Louise Slater is Associate Professor in the School of Geography and the Environment (University of Oxford) and Tutorial Fellow of Hertford College. She obtained a PhD in Earth and Environmental sciences from the University of St Andrews (UK), was a funded graduate student of the Ecole Normale Superieure Lyon (France) in geography, and an undergraduate at the Lycee Henri IV Classes preparatoires (Paris, France). She is Editor of HESS, Associate Editor of Earth’s Future, and was Chair of the Oxford Water Network from 2018-2021.
KEY INTERESTS
hydro-climatology, floods, rivers, ensemble forecasting, predictive modelling, data science.
EMPLOYMENT
- 2018-present: Associate Professor in Physical Geography, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, UK
- 2018-present: Fellow and Tutor, Hertford College, University of Oxford, UK
- 2017-2018: Lecturer in Physical Geography, Loughborough University, UK
- 2015-2016: Research Scholar, IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering, University of Iowa, USA
- 2014-2015: Lecturer in Physical Geography, Queen Mary University of London, UK
EDITORSHIPS
- 2017-present: Editor, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (HESS), Copernicus Publications (Open access)
- 2022-present: Associate Editor, Earth’s Future, American Geophysical Union, Wiley (transdisciplinary, Gold open access journal).
- 2021-present: Editorial Board Member, Advances in Water Resources, Elsevier
- 2020-2021: Associate Editor, Geoscience Data Journal, Royal Meteorological Society (Open access, GDJ RMS)
FELLOWSHIPS
- 2021-2026: ‘Future Leaders Fellow’ of UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
- 2018-2024: Honorary Visiting Fellow in River Science, School of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, UK
AWARDS
- 2023: Gordon Warwick Award for excellence in geomorphological research (mid-career award), British Society for Geomorphology (BSG)
- 2023: Outstanding Editor Award, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (HESS)
- 2022: Hydrologic Sciences Early Career Award, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- 2021: Gill Memorial Award for outstanding early career research in physical geography, Royal Geographical Society
- 2021: Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award, Geomorphology Division, European Geosciences Union (EGU)
OTHER SERVICE & ROLES
- 2023-present: Member, Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (STAG), UK Environment Agency Flood Hydrology Improvements Programme (FHIP)
- 2022-present: Expert, European Research Executive Agency (REA), European Commission
- 2022-present: Member, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Talent Peer Review College
- 2020-2021: Member, Environment Agency Flood Hydrology Task Group
- 2019-2021: Chair, Oxford Water Network
- 2017-2020: Outreach and Education Secretary, British Society for Geomorphology (Executive Committee member)
- 2014-2016: Member, Environment Agency Data Advisory Group, UK
Hydro-climate extremes, University of Oxford 