Hugo Ricketts

Hugo Ricketts is a Research Fellow in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Manchester. His work focuses on environmental emissions, methane quantification using UAV (drone) technology, and atmospheric studies related to volcanic activity and stratospheric aerosols. He contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Sustainable Futures and Digital Futures, leveraging innovative remote sensing techniques.

• Affiliations: Manchester Environmental Research Institute, Sustainable Futures Beacon
• Research Themes: UAV-based environmental monitoring, landfill emissions, volcanic aerosol dynamics

Collaborative projects include studies on stratospheric intrusions and tropopause folding (2010–2013), and recent work on standardizing drone-based emissions quantification. He has supervised 2 academic works and contributed to peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings.