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Professor Christopher Fogwill

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6471-1106

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    Profile summary

    Reporting to the Vice-Chancellor, Chris provides strategic leadership across the 3 schools of the faculty and is responsible for ensuring the faculty delivers excellence across all aspects of education and the student experience, research and innovation. His role includes:

    • Executive leadership of the Schools of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics; Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences; and Biological and Marine Sciences.
    • Membership of key institutional bodies, including Senate; Academic Development and Partnership Committee; IT and Digital Committee; University Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee; UEG Risk Review Group
    • University Executive Chair Sustainability Advisory Group
    • University Executive Chair University of Plymouth Technicians Commitment
    • Member of the UKRI Talent Peer Review College
    • Member of the Australian Research Council peer review college
    • Adjunct Professor UNSW Australia

    Chris joined the University of Plymouth in 2024, from Cranfield University where he was Pro-Vice Chancellor for the School of Water, Energy and the Environment. Chris has a background in climate science and Earth Systems modelling. Beyond his specialist field he has helped develop and deliver some of the most innovative low-carbon ‘at scale’ energy demonstration projects in Europe.

    External positions

    Visiting Professor , University of New South Wales

    1 Jul 2017 → …

    Director, South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership (SEMLEP)

    … → 1 May 2024

    Research Interests

    • Ice Sheets
    • Climate Change
    • Energy Systems
    • Palaeoclimate

    Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

    In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

    1. SDG 4 - Quality Education
      SDG 4 Quality Education
    2. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
      SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
    3. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
      SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
    4. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
      SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    5. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
      SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
    6. SDG 13 - Climate Action
      SDG 13 Climate Action
    7. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
      SDG 14 Life Below Water
    8. SDG 15 - Life on Land
      SDG 15 Life on Land
    9. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
      SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    10. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
      SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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    • Ancient marine sediment DNA reveals diatom transition in Antarctica

      Armbrecht, L., Weber, M. E., Raymo, M. E., Peck, V. L., Williams, T., Warnock, J., Kato, Y., Hernández-Almeida, I., Hoem, F., Reilly, B., Hemming, S., Bailey, I., Martos, Y. M., Gutjahr, M., Percuoco, V., Allen, C., Brachfeld, S., Cardillo, F. G., Du, Z. & Fauth, G. & 14 others, Fogwill, C., Garcia, M., Glüder, A., Guitard, M., Hwang, J. H., Iizuka, M., Kenlee, B., O’Connell, S., Pérez, L. F., Ronge, T. A., Seki, O., Tauxe, L., Tripathi, S. & Zheng, X., Dec 2022, In: Nature Communications. 13, 1, 5787.

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    • Antiphased dust deposition and productivity in the Antarctic Zone over 1.5 million years

      Weber, M. E., Bailey, I., Hemming, S. R., Martos, Y. M., Reilly, B. T., Ronge, T. A., Brachfeld, S., Williams, T., Raymo, M., Belt, S. T., Smik, L., Vogel, H., Peck, V. L., Armbrecht, L., Cage, A., Cardillo, F. G., Du, Z., Fauth, G., Fogwill, C. J. & Garcia, M. & 18 others, Garnsworthy, M., Glüder, A., Guitard, M., Gutjahr, M., Hernández-Almeida, I., Hoem, F. S., Hwang, J. H., Iizuka, M., Kato, Y., Kenlee, B., OConnell, S., Pérez, L. F., Seki, O., Stevens, L., Tauxe, L., Tripathi, S., Warnock, J. & Zheng, X., 19 Apr 2022, In: Nature Communications. 13, 1, 2044.

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    • Spatial variation in microbial communities associated with sea-ice algae in Commonwealth Bay, East Antarctica

      Vadillo Gonzalez, S., Clark, G. F., Johnston, E. L., Turney, C. S. M., Fogwill, C. J., Steinberg, P. D. & Marzinelli, E. M., 2022, In: Microbiology (United Kingdom). 168, 4, 001176.

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      Open Access

    • The implications of the recently recognized mid-20th century shift in the Earth system

      Turney, C. & Fogwill, C., Dec 2022, In: Anthropocene Review. 9, 3, p. 403-410 8 p.

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      Open Access

    • The role of ‘living laboratories’ in accelerating the energy system decarbonization

      Fan, Z., Cao, J., Jamal, T., Fogwill, C., Samende, C., Robinson, Z., Polack, F., Ormerod, M., George, S., Peacock, A. & Healey, D., Nov 2022, In: Energy Reports. 8, p. 11858-11864 7 p.

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