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Meet the Royal Meteorological Society's Student Ambassadors

2024; Wiley; Volume: 79; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/wea.4556

1477-8696

Regan Mudhar, Sonia Beslika, C. Fu, Arundhati Kalyan, Zain Alaf Ul Mulk, Tamsin Richardson, Yao Wei,

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The Royal Meteorological Society's Student Ambassador scheme links the Society with universities across the UK. Ambassadors support the Society by increasing awareness about membership, activities and initiatives within their networks, as well as helping to engage with students who have an interest in weather and climate as a science, profession or hobby. The Society relaunched the scheme in autumn 2023, and there are now over 30 Student Ambassadors, comprising a mix of postgraduates and undergraduates from around 20 UK institutions (see Figure 1). Here, we introduce a handful of the Society's excellent Ambassadors. Sonia, Mathematics BSc, Open University What is your earliest weather/climate memory? I am Greek, so I grew up accustomed to hot dry summers. However, my most vivid memories are of very thick snow that was common enough that everyone owned snow chains for their cars. In addition, for some reason, it is the snow chains that made the lasting impression! Why do you think your role as a Student Ambassador is important? Arundhati, Climate and Atmospheric Science PhD, University of Leeds What would you like to do in the future? I hope to leverage the skills I'm acquiring in my PhD to address more complex physical, statistical and computational questions relating to weather and climate. My PhD focuses on the area of seasonal to decadal climate variability, and I am particularly interested in understanding forced changes occurring in the atmosphere–ocean system. How would you like to see the field of weather and climate develop? Crystal, Holocene Climates MPhil, University of Cambridge Why did you choose to study this course? I am fascinated by natural processes that shape the Earth and the records they leave for us in rocks, sediments, ice cores, tree rings and more! Studying these archives is like solving a puzzle, showing us how different climate system components interact with one another to generate complex responses and, importantly, offering us lessons from the past for the future. What would you like to do in the future? Tamsin, Geographic Information and Climate Change MSc, Swansea University Why did you choose to study this course? I did my bachelor's degree in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at the University of the West of England where I was introduced GIS and remote sensing. I loved being able to visualise different aspects of our environment. I am very passionate about our environment, and the education I have obtained has expanded my knowledge. How would you like to see the field of weather and climate develop? Zain, Geophysics and Meteorology MEarthPhys, University of Edinburgh What would you like to do in the future? I believe that making use of my degree for the welfare of society is the right direction to head. I am particularly interested in the development of early weather warning, mitigation and monitoring systems. Be it through research or in industry, a contribution to hazard mitigation would be a fulfilling step forward for me. How would you like to see the field of weather and climate develop? Yao, Physics PhD, King's College London What is your earliest weather/climate memory? The earliest memory is being afraid of the weather! I grew up in Yichang, a city along the Yangtze River in China. During the spring and summer seasons, the warm and humid air currents prevail, making the air moist. Simultaneously, the intense solar radiation heats the air near the ground, causing vigorous upward convection, leading to frequent thunderstorms. Whenever lightning and thunder would strike, I would cautiously stay indoors, away from windows, fearing that lightning might shatter the glass. Why do you think your role as a Student Ambassador is important? This ambassadorship helps promote awareness, engagement and understanding of meteorology and related sciences among students. It serves as a bridge, encouraging collaboration and knowledge-sharing between the Society and the student community, ultimately contributing to the growth and development of meteorological studies. Thank you to the 2023/24 Student Ambassadors, who have worked on several RMetS-related activities this academic year, including representing the Society at a university career event. If you are studying at a UK university, have an interest in weather and climate and are interested in becoming a volunteer, we would love to receive your Student Ambassador application for 2024/25. Visit https://www.rmets.org/student-ambassadors for more information, or contact Sharon Stephens ([email protected]) and Hannah Mallinson ([email protected]), who lead this initiative. Regan Mudhar: Conceptualization; Visualization; Writing – original draft; Writing – review & editing. Sonia Beslika: Writing – original draft. Chung Yan Fu: Writing – original draft. Arundhati Kalyan: Writing – original draft. Zain Alaf Ul Mulk: Writing – original draft. Tamsin Richardson: Writing – original draft. Yao Wei: Writing – original draft. Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analyzed in this study.