Jim Hall is Professor of Climate and Environmental Risks in the University of Oxford. He is internationally recognised for his research on risk analysis and decision making under uncertainty for water resource systems, flood and coastal risk management, infrastructure systems and adaptation to climate change.
Professor Hall led the development of the National Infrastructure Systems Model (NISMOD), which was used for the UK’s first National Infrastructure Assessment, and his group developed the first national water resource systems simulation model for England and Wales, which is being used to plan water infrastructure. His systems analysis methods have been applied worldwide.
Professor Hall is a member of the Prime Minister's Council for Science and Technology and a member of the Expert Advisory Council of the National Infrastructure Service Transformation Authority (NISTA). He was a member of the UK Climate Change Committee from 2009 to 2019. Amongst various distinctions, Prof Hall was awarded the George Stephenson Medal from the Institution of Civil Engineers in 2001 and the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water in 2018.
Professional position
- Professor of Climate and Environmental Risks, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford
