Alison Banwell

I am a glaciologist broadly focused on the impacts of Earth’s changing climate on the cryosphere. More specifically, I investigate how ice-atmosphere and ice-ocean interactions affect ice dynamic processes, with a primary focus on the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, including their ice shelves. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, I combine satellite remote-sensing techniques with in-situ field observations. Working with numerical modelers, I integrate new observations and understanding into both process-scale and Earth system models to improve projections of cryosphere-driven sea-level rise. I have led multiple field campaigns to Antarctica and also worked in Greenland, Svalbard, the Nepal Himalaya, and the European Alps.

I hold dual appointments as a Research Scientist III in the Earth Science and Observation Center (ESOC) at CIRES, and as Professor in Glaciology in the UK Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling (CPOM) at Northumbria University, UK.