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Timothy Osborn

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Timothy Osborn
Osborn in 2016
Alma materUniversity of East Anglia
Known forDirector, Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia[1]
AwardsHugh Robert Mill Prize (2002)
Scientific career
FieldsClimatology
InstitutionsUniversity of East Anglia
ThesisInternally-generated variability in some ocean models on decadal to millennial timescales (1995)
Doctoral advisorTom Wigley[1]
WebsiteProfessor Timothy Osborn

Timothy John Osborn is a climatologist and Professor of Climate Science at the University of East Anglia.[2] In January 2017 he replaced Phil Jones as the Research Director of the Climatic Research Unit.[1]

Osborn graduated with a first-class degree in Geophysical Sciences from the University of East Anglia in 1990, and a PhD from the School of Environmental Sciences in 1995. He was awarded the Hugh Robert Mill Prize by the Royal Meteorological Society in 2002.[3] He was a Lead Author of the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report[4] and a Review Editor of the Sixth Assessment Report.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tim Osborn to take over leadership of CRU" (Press release). University of East Anglia. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  2. ^ "Professor Timothy Osborn". University of East Anglia. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Hugh Robert Mill Prize". Royal Meteorological Society. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  4. ^ "WORKING GROUP I - Chapter 5". Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  5. ^ "IPCC Authors (beta)". apps.ipcc.ch. Retrieved 2021-08-08.