Research output per year
Research output per year
Prof
United Kingdom
Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
Please contact me if you are interested in studying for a PhD with the group. I'm happy to discuss ideas for PhD research projects and applications for funded fellowship schemes, but please be aware we do not have funding other than for openly advertised positions. For more information see my personal research pages at : http://www.williambloss.com
Research activity per year
Atmospheric processing affects the current and future composition of our air, with impacts upon human and environmental health, air quality and climate. My research group addresses areas of atmospheric chemistry and clean air science, including
- Understanding the sources and transformations of air pollutants in the urban atmosphere, ranging from trends in the UK to developing megacities such as Delhi
- Quantifying the sources and sinks for atmospheric oxidants: impacts from processes such as new reactive nitrogen emissions and particulate-mediated renoxification
- Applying air pollution science to improve local and regional air quality policy measures
Our work combines atmospheric field measurements, simulation chamber and laboratory studies and numerical modelling approaches. Fundamental understanding of the atmospheric chemical system is placed in an applied context: working with partners to apply clean air science for improved human and environmental health.
See also my personal research pages and the WM-Air Project
PhD, Atmospheric Chemistry - University of Cambridge
BA Natural Sciences (Chemistry) - University of Cambridge
William (Bill) Bloss completed his undergraduate degree and PhD at the University of Cambridge, the latter concerning laboratory studies of atmospheric halogen oxide reactions. He then worked as a Caltech Postdoctoral Scholar at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, studying stratospheric ozone depletion, and as a Research Fellow and then Lecturer at the University of Leeds, where he worked on field measurements of atmospheric chemistry in the UK, Europe and Antarctica.
He moved to the School of Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences at the University of Birmingham in 2007. His research determines the causes of poor air quality, and supports development of effective policy measures to protect human and environmental health. Recent work has ranged from Clean Air Science for the West Midlands (WM-Air) to identification of air pollution sources in Delhi and Beijing.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Doctor of Philosophy, PhD in Atmospheric Chemistry, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 18 Apr 2019
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Jones, P., Abeyakone Dissanayake, D., Quinn, A., Mehta, N., Reardon, L., Bartington, S., Radcliffe, J., Bloss, W., Anderson, P. & Chapman, L.
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council
1/12/23 → 30/09/28
Project: Research Councils
Shi, Z., Jowett, S., Day, R., Bloss, W., Bartington, S., Cavoski, A., Prestwood, E., Pope, F., Ferranti, E., Shan, Y., Reardon, L. & Wang, X.
1/10/23 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
Chapman, L., Ferranti, E., Greenham, S., Muller, C. & Bloss, W.
Natural Environment Research Council
1/10/23 → 30/06/24
Project: Research Councils
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
1/03/23 → 31/03/25
Project: Other Government Departments
Bartington, S., Pfrang, C., Shi, Z., Hemida, H., Bloss, W., Fraga, B. & Levine, J.
1/01/22 → 31/03/25
Project: Other Government Departments
Shi, Z. (Creator), Li, W. (Creator), Davidson, N. (Creator), Muller, C. (Creator), Bloss, W. (Creator) & Bartington, S. (Creator), University of Birmingham, 17 Mar 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25500/edata.bham.00000921
Dataset
Bloss, W. (Creator) & Srivastava, D. (Creator), University of Birmingham, 14 Sept 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25500/edata.bham.00001005
Dataset
Harrison, R. (Creator), Zhong, J. (Creator) & Bloss, W. (Creator), University of Birmingham, 22 Jun 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25500/edata.bham.00000964
Dataset
Liam Grover (Invited speaker), Andrew Dove (Invited speaker), Alice Turner (Invited speaker) & William Bloss (Invited speaker)
Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Guest lecture or Invited talk
Suzanne Bartington (Advisor), Margaret O'Hara (Advisor), William Bloss (Advisor) & Derren Cresswell (Advisor)
Activity: Engagement and Public events › Engagement event