About Sam

Scientist and Director

Introducing Careers In Space To Cornwall

On Monday I was part of the fantastic event Careers Launch Cornwall at Goonhilly Earth Station! It was for students aged between 15 and18 and aimed to introduce them to potential careers in space. It was organised in collaboration with … Continue reading

Space2Connect 2020

On Tuesday I attended the UK Space Agency’s Space Applications Networking Event, also described as Space2Connect 2020. The day-long event, which is in its third year, took place at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London. It’s a great opportunity … Continue reading

Polish Gathering of Copernicus Climate Change Service

Last week I was in Warsaw, Poland, at the 3rd General Assembly of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (often shortened to C3S) whose mission is to support European climate adaptation and mitigation policies by providing consistent and authoritative information, by … Continue reading

It’s the UK Space Conference

This week we’re fully submerged in all things space-related at the industry’s biennial conference in Newport, Wales – in fact, this is the first-ever conference to take place in the International Conference Centre Wales and it’s a great venue with … Continue reading

To Copernicus & beyond!

In the second part of our ESA Living Planet Symposium review, we’re going to concentrate on the Copernicus Programme as it’s one of the main factors driving innovation in the Earth Observation industry at the moment. Key sessions during the … Continue reading

We’re Off To Living Planet!!

ESA’s 2019 Living Planet Symposium takes place next week between the 13th and 17th May in Milan, Italy. The Symposium takes place every three years and is an important one for the industry as it highlights how Earth Observation (EO) … Continue reading

Satellite Marine Applications Making Waves

Last week I was invited to talk at an evening event organised by the Society for Underwater Technology (SUT), which took place at the Met Office. It was titled ‘Satellite data for marine applications’ and there was a collection of local … Continue reading

Geospatial World Forum 2019

This week I’m in Amsterdam at the Geospatial World Forum 2019 which is taking place from Tuesday 2nd April to Thursday 4th April, and I’m speaking on day two. The theme of the event is #geospatialbydefault – Empowering billions! and … Continue reading

Uganda Water Week & Multiple World Days!

This week I’m in Uganda as part of the Drought and Flood Mitigation Service (DFMS) team for the Uganda Water & Environment Week 2019 (UWEWK2019), which takes place from the 18th to the 22nd March. This is the second of … Continue reading

Highlights from the 14th Appleton Space Conference

The 14th Appleton Space Conference took place last week on Thursday 6th December at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory at Harwell. This annual one-day conference is an opportunity to hear the latest developments relevant to the UK Space industry. After introductions … Continue reading