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Conor Purcell is an Irish science journalist and researcher[1]. He holds a PhD in Earth Science from Cardiff University and is recognised for his science journalism. Purcell is a two-time recipient of the European Meteorological Society's Journalistic Award (2021, 2025) and has been featured in publications including Scientific American and MIT's Undark. He also co-authored a study on abrupt glacial climate change published in Nature.
Education
[edit]Purcell completed a PhD in Earth Science at Cardiff University[2].
Career
[edit]Purcell has worked internationally as a freelance science journalist, with a focus on climate change, sustainability, AI, and science policy. He has authored several articles for Scientific American[3] and Undark[4].
In 2014, he co-authored a study published in Nature, demonstrating that gradual changes in the height of Northern Hemisphere ice sheets can trigger abrupt glacial climate shifts.[5]
In 2019, Purcell was a journalist-in-residence at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) in Germany.[6]
Awards
[edit]- European Meteorological Society Journalistic Award, 2021 and 2025.[7][8][9]
Memberships
[edit]- Member of the Irish Science & Technology Journalists’ Association (ISTJA).[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Google Scholar". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "Conor Purcell PhD Thesis". ORCA. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "Author: Conor Purcell". Scientific American. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "Conor Purcell, Author at Undark Magazine". Undark Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ Zhang, X.; Lohmann, G.; Knorr, G.; Purcell, C. (2014). "Abrupt glacial climate shifts controlled by ice sheet changes". Nature. 512 (7514): 290–294. Bibcode:2014Natur.512..290Z. doi:10.1038/nature13592. PMID 25119027.
- ^ "Journalist-in-Residence". Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "EMS Journalistic Award 2021 – Conor Purcell". European Meteorological Society. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "EMS Journalistic Award 2025 to Conor Purcell". European Meteorological Society. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ Barbosa, Isaac (2025-07-17). "RPN journalist scoops top journalism prize". Research Professional News. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "Conor Purcell – ISTJA member profile". Irish Science & Technology Journalists’ Association. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
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