Our Earth: Its Climate, History, and Processes 

offered by University of Manchester

David Schultz is Professor of Synoptic Meteorology in the School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences at the University of Manchester. He has taught at seven institutions of higher learning in three different countries and has taught weather forecasters in the US, Europe, and China. David currently leads the instruction of meteorology, introductory Earth science, and communication skills courses at Manchester. He received the student-led Manchester Teaching Award for the Best Teacher in the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences in 2012, was shortlisted in 2013, and won the Most Innovative Use of eLearning at Manchester in the student-nominated Best in eLearning Awards within Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences in 2013. He won the Teaching Excellence Award at the University in 2014. David was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, received his B.S. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Earth, Atmosphere, and Planetary Sciences, his M.S. degree from the University of Washington in Atmospheric Sciences, and his Ph.D. from the University at Albany, State University of New York in Atmospheric Science. Previously, he worked as a research scientist for the NOAA/National Severe Storms Laboratory and the University of Oklahoma (1996–2006) and was Professor of Experimental Meteorology at the University of Helsinki and the Finnish Meteorological Institute (2006–2011). He is the Chief Editor of Monthly Weather Review, the longest-running meteoro

Rochelle Taylor was a post-doctorate research associate in the School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences (now Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences) at the University of Manchester and a Lecturer in Geology at Edge Hill University. Rochelle completed both her undergraduate Masters (MESci) in Geology and her PhD in structural geology and petrophysics at the University of Manchester. She was awarded the London Petrophysical Society Iain Hillier Grant for her work on cores in the laboratory and the Elspeth Matthews Grant for field geological mapping. Rochelle's research has included linking petrophysical and petrographic analysis of carbonate rocks, measuring fracture properties in two- and three-dimensions, and assessing the effect of fracture orientation and intensity on elastic properties of rocks. She uses photogrammetry techniques to create 3D meshes and applies stereological corrections to the fracture matrix. Rochelle is currently investigating the rock mechanical, geochemical and petrophysical properties of shales through laboratory analyses.