Professor Mal McMillan
Professor in Earth ObservationResearch Overview
Summary
Mal is Co-Director of the joint Lancaster University-UKCEH Centre of Excellence in Environmental Data Science (), and co-lead for the UK Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling () land ice altimetry activities.
His research interests lie in the development and use of novel satellite measurements to study Earth's polar ice sheets, to better understand their contribution to global sea level rise. He has co-authored over , including articles in Science and Nature. He has received research funding from a range of sources, including the European Space Agency, the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, and the UK Natural Environment Research Council, and advises the European Space Agency on a number of current, and future, polar satellite missions.
Active Projects
- Cryo-TEMPO ().
- Earth Observation for Surface Mass Balance ().
- 4D Greenland ().
- Digital Twin Antarctica ().
- 4D Antarctica ().
- Fundamental Data Records for Altimetry ().
Completed Projects
- The Sentinel-3 Mission Performance Centre.
- The Copernicus Climate Change Service ().
- Sentinel-3 Performance Improvement for Ice Sheets ().
- Sentinel-3 Tandem for Climate ().
- Polar Monitoring Mission, Assessment & Consolidation of Requirements.
- CryoSat Follow-on SAR Trade-off 大秀视频
I am also a member of several expert advisory groups for the European Space Agency:
- The Sentinel-3 Mission Performance Centre.
- The
- The CryoSat-2 Quality Working Group.
Media
You can read about a selection of my research via the following links:
- Measuring Greenland’s Ice Loss (, , ).
Career Details
2018 – present | Reader in Environmental Sensing | Lancaster University.
2018 | Associate Professor | University of Leeds.
2014 – 2018 | Academic Research Fellow | University of Leeds.
2012 – 2014 | Postdoctoral Researcher | University of Leeds.
Qualifications
2012 | PhD in Satellite Geodesy | University of Edinburgh
2006 | MSc in Remote Sensing & Image Processing | University of Edinburgh
2003 | MA in Mathematics & Philosophy | University of Edinburgh
PhD Opportunities
I am always keen to hear from motivated students who are interested in pursuing a PhD in satellite geodesy, Earth Observation, and Polar Science. I welcome enquiries from students with a background in subjects such as Mathematics, Physics, Engineering and Computer Science, who are interested in applying numerical techniques to some of the most challenging environmental problems. If this is you then please get in touch to discuss current opportunities.
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Centre of Excellence in Environmental Data Science
Centre of Excellence in Environmental Data Science
Centre of Excellence in Environmental Data Science
- Centre of Excellence in Environmental Data Science
- DSI - Environment
- Geospatial Data Science