Bridget Wade Explained

Bridget Wade
Workplaces:Texas A&M University
University College London
Alma Mater:University of Edinburgh
University of Leeds
Thesis Title:High-resolution stable isotope records as indicators of late middle eocene climate change
Thesis Url:http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54554322
Thesis Year:2002

Bridget S. Wade is a British micropalaeontologist who is a professor at the University College London. Her research considers Cenozoic climate change, which she investigates by studying preserved planktonic foraminifera. Wade was a guest on the 2020 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures.

Early life and education

Wade was an undergraduate student at the University of Leeds.[1] She did an MSc in Micropalaeontology at UCL.[2] She moved to the University of Edinburgh for her graduate studies where she studied stable isotope records as a means to understand Eocene climate change.[3]

Research and career

After earning her doctorate, Wade was awarded a Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) postdoctoral fellowship. Wade continued her scientific career in the United States, first at Rutgers University as a Lindemann Research Fellow and then as an Assistant and Associate Professor at Texas A&M University.

Wade has taken part in the Ocean Drilling Program, Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, International Continental Scientific Drilling Program and the Tanzania Drilling Project. This research resulted in Wade making contributions to the field of palaeontology, including identifying that before the extinction of Eocene planktonic foraminifera there was an increase in the production of surface water, which triggered the loss of algal photosymbionts. She created a high-resolution astrochronological framework to allow for the characterisation of fluctuations in ice volume (including their magnitude and frequency) and evaluation of their impact on the global carbon cycle.

In 2013 Wade joined University College London as a Professor of Micropalaeontology.[4]

Awards and honours

Selected publications

Notes and References

  1. Olsson. Richard K.. 2015-10-15. Presentation of the 2013 Charles Schuchert Award of the Paleontological Society to Bridget S. Wade. Journal of Paleontology. en. 88. 3. 622–625. 10.1666/0022-3360-88.3.622. 129534034 . 0022-3360.
  2. Web site: UCL Micropalaeontology Alumni. live. UCL Micropalaeontology. April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200921004536/https://www.ucl.ac.uk/earth-sciences/research/research-groups/micropalaeontology/ucl-micropalaeontology-alumni . 2020-09-21 .
  3. High-resolution stable isotope records as indicators of late middle eocene climate change. 2001. en. Bridget. Wade. 54554322.
  4. Web site: UCL. 2018-06-15. Prof Bridget Wade. 2020-12-30. UCL Earth Sciences. en.
  5. Web site: Planktonic Foraminifera Paleogene.org. 2020-12-30. en-US.
  6. Web site: Medal and Award Winners List The Palaeontological Association. 2020-12-30. www.palass.org. en.
  7. Web site: NSF Award Search: Award#0847300 - CAREER: Oligocene planktonic foraminiferal Konservat-Lagerstaette: Implications for taxonomy, paleobiology, and tropical marine temperatures. 2020-12-30. www.nsf.gov.
  8. Web site: Awards and Grants. 2020-12-30. The Micropalaeontological Society. en-US.
  9. Web site: The Geological Society of London - Wollaston Fund. 2020-12-30. www.geolsoc.org.uk.
  10. Web site: ECORD Distinguished Lecturer Programme. 2020-12-30. ECORD: European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling. en-GB.
  11. Web site: 2020 Christmas Lectures supporters. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200902220214/https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/2020-planet-earth-a-users-guide/2020-supporters . 2020-09-02 .

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