Speakers

Mark Dutton is Managing Director of Environmental Measurements Limited (EML), a UK-based manufacturer of meteorological and environmental monitoring instrumentation. He has more than 25 years of experience in the design, development and commissioning of hydro-meteorological instrumentation and data acquisition systems. Mark received a BSc (Hons) in Optoelectronic Engineering in 1995 and an MSc with Distinction in Engineering and Technology, specialising in Microelectronics, in 2008, both from Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. He joined EML as an Electronic Engineer in 1996, progressing through the company before becoming Managing Director, a position he has held for more than ten years. In 2021, Mark was elected a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society in recognition of his contributions to meteorological instrumentation and the wider industry. He also contributes to the work of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) through membership of a CIMO Expert Team. Alongside his industrial career, Mark is undertaking a part-time PhD at Newcastle University within the Microsystems and AI research group. His research focuses on improving the accuracy of rainfall measurement, particularly the correction of wind-induced measurement bias through integrated raindrop and wind sensing.