Peter Jan Van Leeuwen – Professor (starting Aug. 2018)

Email: p.j.vanleeuwen@reading.ac.uk
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Education

• Ph.D. in Fluid Dynamics – 1992 – Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
• M.S. in Theoretical Physics – 1987 – University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
• B.S. in Astrophysics – 1984 – University of Leiden, Netherlands
• B.S. in Physics – 1984 – University of Leiden, Netherlands
• B.S. in Physics with chemistry – 1984 – University of Leiden, Netherlands

Career Overview

• Will join CSU faculty in August 2018
• Professor in Data Assimilation, University of Reading from 2009 – present
• Director of the Data Assimilation Research Centre (DARC) from 2009 – present
• Director Data Assimilation Research NCEO from 2014 – present
• Director National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) from 2013 – October 2014
• Associate Professor Utrecht University from 2006 – 2009
• Assistant Professor at Utrecht University from 1997 – 2006
• Postdoc/Research Scientist at Utrecht University 1992 – 1997

Teaching Interests

• Data assimilation
• Geophysical fluid dynamics
• Physical oceanography
• Data analysis

Research Interests

My research focuses on the use of data assimilation and causality (cause and effect) inference for better understanding geophysical fluids, with emphasis on but not limited to the ocean. This includes further development of data-assimilation methodology for highly nonlinear high-dimensional geophysical systems and of causality theory for these systems. My present research is described by these two projects (note that these pages still refer to the University of Reading):

Data assimilation in highly nonlinear systems
CUNDA: Causality Relations using nonlinear Data Assimilation

Research Sponsors

• European Research Council, European Union
• Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), UK
• National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO), UK
• European Space Agency (ESA)
• Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), UK

Awards, Honors, and Positions

• Advanced Investigator Award, European Research Council, European Union
• Director of National Centre of Earth Observation (NCEO) 2013 – 2014
• Executive Board Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) 2013 – 2014
• Advisory Board UK Space Agency 2013 – 2014
• Head of the Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, UK, 2010 – 2013
• Member of the Senate of the University of Reading, UK, 2011 – 2013
• Director of MSc program Data Assimilation and Inverse Modelling in the Geosciences, 2010 – 2015
• Advisory Board Centre for Observation and Modelling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tectonics (COMET)
• Advisory Board NordForsk Centres of Excellence EMBLA and eSTICC
• Advisory Board NERC program EQUIP
• Editor Monthly Weather Review
• Guest Editor Nonlinear Processes in the Geosciences
• Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorology Society Editor’s Award 2012