Dr. Chris Lennard					Contact Details	email
About Me	Research Interests	Background	Publications
		Academic background
Briefly...	Although now a climatologist, I am a lapsed zoologist who has also dabbled in the dark art of oceanography. As such I hold an undergraduate degree in Zoology and post graduate degrees in Ocean and Atmospheric Science (B.Sc. Hons), Zoology (M.Sc.) and Climatology (Ph.D.). As a zoologist I was interested in the historic causes of historic avian extinction (introduced predators) and how these have changed over time with respect to the current most threatened species (habitat loss). My Ph.D. tested the ability of a regional climate model (MM5) to capture extreme rainfall events over Cape Town, South Africa. I have also lectured into a number of climate related courses at UCT. My current Cordex responsibilities includes the engagement of users of climate information which I find particlatily satisfying.
PhD	Thesis title: Identification and simulation of extreme precipitation using a computationally inexpensive methodology (Climate System Analysis Group, University of Cape Town)
Other Post Graduate Degrees	M.Sc. (Zooology) B.Sc.(Hons) in Oceanography		The causes of avian extinction and threat (FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, University of Cape Town) Influence of tidally induced currents along the southern coast of South Africa (Oceanography department, University Cape Town)
Other work experience	2008 to 2010 2005 to 2009 2001 & 2002, 2010 - 2012		Spatio-temporal modelling of species distribution and biodiversity - Climate work group Synoptic Climatology Lecturer - University Cape Town Run multiple climate modelling training workshops for African climate scientists