Jemma Wadham
Jemma Wadham | |
|---|---|
 Jemma Wadham at the Arolla Glacier | |
| Nationality | Britain |
| Alma mater | MA University of Cambridge PhD University of Bristol |
| Awards | Philip Leverhulme Prize (2007) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Glaciology |
| Institutions | University of Bristol |
| Website | https://www.jemmawadham.com/ |
Jemma L Wadham is a British glacial biogeochemist.
Early life and education
[edit]Wadham completed her BA and MA in physical geography at Cambridge University. She then completed her PhD at the University of Bristol in 1998.
Career
[edit]Wadham undertook a short post-doctoral research post at the University of Leeds before returning to the University of Bristol to take up a post at the Bristol Glaciology Centre.[1][2]
Wadham researches glacial ecosystems and investigates their impact on biogeochemical processes.[3][4][5] She has worked in the polar regions, including the Antarctic[6] and the Greenland ice sheets.[7] This has led to more than 90 articles[8] and a textbook on Antarctic lakes.[9]
Wadham has been involved with the International Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and subglacial science in Antarctica.[10] She has served on the Lake Ellsworth Exploration Steering Committee and is a contributor to this subglacial lake exploration programme.[11]
In 2012, Wadham's team at the University of Bristol used computer models to predict the amount of trapped methane under ice sheets and discovered 400 billion metric tons of carbon beneath.[12][13]
She is one of few women working on technology development for exploring subglacial lakes.[7] Her work in Greenland has advanced our understanding of the dynamics of ice sheets and their contribution to global biogeochemical cycles.[7][5]
In 2022, Wadham and her collaborator Dr. Monica Winsborrow were awarded €15 million to direct the Centre for ice, Cryosphere, Carbon and Climate (iC3), a ten-year Norwegian Centre of Research Excellence funded by the Norwegian Research Council that will run from 2023-2033.[14][15] iC3 will be located at the University of Tromsø.
Awards and honours
[edit]She was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize in October 2007 for her international contribution to polar science.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ Bristol, University of. "Professor Jemma Wadham – School of Geographical Sciences". bris.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Bristol Glaciology Centre". bris.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Billions of Tons of Methane Lurk Beneath Antarctic Ice | Climate Change". Live Science. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Morales, Alex (30 August 2012). "Antarctica's Hidden Carbon Stores Pose Warming Risk in Study". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Jemma Wadham". speakezee.org. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Billions of Tons of Methane Lurk Beneath Antarctic Ice | Climate Change". Live Science. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "'Cryo-egg' to predict sea levels". BBC. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Bristol, University of. "Professor Jemma Wadham – School of Geographical Sciences publications". bris.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Antarctic Lakes. Oxford University Press. 14 October 2014. ISBN 978-0-19-967049-9. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "Newsletter" (PDF). scar.org. SCAR. 2013.
- ^ "Consortium members". ellsworth.org.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Morales, Alex. "Antarctica's Hidden Carbon Stores Pose Warming Risk in Study". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Billions of Tons of Methane Lurk Beneath Antarctic Ice | Climate Change". Live Science. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "1,4 milliarder kroner til ni nye sentre for fremragende forskning". www.forskningsradet.no (in Norwegian). 23 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Billions of Tons of Methane Lurk Beneath Antarctic Ice | Climate Change". Live Science. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Philip Leverhulme Prize" (PDF).
