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Samantha J. A. Hall, BA(Hons.) |
sam @ ijmet.org |
Editor-in Chief/ Publishing Director |
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been interested in weather from watching documentaries on the television
as a teenager. After the movie 'Twister', she realised people actually
studied and chased storms and wanted to 'have a go' for herself! After
joining TORRO in 2004, her enthusiasm grew to an obsession and she is
now passionate about everything to do with meteorology. An English
Language Bachelor of Honours degree from Lancaster has helped her in her
Editorial work for the IJMet (Assistant Editor in September, 2005;
Sub-Editor - February, 2006 and currently Editor and Manager) and also
her Secretary work for TORRO.
"At 23 (in 2006!), I feel I am extremely lucky and
privileged to be able to work in the field of meteorology especially for
such a prestigious Journal as the IJMet. I enjoy storm chasing in
my spare time in the UK (when there are storms!) and annually chase in
the USA with my brother Keith (who supports me and the IJMet immensely
technologically), I am a member of the RSPB, am a bird lover after
growing up with budgie after budgie in the household and now own one of
my own called Chopper. I also and enjoy photography, singing and
relaxing with my friends."
Samantha is Associate Fellow to the Royal Meteorological
Society and is a full member of the American Meteorological Society and
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Matthew R. Clark |
matt @ ijmet.org |
Editorial
Assistant/
Feature
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Matt has been
interested in weather since an early age, the interest growing
from a particular fascination with all kinds of severe or disruptive
weather,
including snow storms, thunderstorms and gales. Matt decided to pursue
his
interest further by studying meteorology at the University of Reading. A
year
of study abroad at the University of Oklahoma enabled Matt to experience
first hand some US-style severe weather and this, together with the
opportunity for in-depth study of thunderstorms at Oklahoma University,
acted to strengthen his fascination for all things thunderstorm-related.
Matt's wealth of knowledge and access to excellent resources will prove
to
be an absolute asset to the IJMet.
"I joined TORRO in
Spring 2006 and I joined the IJMet team, officially, as a
Feature Writer from September 2006. In my spare time I enjoy playing
the piano, photography (in particular severe weather and landscape
scenes) and hiking."
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Paul Domaille |
paul @ ijmet.org |
Editorial Assistant/ Media Reviewer |
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severe weather DVDs have been a huge success since the New Year. An
Executive for TORRO, Paul has great initiative and many wonderful ideas
for moving the organisation forward and is currently organising the very
first, annual Film Festival at the TORRO conference in the autumn (open
to everyone). Paul was then an obvious choice for the Editor to ask to
come on board as an Editorial Assistant and became the first of three.
His commitment, dedication and drive for the Journal is second to none.
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Sandra Spillane, BSc |
sandra @ ijmet.org |
Editorial Assistant |
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Sandra was the
third person to join the Editorial team. Her accuracy and excellent
proofreading skills are imperative to ensure all papers are published to
a professional and perfect standard. Living in Ireland, she is able to
carry out her work for the Journal via email to an unbelievably high
standard. Sandra is an absolute asset to the team and we are immensely
proud to have her on-board.
For the past few years, Sandra's interest in weather and
meteorology has steadily increased. Her interest began with the
completion of a BSc in Applied Sciences after which a PhD in
Applied Mathematics/Fluid Dynamics further developed her
numerical modelling techniques. Sandra is due to finish this
year all being well.
"An occupational aim of mine is to branch into weather
numerical modelling. TORRO membership is a continuous source of
interesting information from wonderfully enthusiastic people. My
role as Editorial Assistant for the International Journal of
Meteorology has already broadened my knowledge and I look
forward to working for the Journal in the future."
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Howard Kirby BSc(Hons.) |
howard @ ijmet.org |
Photograph Editor |
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Howard has a
BSc (Hons.) Environmental Earth Sciences degree from the University of
Wales, Aberystwyth, and joined the team in September 2006. Howard is
also a member of TORRO, always found in the photography section of the
forum, with his excellent weather/scenic photos. Howard loves a good
sunset and several of his pictures have made it into the IJMet in the
past. His excellence in the field of weather photography is of the
highest ilk. The Journal is so proud to have him on-board for the new
exciting photographic sections to come.
"I've had a lifelong fascination with the weather
which has led me to watch, study and photograph it. I love a good
weather photo and I am rarely without my camera. I feel proud to be part
of the IJMet editorial team."
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Andrew Kelly |
andrew @ ijmet.org / drewkelly911 @ hotmail.com |
Press and Public Relations Consultant |
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years in publishing, his knowledge of our DTP software, contacts and
excellent skills already noticed by the team, the Editor is extremely
excited to welcome him aboard our growing team. This begins IJMet's new
chapter in developing and expanding our audience which in turn will aid
our objective of disseminating invaluable severe weather research to a
much wider global audience. Not only this, but Andrew will serve as
back-up should Samantha be away for a known extended period of time and
this is something the IJMet has never had.
