معرفی
Professor Kathryn Cowtan is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of York, with dual expertise in Structural Biology and Climate Science. Her work spans software development for structural biology (e.g., cryo-EM and X-ray crystallography) and climate data analysis, focusing on improving public understanding of climate science.
Research Interests:
- Structural Biology: Development of software tools (e.g., Buccaneer, Coot) for automated protein structure determination and cryo-EM image processing.
- Climate Science: Analysis of historical temperature records to address biases, particularly in sea surface temperature measurements, and extending climate data back to the 18th century via the GloSAT project.
Key Contributions:
- Authored high-profile crystallographic software (dm, clipper, parrot) distributed via CCP4/CCP-EM.
- Co-developed methodologies to reconcile observed and modeled global temperature trends, addressing the early-21st-century warming slowdown.
Awards: Recipient of the Friend of the Planet award (2016) for contributions to climate science communication.
Teaching & Outreach: Leads programming courses for chemists and advocates for open research practices. Engages in public science communication through media collaborations and international training workshops.
Funding & Projects: Principal investigator on grants from STFC and BBSRC, including projects on molecular graphics software development and cryo-EM refinement techniques.
