Our scientists
The Met Office has a variety of different areas of research and expertise. Listed here are heads of those areas of research and expertise.
Chief Scientist
Prof Julia Slingo
Director of Climate Science
Prof John Mitchell
Deputy Director of Climate Science
Dr Chris Gordon
Climate Change Advice
Head, Dr Vicky Pope
Climate Programme
Head, Derrick Ryall
Seasonal to Decadal Climate
Head, Dr Adam Scaife
Predicting Climate Change
Head, James Murphy
Understanding Climate Change
Head, Cath Senior
Climate Impacts
Head, Dr Richard Betts
Climate Chemistry and Ecosystems
Head, Dr Olivier Boucher
Climate Monitoring and Attribution
Head, Dr Peter Stott
Mitigation advice
Head, Dr Jason Lowe
Climate, Cryosphere and Oceans
Head, Dr Richard Wood
Met Office Fellow in Climate Change
Prof Jonathan Gregory
Our scientists abroad
