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Tamsin Edwards

Tamsin Edwards

School of Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences

Professional biography
Tamsin Edwards is a Lecturer in Environmental Sciences in the Faculty of Science's Department of Environment, Earth and Ecosystemsat the Open University. I've been a lecturer at The Open University since 1st October 2014. Before that I was apostdoctoral researcherat the University of Bristol, and before that I did aPhD in particle physicsand an undergraduate physics degree at the University of Manchester. Research interests I'm interested in quantifying the uncertainties for our models of the earth system. Since moving into climate science I've done climate modelling (perturbed parameter ensembles with the Met Office Hadley Centre model HadCM3), experimental design and analysis for future sea level projections (Bayesian calibration), and dabbled in vegetation and ice sheet modelling. I've also reviewed and recommended best practice in uncertainty assessment and communication in various areas of earth system science, particularly climate and extreme weather. For example, I wrote two chapters of this book onrisk and uncertainty assessment for natural hazards.