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

<h4>Postgraduate research opportunities</h4> <p>We welcome enquiries from motivated and qualified applicants from all around the world who are interested in PhD study. Our <a href="https://phd.leeds.ac.uk">research opportunities</a> allow you to search for projects and scholarships.</p>