Helen Dacre

Helen Dacre is a Professor in the Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading. She specializes in extratropical cyclones, pollution transport, boundary layer turbulence, and volcanic ash dispersion. Her work has been instrumental in improving volcanic ash forecasting for aviation safety, collaborating with organizations like the Met Office, London Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre, and Rolls Royce.

• Research Interests: Extratropical cyclone dynamics, volcanic ash modeling, turbulence in complex terrain, dust transport, climate change impacts.
• Projects: TECTTO (turbulence in mountainous regions), CLIM-CITI (cyclone intensity in climate change), UMBRELLA (boundary layer representation), Dust-DN (mineral dust impacts).
• Collaborations: Met Office, Civil Aviation Authority, Rolls Royce, British Airways, European researchers in volcanology and engineering.

Her recent publications focus on volcanic ash source term estimation, AI-driven weather forecasts, and cyclone-climate interactions. She supervises PhD students including Vibha Mamtora, Danqing Luo, Alex Gao, and Sai Amrithak.