Head in the clouds

This case study describes David Topping’s career path in environmental research, investigating how tiny atmospheric particles influence our climate and air quality. Some research can take place almost entirely in a laboratory, whilst other studies look at complicated interactions that are vast in scale or that take place over very long periods of time. Researchers use powerful computers to produce ‘models’ of these types of events and phenomena. David draws on his love of science and mathematics to build models that could provide valuable information about how to challenge climate change. This resource was produced by Research Councils UK (RCUK).