Jemma Wadham

Jemma Wadham

Jemma Wadham at the Arolla Glacier
Nationality Britain
Fields Glaciology
Institutions University of Bristol
Alma mater MA University of Cambridge
PhD University of Bristol
Notable awards Philip Leverhulme Prize (2007)
Website
Wadham at the University of Bristol

Jemma L Wadham is a British glacial biogeochemist.

Early life and education

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

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 70 articles[8] and a textbook on Antarctic lakes.[9]

She 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]

Awards and honors

She was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize in October 2007 for her international contribution to polar science.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Bristol, University of. "Professor Jemma Wadham - School of Geographical Sciences". www.bris.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  2. ↑ "Bristol Glaciology Centre". www.bris.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  3. ↑ "Billions of Tons of Methane Lurk Beneath Antarctic Ice | Climate Change". Live Science. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  4. ↑ Morales, Alex. "Antarctica's Hidden Carbon Stores Pose Warming Risk in Study". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  5. 1 2 "Jemma Wadham". www.speakezee.org. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  6. ↑ "Billions of Tons of Methane Lurk Beneath Antarctic Ice | Climate Change". Live Science. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  7. 1 2 3 "'Cryo-egg' to predict sea levels". BBC. 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  8. ↑ Bristol, University of. "Professor Jemma Wadham - School of Geographical Sciences publications". www.bris.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  9. ↑ "Antarctic Lakes". global.oup.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  10. ↑ "Newsletter" (PDF). scar.org. SCAR. 2013. Retrieved 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  11. ↑ "Consortium members". www.ellsworth.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  12. ↑ Morales, Alex. "Antarctica's Hidden Carbon Stores Pose Warming Risk in Study". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  13. ↑ "Billions of Tons of Methane Lurk Beneath Antarctic Ice | Climate Change". Live Science. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  14. ↑ "Philip Leverhulme Prize" (PDF).
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