Timothy Smyth

Timothy J. Smyth was born in Bristol, U.K., in 1972. He received the B.Sc. degree (First Class Hons.) in physics and meteorology and the Ph.D. degree in meteorology from the University of Reading, Reading, U.K., in 1994 and 1997, respectively, with a special focus on severe convective storms using polarization radar. He was a Remote Sensing Scientist with the Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), Plymouth, U.K., in 1997, where he was involved in the newly launched SeaWiFS sensor. He is currently the Head of science for marine biogeochemistry and observations with PML. He involved in leading a team of around 20 people ranging from Ph.D. students to experienced senior scientists across a range of disciplines from air–sea exchange, nutrient cycling to molecular science within the broad remit of marine biogeochemistry. He has around 280 days of sea-going experience including being a Chief Scientist on two Atlantic Meridional Transect (2014 and 2015) expeditions between the U.K. and Falkland Islands. His brief also includes oversight of the Atlantic Meridional Transect as well as the Western Channel Observatory (WCO: both NERC National Capability) which he has been leading for the past decade. He has authored over 80 peer-reviewed ISI papers. His research interests include broadly encompassed theoretical and experimental atmospheric, in-water optics, developing innovative technologies for automated marine measurements including the WCO buoys, ship emissions, and atmospheric aerosols.