Mr William Hagan Brown

I am an Environmental Science PhD researcher at the University of Plymouth, specialising in forest canopy thermal dynamics. 

PhD research student, University of Plymouth: 2021 - 2025

Principal Technologist - CSIR Forestry Research Institute of Ghana: 2019 to 2021

MPhil Geographic Information Systems - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana: 2017 to 2019

British Ecological Society (BES)

Association of Applied Biologists (AAB)

Royal Forestry Society (RFS)

My academic journey is deeply rooted in forest ecology, complemented by a profound interest in plant ecophysiology and its dynamic interaction with climate change. My current research trajectory involves the innovative use of field-based thermal infrared cameras for monitoring canopy temperatures in both temperate and tropical forests. I focus on how elevated carbon dioxide levels impact canopy temperature in temperate forests, contributing valuable insights to our understanding of climate change's effects on forest ecosystems. 

I am also keen on understanding that tree photosynthetic heat tolerance is influenced by environmental change across different biomes. 

1. The Royal Forestry Society Viking Bursary 2022 

2. Ecological Continuity Trust research grant