Summary CV

NAME Top

Stephen Blenkinsop

EDUCATION Top

2001 - 2005

Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia

Completed PhD thesis titled 'Extreme Daily Temperature and Precipitation Events in North Western Europe and the Role of Atmospheric Circulation'. See abstract

1998 - 1999

University of Leicester

MSc in Goegraphical Information Systems

1995 - 1998

Collingwood College, University of Durham

BSc Geography Class I

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Top

2005 -

Research Associate, University of Newcastle upon Tyne

2000 - 2001

GIS Client Support Consultant, CACI

Providing technical support and consultancy services to blue-chip companies using a proprietory GIS for territory planning and market analysis. My role also involved delivering client-specific training packages to GIS users of a wide range of abilities.

1999 - 2000

GIS Operator, Aerotek UK

Undertook data capture of Cable & Wireless' paper-based cable network into digital format.

TRAINING AND SKILLS Top

Experience in programming, including Fortran, Visual Basic 6.0, JAVA, TCl/Tk, HTML & XHTML, CSS, PHP and JavaScript. I am also experienced in the use of data analysis and visualisation software packages IDL and NCL.

Familiarity with Windows NT/98 and UNIX operating systems.

Proficiency in the full suite of MS Office products.

Completion of teaching skills course which helped develop the skills required to communicate ideas andknowledge to students, and also to assess learning. These skills have been put into practice through demonstrating on an undergraduate “Mathematics for Environmental Scientists” course and assisting with MSc FORTRAN training.

TEACHING AND SUPERVISIONTop

Delivery of lectures on the Hydrological Risks and Climate Change MSc course.

Deputising of PhD co-supervision for two students in the department.

ESTEEM INDICATORSTop

I am an Associate Editor of the journal Studia Geophysica & Geodaetica.

I am a reviewer for numerous international journals.

PUBLIC OUTREACHTop

I was a participant in an “Environment Question Time” organised by North Tyneside Council for local schools, responding to students’ questions and debate on the issues related to climate change. This event was recorded and distributed on DVD as a teaching resource for local schools.

I have participated in two British Council workshops on Climate Change (St. Petersburg) and Climate Change and Health (Switzerland). The latter included participation in a number of “Café Scientifiqués” to present and discuss our work in an open forum with the general public.

INTERESTS Top

Running, having completed the Great North Run on five occasions

Photography.

Playing snooker and attending professional tournaments.

Politics, having been actively involved in the last two General Election campaigns, and numerous local election campaigns. I have also been on the General and Executive Committees of my local party.

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