- E-mail: michael.herzog@geog.cam.ac.uk
- Tel: 01223 339540
- Fax: 01223 333392
- Address:
Department of Geography
University of Cambridge
Downing Place
Cambridge
CB2 3EN
Thematic research group: Prof Herzog is a member of the Climate and Environmental Dynamics group.
Researchers: Prof Herzog is working with the following research staff:
Current and recent research projects:
- Managing Air for Green Inner Cities (MAGIC)
- Preparing for Extreme and Rare Events in coastaL regions (PEARL)
- Radar-supported Next-Generation Forecasting of Volcanic Ash Hazard (R4AsH)
- TwoRains
- Using Large Eddy Simulations to parameterise the Convective Cloud Field (LES4CCFM)
Graduate students supervised by Prof Herzog currently are:
- Xingran Gao
- Jure Zgubic
Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, and Fellow of Murray Edwards College
Michael Herzog is an atmospheric scientist interested in numerical modelling of dynamical and microphysical processes from local to global scales. His research delivers new quantitative understanding of dynamical, cloud and aerosol microphysical processes in the atmosphere not only for meteorological clouds but also for volcanic plumes. He applies this detailed process knowledge to a deeper understanding of natural hazards, atmospheric circulation systems and the representation of these processes in numerical models.
Biography
Career
- since 2020: Reader in Atmospheric Sciences, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge
- 2007 – 2020: University Lecturer, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge
- 2005 – 2007: Visiting Scientist, NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey
- 2001 – 2005: Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- 1999 – 2000: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- 1998: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Volcanology and Petrology, Geomar Research Institute Kiel, Germany
Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Geophysical Sciences, Max-Planck-Institute of Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
- M.Sc. in Physics, University of Bonn, Germany
Research
My research activities and interests include:
- development of atmospheric models from local to global scales
- modelling of convective clouds and plumes
- role of convection in the climate system, understanding of the hydrological cycle in present and future climate
- understanding of the role of aerosols in present and future climate, impact of aerosols on dynamical and microphysical processes
PhD research opportunities
I welcome enquiries from prospective PhD students and MPhil in Geography students. As part of the NERC Doctoral Training Programme I am currently offering the following PhD projects:
- Improving parameterizations for convection in climate models
- Gas ash-particle separation and the role of particle aggregation in volcanic plumes (Priority project with CASE partner)
Publications
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Teaching
- Geographical Tripos Part 1A, Paper 2: Atmospheric Processes and Climate
- Geographical Tripos Part 2, Paper 8: From Earth Observations to the Climate System
- MPhil in Holocene Climates: Climate Modelling and Practicals
External activities
- American Geophysical Union, since 2001
- European Geosciences Union, since 2008