Victoria Bennett

Head of User Services Section
Forecast, User Services

Summary:

Victoria Bennett is the Head of User Services Section in ECMWF, responsible for the provision of support to users of ECMWF computing, software and data services as well as related service-delivery activities. She has a background in atmospheric physics, Earth Observation and data management, as well as in the provision of services and support for scientific users of data and computing.

 

Professional interests:
  • User support
  • User friendly provision of weather and climate data
  • Efficient access and supporting services for users of HPC and cloud
  • Data policy and licences
  • Machine Learning for Numerical Weather Prediction
Career background:

Job History

  • 2021 - present: Head of User Services Section, ECMWF
  • 2017 - 2021: Head of Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, RAL Space, STFC, UK
  • 2011 - 2017: Head of Earth Observation, Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, RAL Space, STFC, UK
  • 2011 - 2013: Data Standards Engineer for ESA Climate Change Initiative, ESA Climate Office, Harwell, UK
  • 2005 - 2011: Data Scientist, Earth Observation Data Management, Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, RAL Space, STFC, UK
  • 2000 - 2005: Post Doctoral Researcher, Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Composition, University of Oxford and RAL STFC, UK

Education

  • 2000: DPhil Atmospheric Physics
  • 1996: MSc Oceanography
  • 1995: BSc Physics