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Dr Russell Layberry is a computational physicist working on the Building Market Transformation project. This project, funded by Carbon Vision (EPSRC and the Carbon Trust), seeks to radically reduce energy use in both the domestic and non-domestic building sectors by 2030. Russell is presently involved in the modelling of energy flows and use in domestic buildings. This involves creating computer models which predict energy fluxes across housing interfaces (doors, walls, windows etc.) due to temperature differences in addition to predictions of energy from external sources (solar, heating, appliances etc.)

In his previous position, Russell designed algorithms for rainfall measurement from satellite imagery. This resulted in a model able to monitor Africa rainfall in near real-time by the use of Infra-Red data from the Meteosat geostationary satellite in conjunction with Radar data from the Tropical Rainfall Mapping Mission satellite.

Previous research stints have involved the analysis of concurrency problems in distributed networks, calculation of the ice/rock interface below the Greenland ice-sheet and the modelling of low temperature plasmas for semiconductor surface engineering.

Journal publications

Williams CJR, Kniveton DR, Layberry R
Climatic and oceanic associations with daily rainfall extremes over southern Africa
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY 27 (1): 93-108 JAN 2007

Wilk J, Kniveton D, Andersson L, et al.
Estimating rainfall and water balance over the Okavango River Basin for hydrological applications
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY 331 (1-2): 18-29 NOV 30 2006

Andersson L, Wilk J, Todd MC, et al.
Impact of climate change and development scenarios on flow patterns in the Okavango River
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY 331 (1-2): 43-57 NOV 30 2006

Layberry R, Kniveton DR, Todd MC, et al.
Daily precipitation over southern Africa: A new resource for climate studies
JOURNAL OF HYDROMETEOROLOGY 7 (1): 149-159 FEB 2006

Baldwin DJ, Bamber JL, Payne AJ, et al.
Using internal layers from the Greenland ice sheet, identified from radio-echo sounding data, with numerical models
ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY 37: 325-330 2003

Surdu-Bob CC, Sullivan JL, Saied SO, et al.
Surface compositional changes in GaAs subjected to argon plasma treatment
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE 202 (3-4): 183-198 DEC 30 2002

Bamber JL, Layberry RL, Gogineni S
A new ice thickness and bed data set for the Greenland ice sheet 1. Measurement, data reduction, and errors
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES 106 (D24): 33773-33780 DEC 27 2001

Layberry RL, Bamber JL
A new ice thickness and bed data set for the Greenland ice sheet 2. Relationship between dynamics and basal topography
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES 106 (D24): 33781-33788 DEC 27 2001

Layberry RL, Wronski Z, Pearce CG, et al.
A model of capacitively coupled radio-frequency methane/hydrogen plasmas for III-V semiconductor etching applications
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS 32 (15): 1857-1869 AUG 7 1999

Sullivan JL, Saied SO, Layberry R, et al.
Surface modification of (100) n-GaAs by radio frequency hydrogen plasmas
JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A 16 (4): 2567-2571 JUL-AUG 1998

Conference proceedings

R. L. Layberry, C. G. Pearce, A. S. Bunting and J. L. Sullivan. Conference proceedings, Poprad, Slovakia, 1996.
"The modelling and characterization of radio frequency hydrogen plasmas.",

R. Layberry, Z. Wronski, J. Sullivan, C. G. Pearce. Conference proceedings, Opole, Poland, 1997.
"Computer simulation of cross sections of complex molecular interactions.",

R. L. Layberry, Z. Wronski, C. G. Pearce, J. L. Sullivan. Conference proceedings, Iasis, Romania, 1998.
"Characterisation of rf methane/hydrogen plasmas for solid modification",

S. O. Saied, R. L. Layberry, J. L. Sullivan and M. J. Cardwell, Conference proceedings, Iasis, Romania, 1998.
"Surface modification of n-GaAs by hydrogen radio frequency plasmas",

J. L. Sullivan, R. L. Layberry, D. J. Heading and S. O. Saied, Conference proceedings, Iasis, Romania, 1998.
"Plasma damage in reactive ion etched GaAs in methane/hydrogen rf plasmas",

R.Layberry, J. L. Bamber and S. Gogineni, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Hawaii, 2000.
"A new ice thickness and bedrock data set for the Greenland ice sheet",

J. L. Bamber, R. L. Layberry, A. J. Payne and D. J. Baldwin, E.G.S, Nice, 2001.
”Paleo-Accumulation Rates for the Greenland Ice sheet from Radio Echo Internal Layers”,

