Andy Ridgwell

IAGP Team Profiles

Name

Professor Andy Ridgwell

About

Andy Ridgwell is Professor of Earth System Modelling and a Royal Society University Research Fellow in the School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol. Although in practice spending most of his time tending to the every need of 6 cats, his research addresses fundamental questions surrounding the past and future controls on atmospheric CO2, and the nature of the relationship between CO2, climate, global biogeochemical cycles, and life. He is also closely involved in research into future ocean acidification impacts and the effectiveness (or otherwise) of geoengineering. His develops his own numerical analytical tools ('Earth system models') to ask questions and test hypotheses regarding the functioning of the Earth system. Andy Ridgwell is Leader of the Bristol Research Initiative for the Dynamic Global Environment (BRIDGE).

Institution

University of Bristol

Role at IAGP

Co-Investigator

Personal website

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/geography/people/andy-j-ridgwell

History

Member for

5 years 18 weeks