Davies, Huw Cathan
Professor
Department of Environmental Systems Science
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Switzerland
Biography
Huw C. Davies retired from his position as Professor of Atmospheric Dynamics at the ETH Zurich in 2009. He had held the professorship since 1982, and had served as head of the Institute for Atmospheric Science & Climate (1984-87; 1997-2002) and of the Department of Environmental Sciences (2002-2004). Prof. Davies was born in Wales on the February 5, 1944. He received his BSc in Applied Mathematics from the University of Wales in 1965, and the DIC of Imperial College and a doctorate from the University of London in 1968. Prior to taking up his professorial appointment at the ETH he was a Lecturer at the University of Reading in England and a National Academy of Science Researcher at NASA Langley, Va. in the USA.
Research Interest
His research focuses on the dynamics of weather-related flow phenomena, numerical weather prediction, atmospheric transport processes, and the linkage between weather systems and climate variability. It is pursued using an amalgam of theoretical and numerical model studies, and diagnostic analyses of reanalysis and field campaign data sets. The research is geared to advancing the understanding and prediction of atmospheric flow phenomena, and to improving our knowledge of the attendant physical processes.
