Dr Philip Holden
External partner
Research Associate
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Phil completed his DPhil in computational modelling of X-ray lasers in 1991 from the University of York, after which he held research positions in the University of York, Université Paris-Sud and the Czech Institute of Physics. He then spent ten years in the finance sector, designing and modelling approximately $2 billion of ‘big ticket’ asset financings.
He returned to academia via an MSc in quaternary science from the University of London (RHUL/UCL) in 2006. He joined the Open University in 2007, initially as a postdoctoral researcher on glacial-interglacial cycles.
Phil’s main focus is the development of computationally efficient Earth system models, with particular focus on interdisciplinary model coupling applications, integrated assessment and uncertainty quantification.