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Marie Sicard

Marie Sicard

  • Position: Research Fellow
  • Areas of expertise: Climate modelling; Ice sheet modelling; Climate-ice sheet interactions; Atmosphere and ocean dynamics; Arctic Ocean and sea ice; Quaternary interglacials.
  • Email: M.A.Sicard@leeds.ac.uk
  • Location: 11.06 Priestley Building
  • Website: ORCID

Profile

I am a research fellow in paleoclimate modelling, working with Dr. Lauren Gregoire on the SWAIS2C project. My role in the project involves performing and analyzing coupled climate-ice sheet simulations of the Last Interglacial (129,000–116,000 years ago) to investigate the processes that contributed to Antarctic ice sheet retreat during periods warmer than pre-industrial times (c. 1850). More broadly, I am interested in ocean-atmosphere-cryosphere interactions in polar regions. My previous work explored Arctic and sub-Arctic climate dynamics, with a particular focus on sea ice loss, changes in oceanic circulation and hydrography, and Greenland ice sheet evolution in Last Interglacial and future climate experiements.

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Climate Modelling, CEA, Universite Paris-Saclay
  • M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics, Universite de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en -Yvelines
  • M.Sc. in Physical Oceanography, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie