Dr George Manville
PhD Graduate
gm441@exeter.ac.uk
Laver Building 911
Laver Building, University of Exeter, North Park Road, Exeter, EX4 4QE, UK
Overview
My interest in climate science was fostered during the 4 years I spent in Liverpool, studying the physical and biogeochemical processes that drive interactions between the tightly-coupled ocean and atmosphere systems.
My fascination with the ocean has been stoked by an active passion for scuba diving, which I have developed over the last 13 years. I am a PADI certified Divemaster, and have been lucky enough to amass 150+ dives in some of the most pristine marine areas around the world. From underground cave systems in Mexico and the Blue Hole in Belize, to volcanic seamounts in Borneo and coral reefs in Indonesia, I have seen the beauty that lies beneath the surface of the ocean and the increasingly inescapable impacts of anthropogenically-driven climate change.
My PhD research at the University of Exeter was in partnership with the Met Office, the Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), and the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). This project addressed the oceanic concentration of dimethylsulfide (DMS), its sea-to-air transfer, and the subsequent impacts upon aerosols, clouds and the global radiation balance. This work helps to reduce model uncertainty surrounding DMS emissions, which have a large impact on aerosol radiative forcing and climate sensitivity to anthropogenic emissions.
Qualifications
Ph.D. in Physical Geography, University of Exeter (2024)
Master of Ocean Sciences with Honours (MOSci Hons), University of Liverpool (2015)
Research group links
Research
Research interests
- Surface Ocean and Lower Atmosphere Science (SOLAS)
- Biogeochemical Exchange Processes at Sea Ice Interfaces (BEPSII)
- Ocean and atmospheric modelling
- Trace gas sampling techniques
- Aerosols in the marine environment
- Aerosol-cloud interactions
- Improving connections between climate observations and modelling
- Science communication
Research projects
PhD thesis title: Quantifying and understanding dimethylsulfide variability and its influence on the climate system
Lead supervisor: Prof. Paul Halloran (Halloran Research Group, CLES, University of Exeter)
Co-supervisors: Dr Jane Mulcahy (Met Office), Prof. Tom Bell (PML), Prof. Jim Haywood (University of Exeter), Dr Daniel Patridge (University of Exeter), Dr Matt Woodhouse (CSIRO)
