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Martin is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in ice-sheet modelling in the School of Geosciences at the University of Edinburgh. His research interests focus on using numerical ice-flow modelling and geophysical data analysis to gain insight into past, current and future ice-sheet dynamics. His work is motivated by the need to quantify future ice-sheet contributions to sea-level rise.

As part of ITGC, Martin is using a combination of ice-sheet modeling, satellite data and machine learning to improve understanding of complex ice-sheet processes that are currently absent from most ice-sheet models. This includes the formation and evolution of ice damage (such as crevasses and fractures), which plays an important role in controlling the flow of ice. The outputs from this work will improve the representation of these processes in ice-sheet models and thereby reduce uncertainty in future projections.

Chad Naughton is the Science Project Manager for the US Antarctic Program and supports field logistics for the ITGC and other US researchers in Antarctica.


How the mighty Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica could contribute to global sea-level rise will form part of the final episode of the BBC Natural History Unit’s blockbuster series Frozen Planet II.

Peter is a researcher at British Antarctic Survey and is a member of the MELT team and of the Science Coordination Office.

Stina is a PhD student working with Anna Wåhlin with AUV data from the TARSAN project,

New high resolution images of the seafloor in West Antarctica show past retreat of Thwaites Glacier. They reveal that at times in its past, retreat of the massive Thwaites Glacier was even quicker than it is today, heightening concerns for its future. The results were published Monday 5 September in the journal Nature Geoscience.