• Lecturer, Glacial/Quaternary Geomorphology, Dr. Lynda Yorke @DrLyndaYorke: A Day in the Life Series

    July 5, 2014 Author: Sandie Will
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    geomorphologist

    NAME:  Lynda Yorke CURRENT TITLE:  Lecturer in Physical Geography AREA OF EXPERTISE:  My background is in fluvial geomorphology and reconstructing river response to change, but during my doctorate, I became much more interested in glacial histories, sedimentology and Quaternary landforms, so my research tends to straddle the interface between deglacial and postglacial environments. YEARS EXPERIENCE:  I’ve had quite a potted history, working before my undergrad and after my masters, but I’ve spent the last 15 years in/around academia. EDUCATION: I have a BSc. (hons) in Geography (Northumbria), a Masters in Geomorphology and Environmental Change (Durham), and my PhD is in Quaternary Geology (Hull).  I did a post doc at Liverpool uni, returning to my fluvial background, before taking up a lectureship. WEBSITE: http://www.bangor.ac.uk/senrgy/staff/yorke.php.en What’s your job like? I’m a lecturer so that entails teaching of course, but my job also requires me to be an active researcher and to play

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  • Director, Glaciology, Dr. Neil Glasser: A Day in the Life Series @NeilNfg @MAGICDML

    June 20, 2014 Author: Sandie Will
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    San Rafael Glacier, Chile. Copyright Neil Glasser

    NAME:  Professor Neil Glasser CURRENT TITLE:  Director of the newly formed Institute of Geography, History and Politics, and Professor of Physical Geography in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences at Aberystwyth University in Wales. AREA OF EXPERTISE:  My research covers many aspects of climate change and its effects on ice sheets, glaciers and sea-level. I have been lucky enough to undertake fieldwork research in many parts of the world including Greenland, Antarctica, Patagonia, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Svalbard, the Andes and the Himalayas. Prior to taking up the role as Institute Director, I held a number of roles in the Department, including various aspects of teaching, research and administration. I have also held the position as Dean of the Faculty of Science.  In 2006-07, I was a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar at the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colorado. Most of my teaching is in Physical Geography, including

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  • Lecturer Physical Geography/Glaciology, Dr. Simon Cook: A Day in the Life Series @glacio_cook

    June 9, 2014 Author: Sandie Will
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    glaciology

    NAME:  Simon Cook CURRENT TITLE:  Lecturer in Physical Geography AREA OF EXPERTISE:  My background is in Glaciology (glacier science), but I have broader interests in Alpine landscape development including landslides and fluvial (river) processes. YEARS EXPERIENCE:  Degree (3 years) + PhD (3 years) + Lecturing (7.5 years) = 13.5 years (man, I’m getting old!) EDUCATION:  BSc (Hons) Environmental Science (1st class) from University of Greenwich, PhD in Earth Science from Keele University, United Kingdom WEBSITES:  http://www.sste.mmu.ac.uk/staff/staffbiog/default.asp?StaffID=960 https://sites.google.com/site/simonsglaciers/home TWITTER:  @glacio_cook  What’s your job like? As a University lecturer, my job has 3 parts: research, teaching, and administration. The research element involves finding stuff out that is new to science, or testing existing ideas and theories. Sometimes this involves fieldwork, sometimes number crunching in a spreadsheet or drawing maps in a GIS (Geographic Information System), and sometimes reading and thinking. The teaching element involves preparing lectures and practical classes, delivering those classes, and

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  • Researcher, Antarctic Glaciers, Dr. Lucy Clarke: A Day in the Life Series @DrLucyClarke

    May 29, 2014 Author: Sandie Will
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    NAME:  Lucy Clarke CURRENT TITLE:  Postdoctoral Researcher at the British Antarctic Survey AREA OF EXPERTISE:  Fluvial geomorphology, glacial change and image analysis YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:  4 EDUCATION:  PhD in Geography (University of Exeter, UK), MSc in Geography & Surveying (University of Otago, New Zealand), BSc Hons in Geography (Durham University, UK) WEBSITE:  http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_bas/contact/staff/profile/LucyClarkeWhat’s your job like? Having finished my PhD a couple of years ago I have spent the intervening time employed on a series of short-term teaching and research contracts to broaden my experience and help to prepare myself for (hopefully) a permanent job in academia. I am currently employed as NERC funded postdoc at the British Antarctic Survey in the UK investigating the spatial and temporal distribution of 20th Century glacier mass change on the Antarctic Peninsula. This is using historical aerial photographs dating back to the 1940s to try to extend the record of glacier change in

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  • PhD Candidate, Glaciology, Yuzhe Wang: A Day in the Life Series @Wang_Yuzhe

    May 28, 2014 Author: Sandie Will
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    ice core

    NAME:  Yuzhe Wang CURRENT TITLE:  PhD Candidate AREA OF EXPERTISE:  Geography/Glaciology/Remote Sensing/Numerical modeling, China YEARS EXPERIENCE:  4 EDUCATION: B.S. Geography; M.S. Physical Geography; PhD candidate What’s your job like? I’m a PhD candidate at the State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in Lanzhou, China. My work focuses on the numerical modeling of mountain glaciers in the Mt.Qilian, northeast of Tibetan Plateau. Although the numerical modeling could be completed on the computers, we should also carry out laborious field work on glaciers with an altitude more than 4200 m, which may cause an altitude sickness (e.g. headache, dizziness). The regular field work involves measurements of mass balance and glacier velocity, AWS data collection, etc. We also carried out some projects on glaciers, for instance, ice core drilling in the accumulation area and GPR measurements. What’s a typical day like? My work day can be divided into two

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