Overview

I am a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Mathematics and Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter.

I am interested in understanding the large-scale dynamics of the atmosphere and oceans of Earth (and sometimes other planets too). I use a combination of idealised models, comprehensive general circulation models, and observational data. Current research topics include:

  • Atmospheric circulation and its response to climate change
  • Subseasonal-to-seasonal prediction of weather extremes
  • Stratospheric chemistry-dynamics feedbacks
  • Atmosphere-Sea Ice-Ocean interaction
  • Polar vortex dynamics of Mars and Titan

Background

I joined Exeter in 2020, following a PhD in Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Planetary Physics at Oxford, a postdoc in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, and a research fellowship in the School of Geographical Sciences at the University of Bristol.

For all the gory details, you can download my CV (pdf) here.

Contact details:

w.seviour@exeter.ac.uk

Dr William J. M. Seviour
Department of Mathematics
Harrison Building
Streatham Campus
University of Exeter
North Park Road
Exeter EX4 4QF
United Kingdom