Professor Peter Liss

Biography

Professor Peter Liss is a Professorial Fellow in the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia.

His research interests are in ocean-atmosphere interaction particularly involving trace gases.

He served as chairman of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) for 5 years and was subsequently Chair of its Surface Ocean – Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS).

He is a Fellow of the Royal Society.

Previous roles in government

  • Chair, Science Advisory Council