D. J. Baldwin, J. L. Bamber and R. L. Layberry, I.G.S, Cambridge, 2001.
”Palaeo-Accumulation Rates for the Greenland Ice Sheet Derived from Radio Echo Sounding Data”,

CC Surdu-Bob, JL Sullivan, R Layberry, M Aflori, Particle-Solid Interactions, EURESCO, San Sebastian, 2001.
"XPS investigation of radio-frequency argon plasma treated GaAs",

Levizzani, V., C. Adamo, P. P. Alberoni, A. Antonini, A. Battaglia, P. Bauer, A. Buzzi, D. Capacci, C. Caracciolo, E. Cattani, M. Celano, D. Cimini, M. J. Costa, S. Davolio, S. Dietrich, M. Fantini, D. E. Hinsman, S. di Michele, G. Giuliani, M. Kästner, A. Khain, C. Kidd, J. Kidd, D. Kniveton, R. Lahav, R. Layberry, I. Lensky, P. Malguzzi, S. Mantovani, F. S. Marzano, A. Maurizi, C. M. Medaglia, S. Melani, F. Meneguzzo, G. Messeri, A. Mugnai, S. Natali, A. Orlandi, A. Ortolani, G. Panegrossi, M. Pasqui, S. Pinori, V. Poli, F. Porcù, F. Prodi, J. F. W. Purdom, D. Rosenfeld, V. Sanderson, J. Schmetz, E. A. Smith, R. Solomon, J. Steinwagner, F. Tampieri, F. J. Tapiador, A. Tassa, F. Torricella, G. J. Tripoli, F. J. Turk, G. A. Vicente, and M. G. Villani, 2004:
Precipitation estimation: from the RAO to EURAINSAT and beyond. Proc. 2nd MSG-RAO Meeting, Salzburg, 9-10 Sept., ESA-SP-582, 113-118.

Kniveton D.R. and Layberry R.,
Satellite based rainfall data and flooding over the Okavango river basin in Southern Africa, 1st ACTIF Workshop: Combination of data from remote sensing for flood forecasting, Bologna, Italy, 24-25th November 2003.

Kniveton, D.R., Layberry, R, Todd, M.C., Bellerby, T., Kidd, C., 2004:
Daily variability of rainfall over southern Africa. UGMAP annual conference, 8-10th September 2004

Williams, C. J. R., Kniveton, D. R. & Layberry, R. (2007).
"Assessment of a climate model to reproduce rainfall variability and extremes over southern Africa". European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Poster presentation, Vienna, 15-20 April 2007

Mark Hinnells, Brenda Boardman, Sarah Darby, Gavin Killip, Russell Layberry
Transforming UK homes: achieving a 60 % cut in carbon emissions by 2050 Proceedings, European Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy 2007 Summer Study, France

Russell Layberry, Mark Hinnells
Transforming UK non-residential buildings: achieving a 60 % cut in CO2 emissions by 2050, Proceedings, European Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy 2007 Summer Study, France

Reports

Z. Wronski, R. L. Layberry, EPSRC report, 1997.
"Modelling and Diagnostics of rf methane hydrogen plasmas",

R. L. Layberry, EPSRC Report GR/J70970, 1998.
"Assessment of Plasma Damage in III-V Semiconductor Device Structures",

Palmer J, Boardman B, Bottrill C, Darby S, Hinnells M, Killip G, Layberry R, Lovell H (2006)
Reducing the environmental impact of housing. Final Report. Consultancy study in support of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution’s 26th Report on the Urban Environment.

Quick Hit 3: Traffic Signals UKERC 22 December 2006

Quick Hit 2: Limiting Speed UKERC 18 October 2006

Daniel Curtis, Mark Hinnells, Andy Shea, Russell Layberry, Brenda Boardman, Pernille Schiellerup
Building Market Transformation, Interim sector review paper no. 2, Offices

Brenda Boardman, Daniel Curtis, Mark Hinnells, Russell Layberry, Pernille Schiellerup, Andy Shea
Building Market Transformation, Interim sector review paper No. 3, Hotel and catering

Mark Hinnells, Daniel Curtis, Russell Layberry, Andy Shea
Building Market Transformation, Interim sector review paper No. 4, Logistics and warehousing

Mark Hinnells, Daniel Curtis, Russell Layberry, Andy Shea
Building Market Transformation, Interim sector review paper No. 5, Industrial Buildings

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