Biography

Max is developing the UK Earth System Model (UKESM) to include tracers in the sea ice components, funded by the Aria-funded EcoICE project.

Max is passionate about understanding the role of the cryosphere in the Earth system and its influence on global climate. His expertise spans numerical modelling, climate system dynamics, and polar ocean processes, with a particular focus on improving sea ice representation in Earth System Models. He integrates modelling with observational data and laboratory studies to investigate physical and biogeochemical processes in polar regions.

Max is especially interested in model development and applying machine learning to climate science. He works at the intersection of physics, chemistry, and environmental science to enhance predictive capabilities for polar climate change and its global impacts.

Max collaborates with the Southern Ocean Freshwater Input from Antarctica (SOFIA) Initiative, exploring the impacts of Antarctic land ice melt on climate. Another strand of his work involves creating and evaluating parameterisations for sea ice processes, combining model outputs with laboratory observations.

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