Environmental Physics Group

This is an IOP special interest group, which is a community of IOP members focused on a particular discipline, application or area of interest.

Special interest groups allow members to connect and share knowledge and ideas. The IOP funds groups to deliver a range of activities including events, prizes and bursaries. All of our groups are driven by members.

About the group

Environmental physics is the application of the principles of physics to the natural environment. As a special interest, member-driven group, our members are drawn from sectors of the physics community as diverse as geomagnetism and agriculture.

Physics cannot be considered in isolation when considering environmental problems. It does, however, play a pivotal role in:

local and global monitoring
understanding the world we live in
recognising our effect on the planet

What the group does

Our role is to:

promote physics in the environmental sciences
provide a forum for the discussion of physics as it applies to the environment
encourage the development and application of physical methods to environmental research
promote the education and training of physicists in the environmental sciences through meetings and contacts with educationalists at all levels

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Net Zero in 3 competition

Explain net zero to high-school students in a video or podcast in just three minutes, in this alternative essay competition from the IOP’s Energy and Environmental Physics groups.

Find out more

Group physics competition

Our annual essay competition recognises excellence in communicating the significance, value and rewards of engaging with environmental physics.

Find out more about the annual essay competition, including previous winners.

Group events

Find group events on the website or in our current newsletter (PDF, 534KB).

Newsletter

Committee and contacts

Chair	Dr Helen Rogers, FInstP
Secretary	Professor Alan Drew, MInstP
Treasurer	Professor Patrick Goodman, FInstP
Ordinary Member	Dr Festus Ben, MInstP
Co-opted Member	Dr John Bruun, CPhys MInstP
Ordinary Member	Dr Julie Futcher, MInstP
Ordinary Member	Dr Martin Goodchild, CPhys MInstP
Ordinary Member	Professor Paul Harrison, FInstP
Ordinary Member	Dr Natalie Harvey, MInstP
Ordinary Member	Mr Luthais McCash, MInstP
Ordinary Member	Professor George Victor, CEng MInstP
Early Career Physicist	Mr Matthew Minter, MInstP
Early Career Physicist	Dr Tobias Thornes, MInstP

Email: [email protected]