Hello. I’m Anna.

I am a glaciologist employed at the University of Stirling as a Lecturer in Physical Geography. Through a combination of 3D modeling, satellite-based remote sensing and field work, I explore question such as:

• How does the loss of sea ice impact the stability of ice shelves?

• Can melange stymie the calving and retreat of large outlet glaciers in Antarctica?

• Can A.I. track icebergs through satellite imagery?

• How will evolving ocean conditions impact iceberg drift and deterioration? What impacts will there be on the marine environment? How will this impact iceberg-related offshore risks?

Previously as a postdoctoral research assistant (University of St Andrews) and Leverhulme Early Career Fellow (University of Edinburgh), I used 3D glacier models to investigate the process of marine ice-cliff instability and fracture processes along the Thwaites Glacier (West Antarctica) terminus. This work has been conducted as a member of the DOMINOS project of the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration. I was a postdoctoral researcher on the ITGC DOMINOS project and I continue with ITGC as a project collaborator. Before I jumped into the modeling of glaciers and ice shelves, my focus as a graduate student was on the deterioration of large, tabular icebergs called “ice islands”. I continue this line of work with international collaborators and stakeholders.

I currently co-lead the University of Stirling’s Landscape and Environmental Change Research Group and the CryoExchange Forum of the Scottish Alliance for Geoscience, Environment and Society (SAGES). I also represent Stirling on the SAGES Executive Committee as well as the Steering Committee of the Scottish Arctic Network.  I have previously contributed to committees of the International Glaciological Society and sat on the Greenpeace Canada Board of Directors for 10 years. Over that time I served as Board co-Chair, Chair, and Trustee to Greenpeace International Council.

Outside of academia and volunteering with this leading environmental NGO, you’ll likely find me plunking away on the piano or (most likely) on the hiking, biking or ski tails.