Exoclimatologist and Lecturer in Astrophysics at the University of Bristol.
Dr Denis Sergeev is a Lecturer in the Astrophysics group at the University of Bristol. In his research, Denis uses numerical models of planetary climate to understand the complexity of various atmospheric processes involving dynamics, convection, clouds and lightning. Denis is also interested in the habitability of terrestrial exoplanets. Denis works closely with the Met Office, adapting their new atmospheric model, LFRic, for extraterrestrial environments.
Before joining the University of Bristol, Denis was a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Exeter, where he worked with Nathan Mayne and Hugo Lambert on simulating the atmospheres of terrestrial exoplanets. Denis obtained a PhD in Meteorology from the University of East Anglia, under the supervision of Ian Renfrew and Thomas Spengler. Denis’s PhD research focused on the climatology and dynamics of high-latitude mesoscale cyclones, known as polar lows. Prior to his PhD, Denis obtained a Specialist Diploma in Meteorology and Climatology from the Moscow State University.