Mae Evans

Profile

I am a PhD student based at the University of Leeds School of Earth and Environment, within the Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science. I am funded by the Natural Environment Research Council through the SENSE Earth Observation CDT.

My research focusses on exploring Greenland ice sheet change through measurements of ice velocity. I use synthetic aperture radar data, primarily from ESA’s Sentinel-1 satellite, to explore how ice velocity is changing. This is used in combination with complimentary observations, such as the calving front location and ice elevation change, as well as ocean temperature observations, to advance our understanding of the physical mechanisms driving change. This work is motivated by the significant contribution that polar ice sheet dynamics make to uncertainties in future sea level rise projections. Ice velocity measurements are key to monitoring and understanding dynamic instabilities of the ice sheets.

I graduated with a BSc Physics degree from the University of Leeds in 2022. I then completed an MRes in climate and atmospheric science also at the University of Leeds, where I undertook a research project that used satellite data to map the spatial and temporal variability of surface melt in Antarctica.  

Research interests

• Satellite remote sensing
• Glaciology
• Synthetic Aperture Radar
• Ice Velocity
• Ice-Ocean Interactions
• Machine Learning

Qualifications

• MRes Climate and Atmospheric Science (University of Leeds)
• BSc Physics (University of Leeds)