Ben Parkes

Ben Parkes is a Lecturer in Climate Resilience specializing in climate impacts, particularly in the developing world. His work focuses on assessing climate change effects on human livelihoods through crop models (e.g., GLAM, ORCHIDEE-Crop, APSIM) and heat stress analysis. He leads the 'Climate Resilient Livelihoods' project, exploring bioenergy from crop residues and policy-driven climate adaptation. His expertise includes technical computing (MATLAB), bias correction in climate data, and interdisciplinary collaboration on UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Education:

• PhD in Climate Impacts of Marine Cloud Brightening, University of Leeds (2009–2012)
• MSc in Physics, University of Manchester (2004–2008)

Research Interests:

• Crop yield vulnerability under climate change
• Heat stress in developing regions
• Bioenergy sustainability
• Climate model uncertainties and bias correction

Key Collaborations:

• Centre for Crisis Studies and Mitigation (Co-Investigator since 2019)
• Manchester Environmental Research Institute

Awards:

• RAeS Written Paper Prize 2021 - Silver (2022)

Grants and Projects:

• Climate resilient livelihoods project (ongoing)
• Analysis of monsoon variability in India (2023)

Labs/Teams:

• Climate Impact Modeling Group
• Offshore Renewable Energy Research Team