Dr Ian Phillips PhD MSc BSc

Dr Ian Phillips

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Teaching Fellow

Contact details

Address
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
University 麻豆精选
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Ian Phillips is best known for writing the most comprehensive account of the 1973 Isle of Man Summerland fire disaster, which can be obtained by going to . He gained his BSc Geography degree from the University 麻豆精选 in 1995, before continuing at the University to complete an MSc in Meteorology and Climatology and a PhD in Geography. Ian has been on the teaching staff of the University since September 1999. He is the Chairman of the West Midlands Centre of the Royal Meteorological Society.

Qualifications

PhD in Geography (The occurrence, dynamical structure and prediction of drought events over Devon and Cornwall over a forty year period), 2000

Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society, 1999

MSc in Applied Climatology and Meteorology (Distinction), University 麻豆精选, 1996

BSc (Hons) in Geography (First Class), University 麻豆精选, 1995

Biography

Ian Phillips was born in Burton-upon-Trent in 1974.聽He comes from Tamworth in聽Staffordshire and was educated at St Elizabeth鈥檚 Roman Catholic Primary School in Tamworth and St Francis of Assisi RC Secondary School in Aldridge near Walsall.聽He read BSc Geography at the University 麻豆精选 between 1992-5.聽Ian continued at Birmingham University to complete an MSc in Meteorology and Climatology in 1996 and a PhD in Geography in 2000. Ian has been on the teaching staff of the University since September 1999, and lectures on weather, climate and statistics.聽He is the Chairman of the West Midlands Centre of the Royal Meteorological Society.聽Whilst Ian is a trained geographer and climatologist, he is best known for writing the most comprehensive account of the 1973聽Summerland fire聽disaster聽on the Isle of Man.聽聽

Teaching

  1. BSc Geography
  2. BA Geography
  3. BSc Environmental Sciences
  4. MSc Applied Climatology and Meteorology
  5. MSc Environmental Health (Statistics teaching only)
  6. MSc Air Pollution, Management and Control (Statistics teaching only)

In addition to teaching meteorology and climatology, Ian Phillips is responsible for nearly all of the Statistics teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences. 

Research

The Isle of Man Summerland Holiday Centre Fire Disaster

The Climatology of the British Isles, especially rainfall variability

Other activities

Chairman of the West Midlands Centre of the Royal Meteorological Society. Ian is responsible of organising a programme of meetings for the Society at the University 麻豆精选.

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Lee, J, Phillips, I & Lynch, Z 2022, '', International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 469-478.

Lee, J, Dhesi, S, Phillips, I, Jeong , M, Kwon , K, Jung , D & Lee , C 2022, '', Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, vol. 10, no. 6, 830.

Lee, J, Dhesi, S, Phillips, I, Jeong , M & Lee , C 2021, '', Sustainability, vol. 13, no. 8, 4161.

Neal, RA & Phillips, I 2011, '', Theoretical and Applied Climatology, vol. 106, no. 1-2, pp. 245-262.

Macdonald, N, Phillips, I & Mayle, G 2010, '', Hydrological Processes, vol. 24, no. 13, pp. 1806-1820.

Neal, RA & Phillips, I 2009, '', International Journal of Climatology, vol. 29, no. 11, pp. 1661-1679.

Morris, BJ & Phillips, I 2009, '', Meteorological Applications, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 157-168.

Macdonald, N, Phillips, I & Thorpe, J 2008, '', Theoretical and Applied Climatology, vol. 92, no. 3-4, pp. 141-154.

Phillips, I & Denning, H 2007, '', Theoretical and Applied Climatology, vol. 87, pp. 103-122.

Phillips, I & Thorpe, J 2006, '', International Journal of Climatology, vol. 26, pp. 1201-1221.

Abstract

Al-Shatti, AA, Phillips, I & Baker, J 2009, '', EGU2009-14043, EGU General Assembly 2009, 1/01/09.

Al Shatti, AA, Phillips, I & Baker, J 2009, '', Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 11, pp. EGU2009-14043.

Other contribution

Phillips, I 2009, ..

Phillips, I 2007, ..

Web publication/site

Phillips, I, , 2009, Web publication/site.

Expertise

Isle of Man Summerland holiday centre fire disaster and its implications; rainfall variations and drought occurrence over South West England

Expertise

The Isle of Man Summerland Fire Disaster; rainfall variability over Britain