Ting SunTing Sun is Lecturer in Climate and Meteorological Hazard Risks in the UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction. He is a climate scholar for cities with multidisciplinary background in hydrology, meteorology and built environment. His research iterests include impacts of weather and climate extremes (e.g., heat waves, extreme rainfall, etc.) in cities and urban climate modelling across multiple scales (from neighbourhood to globe) as well their broad linkages with public health and building energy sectors. He held a NERC Independent Research Fellowship to lead the project entitled “Building Resilient Cities for Heat Waves”. He is enthusiastic about urban climate modelling–in particular in the role of lead developer of a state-of-the-art urban climate model SUEWS (Surface Urban Energy and Water balance Scheme). He is a core member of the UMEP (Urban Multi-scale Environment Predictor) development team. Building upon his multidisciplinary background centred in hydro-climate and multi-scale modelling skills, at the IRDR he envisions improving understanding of and preparedness for climate and meteorological hazards. Read More Read Less