Our team

Leam Howe (he/him)

Chair

Researcher profile:

• Leam enjoyed maths and physics at school, choosing to do a Physics degree at the University of Nottingham]
• He enjoys the outdoors and began to see the effects of climate change, as a result he chose to do a Masters in Climate and Atmospheric Science
• Leam is now a PhD student at the University of Edinburgh studying mountain snow patches using remote sensing

Catherine Mercer (they/them)

Website Developer

Researcher profile:

• Catherine loved exploring forests at an early age and chose a career that would allow them to spend more time in forest ecosystems, while getting to travel too.
• Catherine is currently a PhD student at the University of Stirling, studying the effects of climate change on forests and mountain plants in Taiwan.
• Earth Observation is a key tool for understanding how forests are responding to climate change and can be used to conserve rare species.

Alex Lewis (he/they)

External Comms (Leeds/England)

Researcher profile:

• Alex enjoyed science and maths at school, going on to study Physics at university
• After graduating, Alex knew that they wanted to pursue a career in research but decided that transferring to the environmental sciences would allow them to pursue an area that they had a deeper interest in.
• Alex is currently researching convective systems using machine learning, satellite data and computer models.

Becky Wilks (she/her)

Social Media and Promotion

Researcher profile:

• Enjoys working in Earth Observation research, as the work directly helps with current environmental crisis’.
• At school, Becky loved Maths and went on to study Maths at The University of Leeds, and then Statistics at Imperial College London.
• Currently Becky is a PhD student at The University of Edinburgh, applying earth observation data to aid elephant conservation.

Calum Hoad

Co-founder of SatSchool

Chair 23/24

Bryony Freer

Co-founder of SatSchool

Vice-Chair 23/24

Morag Fotheringham

Co-founder of SatSchool

Secretary 23/24

Emily Dowd

Co-founder of SatSchool

Treasurer

Nick Homer

Funding and Grants Researcher 23/24

Jacob Connolly

Website Developer 23/34

Alice Hopkins

EO Ambassador Network Coordinator 23/24

Sam Bancroft

Regular Member 23/24

Hao Wu

Events Coordinator 23/24

Natalie Nickels

Regular Member

Sol White

Hands on with Data Module Lead

Penny Clarke

Oceans Module Lead

Jess Payne

Biosphere Module Assistant

Ross Slater

Cryosphere Module Assistant

Jenny Cocks

Oceans Module Assistant

Eszter Kovacs

Intro to Earth Observation Module Assistant

Megan Udy

Intro to Earth Observation Module Assistant

SatSchool Committee alumni

Ashar Aslam

Atmosphere Module Assistant

SatSchool Committee alumni

Phoebe Hudson

Oceans Module Assistant

SatSchool Committee alumni

Ruth Amey

Reporting Manager