I am an Earth scientist primarily researching the Antarctic ice sheet using numerical models and field data. I am a former Rutherford Discovery Fellow, a Lead Author on the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and currently I lead a number of components of the MBIE-funded ‘Antarctic Science Platform’ and ‘Our Changing Coasts’ research programmes.
Interests
- Antarctica, glaciers & glaciology, climate & climate change
- Numerical modelling of Earth systems
Education
Ph.D "Glacial geology and glaciology of the Younger Dryas ice cap in Scotland", 2009
University of Edinburgh, UK
B.Sc (Hons.) Physical Geography, 1996
University of Aberdeen, UK