User:Paul.ucd

Paul Alexander is an urbn climatologist specialising in GHG emissions from the urban canopy and the effect of the UHI on issues such as health, comfort and heating gains.

Paul graduated from his BA in University College Dublin, Ireland in 2009 Majoring in Geography and English - though his interests as an undergraduate centred strongly around Geography. In 2006 he and a fellow student (Robert Mathews) applied to the School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy with a research proposal to create a interactive map of University College Dublin's 1.48Km2 campus for new students and visitors. The School kindly accepted their proposal and commissioned them for 10 weeks to carry out the project, making them the first Stage 1 students to ever be involved in such an undertaking. The project was subsequently completed on schedule and the map was launched on the university website, both Paul and Robert were commended by the Dean of Arts and College of Humanities and Social Sciences and awarded 10 academic credits for the project.

Paul's research interests are focused on Climatology and the effect the urban canopy has on the atmosphere: he is currently researching CO2 emissions from Dublin City region and is working towards compiling a spatially detailed CO2 emission inventory.

His academic interests include: Urban Climatology, Climatology, Recent Climate Change, Statistical Analysis, Physical Environments and Paleo-Environmental Changes.