Professor Tom Rippeth

Professor of Physical Oceanography

Contact info

Office Location: 3rd floor Craig Mair Building, School of Ocean Sciences

Twitter: @rippetht

Email: t.p.rippeth@bangor.ac.uk

Phone: 01248 382293

Location: School of Ocean Sciences, Askew Street, Menai Bridge, LL59 5AB

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Overview

Tom is the established Chair in Physical Oceanography. He is an observational oceanographer with a strong research interest in turbulence and mixing in the marine environment. His work has involved the development of new technqiues for the measurement of aquatic turbulence, and the use of turbulence measurements to identify, unravel and quantify key physical processes which drive mixing in the ocean. His current research focuses on the impact of mixing by the tide and wind on melting Arctic sea ice and the processes determining the surface mixed layer depth in the ocean.

Tom is a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Research Areas

Turbulence and Mixing

High Latitude Physical Oceanography

Ocean Circulation and Climate

 

  1. 2025
  2. Nortek - SOS meeting: future instruments and collaboration

    Austin, M. (Organiser), Lincoln, B. (Contributor), Lucas, T. (Contributor), Unsworth, C. (Contributor) & Rippeth, T. (Contributor)

    7 Mar 2025

    Activity: OtherTypes of Business and Community - Hosting of external, non-academic visitor

  3. 2024
  4. Future Marine Research Infrastructure Grand Challenges

    Austin, M. (Participant), Van Landeghem, K. (Organiser), Hold, N. (Participant) & Rippeth, T. (Participant)

    11 Dec 2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an eventParticipation in Academic workshop, seminar, course

  5. school visit

    Rippeth, T. (Contributor)

    8 Apr 2024

    Activity: OtherTypes of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation

  6. presentation re: Oceanography

    Rippeth, T. (Speaker)

    28 Feb 2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationInvited talk

  7. RGS South Public Lecture (online)

    Rippeth, T. (Speaker)

    15 Feb 2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationInvited talk

  8. 2022
  9. PhD Examiner - James Cooke University, Australia

    Rippeth, T. (Examiner)

    1 Jul 2022

    Activity: Examination

  10. 2nd Gordon Research Conference on Ocean Mixing

    Rippeth, T. (Speaker)

    6 Jun 2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationInvited talk

  11. Ocean Atmosphere Sustainability Colloquium

    Rippeth, T. (Speaker)

    1 Apr 2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationInvited talk

  12. 2021
  13. School of Ocean Sciences Seminar

    Rippeth, T. (Speaker)

    10 Dec 2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationInvited talk

  14. PhD Examiner - Cambridge University

    Rippeth, T. (Examiner)

    1 Oct 20211 Nov 2021

    Activity: Examination

  15. Presentation to Stanford University (USA) students.

    Rippeth, T. (Speaker)

    1 Oct 2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationInvited talk

  16. RGS South talk: Atlantification of the Arctic Ocean

    Rippeth, T. (Speaker)

    21 Sept 2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationInvited talk

  17. Royal Society of Chemistry Science at the Senedd Event

    Rippeth, T. (Speaker)

    21 Sept 2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationInvited talk

  18. 2019
  19. Arctic Mixing Workshop

    Rippeth, T. (Speaker) & Lenn, Y.-D. (Speaker)

    16 Oct 201918 Oct 2019

    Activity: Participating in or organising an eventParticipation in Academic workshop, seminar, course

  20. External Examiner - Plymouth University

    Rippeth, T. (Examiner)

    1 Oct 201930 Sept 2023

    Activity: Examination

  21. Talk to general public on climate change

    Rippeth, T. (Speaker)

    27 Sept 2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationOral presentation

  22. PhD External Examiner - Liverpool University

    Rippeth, T. (Examiner)

    21 Jun 2019

    Activity: Examination

  23. Discovery Festival Anglesey

    Rippeth, T. (Contributor)

    1 Jun 2019

    Activity: OtherTypes of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation

  24. Presentation of Arcitc and UK weather work to general public

    Rippeth, T. (Contributor)

    14 May 2019

    Activity: OtherTypes of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation

  25. PhD External Examiner - Southampton University

    Rippeth, T. (Examiner)

    2 Apr 2019

    Activity: Examination

  26. 2018
  27. Radio Interview - Radio Wales

    Rippeth, T. (Contributor)

    28 Jan 2018

    Activity: Other