 Teaching winter hydrology |
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 Field teaching in Svalbard |
 Spring fieldwork in SvalbardHow the first scooter ride of the season feels like |
 Summer camping in Tryghamna |
 Summer fieldwork in Svalbard |
 Summer fieldwork in Antarctica |
 Ice coring in Tempelfjorden |
 Snow work in AntarcticaAt the bottom of a 3m snowpit |
 Rothera, British Antarctic Station |
 Monitoring snowmelt in Antarctica |
 Summer camping in Tryghamna |
 Investigating groundwater flowpaths |
 Skiing on FoxfonnaWhile monitoring glacier mass balance |
 Sampling subpermafrost groundwater |
 Monitoring Arctic rivers |
 measuring snow reflectance spectra |
 Monitoring Arctic rivers |
 Characterising Antarctic snowpack |
I am an explorer and interdisciplinary environmental scientist. I focus on investigation of short- as well as long-term effects of climate change on terrestrial and marine ecosystems.
My research contributes to our understanding of:
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water management and ecosystem dynamics
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water balance, freshwater runoff, geohazards - SvalHydro initiative, consultancy for Longyearbyen
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major ions, nutrient and trace metals fluxes
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biogeochemistry of water bodies, snow and ice,
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acid mine drainage, pollution
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life in extreme environments (see BIOICE)
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glacial – groundwater interactions,
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glacial mass balance, glacier recession and forefield development - SvalDEM glacier monitoring Bogerebeen mass balance monitoring
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biogeochemical effects of meltwater on near-shore marine environments
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I share my time between the High Arctic, Antarctica, and helping Longyearbyen Lokalstryre to understand, monitor and manage drinking water supply in Longyearbyen.
Research grants
Education
• 2022 – Svalbard Strategic Grant SSG - Co.I.- The Future Svalbard Hydrological Monitoring Program (SvalHydro2)
• 2021 – Arctic Field Grant - Supervisor - The evolution of ice cored glacial forefields using a 3D modelling approach (EVOice), grant avarded to Hedda Maylinn Andersen (UiO)
• 2021 – iEarth – P.I. SvalDEM Development of digital elevation models of glacier fronts and their forefields, and creation of a start-up database for environmental monitoring
• 2021 – Arctic Field Grant - Supervisor - Hydrology, sediment transport and erosion in Longyeardalen. Grant awarded to Lene Pallesen and Marthe Ottem (NTNU)
• 2020 – Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System – P.I. SvalHydro
From Land to Fjords, The review of Svalbard Hydrology from 1970 to 2019
• 2020 – Arctic Field Grant - Supervisor - Sediment erosion and transport in the Longyearelva catchment system, Svalbard. Grant awarded to Martin A Solbakken Løvaas (NTNU)
• 2017 – Royal Geographical Society with IBG, Ralph Brown Expedition Award – Co.I.
Rapid ventilation of sub-permafrost methane through pingoes, springs and pockmarks in the coastal High Arctic
• 2016 – British Antarctic Survey & NERC, Collaborative Antarctic Science Scheme (CASS) – P.I.
Investigation of the snowpack derived organic carbon in maritime Antarctica; characteristics, dynamics and the processes influencing Fe, N and P delivery to terrestrial and marine ecosystems
• 2016 – Royal Geographical Society with IBG, Small Research Grant – P.I.
Investigation of the export of glacially derived carbon to downstream terrestrial and marine environments of the High Arctic
• 2015 – Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Sheffield – P.I.
Purchase of two ROVs for polar research and teaching (grant held in name of Prof. A.J.Hodson)
• 2012 – Longyearbyen Lokalstyre Bydrift – Co.I.
The water supply to Longyearbyen: understanding the present system and future uncertainties
ADDITIONAL FUNDING
• 2014 – NERC-AFI Maritime Antarctic Glacial Biogeochemistry project – Characteristics of glacial runoff to an Antarctic fjord as well as web design for the project
PhD at The University of Sheffield
Physical Geography
Cold Regions Hydrology and Biogeochemistry
MSc at Uniwersytet Gdański
Physical Oceanography
Marine Chemistry and Environmental Protection