Memorial Symposium for Prof Fred Taylor FRMetS

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IN MEMORIAM: Professor Fred Taylor

A Life in Space – a celebration of the life and scientific work of Professor Fred Taylor

Invited Speakers (in alphabetical order):

• Professor Neil Bowles, University of Oxford
• Dr Athena Coustenis, Paris Observatory
• Professor Don Grainger, University of Oxford
• Professor Manuel Lopez-Puertas, IAA, Granada, Spain
• Dr Dan McCleese, JPL
• Professor Ray Pierrehumbert, University of Oxford
• Professor Peter Read, University of Oxford
• Dr Tim Schofield, JPL
• Dr Dima Titov, ESA & Leiden
• Professor John Zarnecki, The Open University

Professor Fred Taylor was a distinguished atmospheric scientist who studied the thermal structure, composition and dynamics of planetary atmospheres across the Solar System, using innovative instrumentation he helped to develop, carried to the planets on board a host of spacecraft launched by NASA and ESA. In this symposium, former colleagues of Prof. Taylor will review and celebrate his life and scientific work across a broad range of subjects, and present some of the ongoing research in Oxford and elsewhere that represents his legacy for future generations.

2:00pm – 5:30pm, 1 November 2022, followed by a drinks reception

Online and in person, Dobson Room, Atmospheric Physics Building, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, OX1 3PU

Register to attend:

Attend in person: https://FredTaylor-oxford.eventbrite.co.uk

Attend online: https://FredTaylor-online.eventbrite.co.uk