Andrew has an interest in severe weather and the awesome power of mother
nature and joined TORRO with an immediate interest in helping our
organisation by the use of his very, very worthwhile skills. In this
respect Andrew is an absolute asset to this team and I thank him
wholeheartedly for offering his help and support.
"I'm a journalist with 23+ years experience on local, regional and
national newspapers. I was as Editorial Director of a major newspaper
group in the South-East and ran one of the UK's leading Press Agencies
for a number of years providing copy to newspapers, magazines and
Broadcasting channels in the UK, Europe, the US and Australia. I now
work as Head of Journalism at the leading Journalism Training College in
London. As for my fascination with extreme weather. I was about nine
years old on holiday with my parents at a bungalow in Skegness, opposite
a golf club just off the coast. An immense electrical storm erupted from
seemingly nowhere, my folks were cooking in the kitchen with my brother.
I was in the storm-facing living room watching TV. A lightning bolt
entered through the open window, snaked around my head (time stood still
in a foul, singed smelling, ozone white, flash. I remember - It hurt my
teeth) and then the secondary hit the TV which exploded in a shower of
sparks and bits of plastic. I've been wresting with thunderstorms and
lightning ever since."
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Dr Kieran Hickey |
kieran @ ijmet.org |
Annual Review Writer - Hurricanes and Tropical
Storms |
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Kieran was born
in Cahir, Co. Tipperary, Rep. of Ireland and attended secondary school
at St. Joseph’s College in Cahir after which he got a BA and an MA
degree from University College Cork and a doctoral degree from Coventry
University. He has also worked in Armagh Observatory and the Coastal
Resources Centre in University College Cork along with a previous
lectureship post in National University of Ireland at Maynooth. He is
currently working as a Lecturer in Physical Geography in the Department
of Geography at National University of Ireland at Galway where he has
been since 1999 apart from nearly a year in Armagh.
His
main interests are storms, climate change, historical climatology,
natural disasters and natural history. To this end Kieran has undertaken
a number of research projects on the climate and natural history of
Ireland along with more specialised research on changing patterns of
Atlantic storminess, NAO and their trigger factors and the
climate/coastal interface. He has just published a book on climate
change and Ireland entitled ‘Five Minutes to Midnight? Ireland and
Climate Change’ published by White Row Press, Belfast. He has published
extensively in national and international journals including The
Holocene, Weather, Journal of Climate, Marine Geology, Irish Geography,
the Scottish Geography Journal and others and has contributed chapters
to a number of books and atlases. He is currently completing a book on
The Natural and Cultural History of Wolves in Ireland.
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Matthew Dobson |
to be arranged |
Assistant Photograph Editor |
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Matt has a BSc (Hons.) Environmental
Science of the Earth and Atmosphere and an MSc (Hons.) Applied
Meteorology from the University
of Reading and has recently
joined the IJMet team. Matt has been a member of TORRO since 2003 and
currently works as a forecaster for MeteoGroup
UK
in London.
“I have been interested in the
weather since I was about 12 years old, a series of heavy snowfalls,
gales and lively thunderstorms in the mid-90s triggering my interest.
When weather conditions, work commitments (and petrol prices) allow, I
occasionally undertake storm chases in the UK – those hot and humid
summer evenings with thunderstorms firing off take some beating! A trip
storm chasing to the USA in 2008 will always stay in my mind as we
managed to track down eight tornadoes and many awe inspiring severe
thunderstorms and supercells. In the last few years I have become
increasingly interested in photography and particularly enjoy taking
severe weather and landscape shots. In my spare time I also enjoy
walking, hiking and camping in the UK countryside, cycling, listening to
music and just relaxing with friends – often in a pub! I am glad to be
part of the Photography Team and look forward to working with the rest
of the IJMet crew.”
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Dr Paul Messenger |
advertise @ ijmet.org |
Advertising Manager |
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Nicola Parsons |
to be arranged |
Marketing Manager |
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Prof.
Terence Meaden - our founding Editor Terence
continues to offer complete support to the Journal
32 years on - we are all immensely proud to have Terence on the team.
From humble, small beginnings, Terence founded the
Journal and TORRO from scratch and
directed and edited the Journal for 27 great years. A real testimony to
his commitment and drive to the severe weather community working day in
day out on a voluntary basis for the good of mankind. We are very very
honoured to have your continued friendship and loyalty, Terence.
Dedicated and proud, we thank Terence for all his
contributions and support, in the past, present and future as we
continue to deliver severe weather documentation to hundreds of readers
worldwide, all thanks to our founding Editor. |
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