program Committee responsible for the scientific content of the meeting as well as ancillary events, plenary speakers, and award ceremonies. The Program Committee is composed of a Chair and Vice Chair selected by each of the three participating societies. This advertisement is for the AGU Vice Chair position.
https://www.agu.org/plan-for-a-meeting/agumeetings#vicechairosm26
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