Jeff Polton

Dr. Jeff Polton is a Senior Lecturer affiliated with the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of Liverpool and leads the Marine Systems Modelling group at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Liverpool, UK. He has been with NOC since 2007 and holds roles including Coastal Ocean theme Lead for the UK Joint Marine Modelling Programme (JMMP) and Lead of Workpackage 1 (Ocean Modelling) in the CANARI project.

• Education:
• PhD in Meteorology, University of Reading (1998–2002)
• MA in Mathematics, University of Cambridge (1995–1998)
• Research Focus:
• High-resolution regional ocean modelling
• Turbulence processes and tidal dynamics
• Climate change impacts on shelf seas and Arctic-North Atlantic linkages
• Active Projects (2023–2027):
• CANARI (Climate Change in the Arctic and North Atlantic Region)
• Huracan (Hurricane Risk Amplification in the North Atlantic)
• PISCES (Submarine Canyon Flux Dynamics)
• Leadership Roles:
• National Tidal and Sea Level Facility (NTSLF) Lead (2021–present)
• Executive Board Member for Liverpool-Manchester Oceans Doctoral Training Partnership