Martin Baker received his BA in Mathematics and Theoretical Physics from Cambridge University and completed postgraduate studies at Cambridge specialising in quantum field theory, black hole physics and stellar evolution.
Martin joined the British Antarctic Survey in 1976 as a meteorologist/atmospheric physicist. He worked in the Antarctic for long periods of time between 1976 and 1986 both as a field scientist and as a Base Commander. In 1986 he joined the School of Geography at the Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology (now Anglia Ruskin University) as a lecturer in Meteorology and Applied Climatology.
Martin joined Loretto School in 1989 initially as a teacher of Technology but later becoming Head of ICT and Head of Physics. He completed a PhD in atmospheric turbulence with the Open University in the 1990s. He was Director of Studies from 1996 to 1999 and from 2001 to 2008.
Martin’s interests include literature, music, mathematical art and expeditions. He is a keen gardener, an Elder in the Church of Scotland, and lectures extensively on climate change and global warming.
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