| Jemma Wadham | |
| Nationality: | Britain |
| Fields: | Glaciology |
| Workplaces: | University of Bristol |
| Alma Mater: | MA University of Cambridge PhD University of Bristol |
| Doctoral Advisors: | )--> |
| Awards: | Philip Leverhulme Prize (2007) |
| Website: | https://www.jemmawadham.com/ |
Jemma L Wadham is a British glacial biogeochemist.
Wadham completed her BA and MA in physical geography at Cambridge University. She then completed her PhD at the University of Bristol in 1998.
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 90 articles[8] and a textbook on Antarctic lakes.[9]
Wadham 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]
In 2022, Wadham and her collaborator Dr. Monica Winsborrow were awarded €15 million to direct the Centre for ice, Cryosphere, Carbon and Climate (iC3), a ten-year Norwegian Centre of Research Excellence funded by the Norwegian Research Council that will run from 2023-2033.[14] [15] iC3 will be located at the University of Tromsø.
She was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize in October 2007 for her international contribution to polar science.[16]