The iSTAR research programme is managed by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) on behalf of NERC (The Natural Environment Research Council). Operational support, in the form of logistics planning and infrastructure, and Communication and Knowledge Exchange support are provided by BAS.
NERC iSTAR science management team
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Andy Smith
British Antarctic Survey
Programme leader
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Mike Dinn
British Antarctic Survey
Operations and logistics manager
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Simon Garrod
British Antarctic Survey
Field operations manager
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Simon Howe
Natural Environment Research Council
Science programme officer
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Keith Nicholls
British Antarctic Survey
Coordinator of ocean-focussed activities
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Vicki Norton
Natural Environment Research Council
Senior science programme officer
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James Wake
British Antarctic Survey
Traverse leader
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Mike Webb
Natural Environment Research Council
Head of marine sciences
Communications, engagement and knowledge exchange
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Linda Capper
British Antarctic Survey
communications strategy and planning
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Paul Seagrove
now at University of Cambridge
media and knowledge exchange co-ordinator
NERC iSTAR science project teams
There are four science projects, each led by a Principal Investigator
Ocean2ice: Processes and variability of ocean heat transport toward ice shelves in the Amundsen Sea Embayment (iSTAR A)
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Karen Heywood
University of East Anglia
Professor of Environmental Science
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Marina Azaneu
University of East Anglia
PhD student, oceanography
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Louise Biddle
now at University of Gothenburg
Physical Oceanographer
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Mike Fedak
University of St. Andrews
Professor, Sea Mammal Research Unit
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Yvonne Firing
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
Physical Oceanographer
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Jan Kaiser
University of East Anglia
Professor of Biogeochemistry
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Satoshi Kimura
now at JAMSTEC, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Physical Oceanographer
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Helen Mallett
University of East Anglia
PhD student, oceanography
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Ian Renfrew
University of East Anglia
Professor of Meteorology
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David Stevens
University of East Anglia
Professor of Applied Mathematics
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Ben Webber
University of East Anglia
Physical Oceanographer
Ocean under ice: Ocean circulation and melting beneath the ice shelves of the south-eastern Amundsen Sea (iSTAR B)
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Matt Ash
now at PA Consulting
Electronics engineer
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Paul Brennan
University College London
Professor of Microwave Electronics
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Peter Davis
British Antarctic Survey
Physical Oceanographer
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Pierre Dutrieux
now at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
Physical Oceanographer
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Satoshi Kimura
now at JAMSTEC, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Physical Oceanographer
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Lai Bun Lok
University College London
Electronics engineer
Dynamic ice: Dynamical control on the response of Pine Island Glacier (iSTAR C)
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Rob Bingham
University of Edinburgh
Reader in Glaciology and Geophysics
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Marion Bougamont
Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
Glaciologist
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Poul Christoffersen
Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
Reader in Glaciology
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Peter Clarke
Newcastle University
Professor of Geophysical Geodesy
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Damon Davies
University of Edinburgh
PhD student, glaciology
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Ed King
British Antarctic Survey
Glaciologist
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Matt King
now at University of Tasmania
Professor of Polar Geodesy
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Teresa Kyrke-Smith
formerly at British Antarctic Survey
Glaciologist
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Isabel Nias
University of Bristol
PhD student, glaciology
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Tony Payne
University of Bristol
Professor of Glaciology
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Emma Smith
now at Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
PhD student, glaciology
Ice loss: The contribution to sea-level rise of the Amundsen Sea sector of Antarctica (iSTAR D)
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Mike Bentley
Durham University
Professor, Quaternary Environmental Change
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Peter Clarke
Newcastle University
Professor of Geophysical Geodesy
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Thomas Flament
now at CNMR, Toulouse
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Robert Gurney
University of Reading
Professor of Space and Earth Observation
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Anna Hogg
University of Leeds
ESA Living Planet Fellow
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Matt King
now at University of Tasmania
Professor of Polar Geodesy
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Liz Morris
Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
Professor of Glaciology
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Tom Slater
University of Leeds
PhD student, remote sensing
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External project partners