2006 PhD, Department of Biology

Thesis: Individual-based models of the movement of Atlantic cod.

Supervisors: Dr Calvin Dytham, Dr Jon Pitchford, Dr David Righton (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science).

2002 Master of Research in Mathematics in the Living Environment
(Pass with Distinction)

Dissertation: Predator-prey models: investigation of two and three species complexes with application to the North Sea sandeel-cod-man interaction. Location: Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), Lowestoft, UK. Supervisors: Dr Carl O'Brian, Dr Ewen Bell.

2001 Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (2:1)

Modules included: analysis, calculus, differential equations, finance, matrices, mechanics and statistics.

2005 - 2008, Post Doctoral Researcher
Marine Spatial Ecology Laboratory

Helen's post-doctoral research, conducted at the Marine Spatial Ecology Laboratory, consisted of various projects related to coral reef ecology. Helen was funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency on a grant titled `Connectivity in marine seascapes: predicting ecological and socioeconomic costs of climate change on coral reef ecosystems'. This involved using global climate model projections of sea surface temperature and historical hurricane datasets to map disturbance regimes across the Caribbean and the extension of an existing model of coral-algal-grazer interactions to explore the potential effects of climate change on coral reef ecosystems.

In collaboration with other members of the Marine Spatial Ecology Laboratory Helen developed tools for conservation planning with the aim of integrating biodiversity and socio-economic perspectives into reserve-system design and of selecting networks of reserves capable of meeting conservation objectives under different climate change scenarios. Helen has also worked on matrix projection models of coral and algal populations and on the development and analysis of differential equation models of species interactions.

2002 Master of Research in Mathematics in the Living Environment

Dissertation: Transient effects of grazing and seasonal controllers of primary production in the Southern Ocean. Location: British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Cambridge, UK. Supervisor: Prof. Eugene Murphy.

2001 Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science
(1st Class Honours)

Dissertation: A simulation of probabilistic mobile robot localisation.

2012 - 2015, Technical Lead (previously Senior Software Engineer)

As Technical Lead for geospatial applications, Ian developed solutions using geospatial software libraries including the Met Office's own open-source software and was instrumental in getting the Met Office Iris software included on OSGeo Live.

During his time at the Met Office, Ian held external positions including being the chair of OSGeo UK and working alongside the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). He was a member of the organising committee, and a workshop presenter, at the Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) international conference in Nottingham, UK in 2013.

2006 - 2010, Research Associate
Marine Spatial Ecology Laboratory

Ian's post-graduate research, conducted at the Marine Spatial Ecology Laboratory, consisted of various projects related to mapping of marine habitats and the design of marine reserves. Ian was funded by the Khaled Bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation on a grants titled `Patterns of Biodiversity and Climate Change Impacts in the Bahamas: Data to Support the Planning of Marine Reserves'. This involved the creation of a national-scale marine habitat map from Landsat satellite imagery and the use of this map to explore Bahamas-wide mangrove-reef connectivity, to rank the importance of different habitats, to determine the hot spots of beta diversity and the impacts of hurricanes and coral bleaching resulting from global warming.

Ian also conducted research into the patterns of biodiversity and climate change impacts in the Caribbean and generated data to support the design of marine reserves.

2003 - 2006, Research Assistant
Centre for Housing and Planning Research

In the Department of Land Economy Ian worked on a number of projects related to the provision of housing in the UK, with particular reference to the provision of social housing through the structuring of social rents. These focused on the statistical analysis of large data sets and the incorporation of results into policy documents.