Bryan Lawrence

Professor Bryan Lawrence is a Professor of Weather and Climate Computing at the University of Reading's Department of Meteorology, with a joint position at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS). He is Director of NCAS's Models and Data Division, overseeing CEDA (Centre for Environmental Data Analysis) and CMS (Computational Model Services). His research focuses on climate computing, data infrastructure, and high-performance computing for environmental sciences.

• Roles: Professor, NCAS Director (Models/Data), CEDA Lead
• Affiliations: University of Reading, NCAS, CEDA

Research interests include petascale data storage, climate model performance, scientific data description, and Python applications in atmospheric science. He leads projects like JASMIN, ESIWACE, and IS-ENES3.

Recent work emphasizes exascale computing challenges, tropical cyclone detection via deep learning, and climate data federation through ESGF. He advises students on topics like parallel data analysis and computational performance.

Grants and collaborations include UK Excalibur, European HPC initiatives, and leadership in CMIP6 data infrastructure. His lab (CEDA/JASMIN) supports global climate data analysis and storage solutions.