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Details for Dr Karen Aplin
| Personal details | |
| Name | Dr Karen Aplin |
| Job title | Senior Lecturer |
| Department | School of Civil, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering University of Bristol |
| Contact details | This expert can be contacted via the University of Bristol Public Relations
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| Professional details | |
| Membership of professional bodies | Fellow of the Institute of Physics Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society |
| Keywords | space science Planetary atmospheres Lightning and atmospheric electricity Atmospheric science Novel instrumentation Science and music |
| Areas of expertise | I work on novel instrumentation for atmospheric and space science, mainly for electrical measurements. I am scientifically motivated by the need to understand the effects of energetic particles and electrical processes on weather and climate (both on Earth and other planets). I am also interested in the broader cultural aspects of my research area, such as its history, and overlap with the arts. |
| Media experience | Radio and TV interviews [local and national] Print media |