Dr Daniel Hill

Dr Daniel Hill

Profile

After completing an MPhys in Physics with Astrophysics at the University of Leeds, Daniel was based at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) for 5 years. Firstly as a postgraduate student, with the PhD being conferred by Bristol University, then as an ice sheet modeller. After a 2 year postdoctoral position at the British Geological Survey (BGS), Daniel joined the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds in 2011, as a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, jointly funded by BGS and the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS). Daniel has recently been appointed as a Lecturer in Global Change Modelling.

Research interests

  • Ancient civilizations and climate change
  • Modelling Pliocene climate
  • Climatic controls on biodiversity
  • Cenozoic ice and climate history
  • Greenland and East Antarctic Ice Sheets
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Qualifications

  • MPhys Physics with Astrophysics, University of Leeds, 2004
  • PhD, BAS / University of Bristol, Modelling Earth's Cryosphere during Peak Pliocene Warmth, 2009

Professional memberships

  • Member of the American Geophysical Union
  • Member of the European Geoscience Union
  • Member of Christians in Science

Research groups and institutes

  • Palaeo@Leeds
  • Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science
  • Earth Surface Science Institute
  • water@leeds
  • Climate Science and Impacts
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