Bethan Davies (scientist)
Bethan Davies | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bethan Joan Davies |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | |
| Awards | Richardson Medal (2024) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Glaciology |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | British and Fennoscandian Ice-Sheet Interactions During the Quaternary (2009) |
| Website | https://www.antarcticglaciers.org/ |
Bethan Joan Davies is a British glaciologist and Professor of Glaciology at Newcastle University.[1]
Education
Davies studied geography at the University of Nottingham, graduating with a BA in 2001. She completed an MSc in Quaternary Science at Royal Holloway, University of London in 2004. She was awarded her PhD in Quaternary Geology from Durham University in 2009.[2][3]
Career
Davies joined Newcastle University in 2022 as Senior Lecturer in Glaciology. She was appointed to the chair in Glaciology in 2024. Her main research interest is the interaction between glaciers and climate over multiple timescales.[1]
She became an editor of Quaternary Science Reviews in 2025.[1]
Awards and honours
In 2024, Davies received the Richardson Medal from the International Glaciological Society for her contributions to glaciology.[4]
Selected publications
Journal articles
- Davies, Bethan J.; Glasser, Neil F. (2012). "Accelerating shrinkage of Patagonian glaciers from the Little Ice Age (~AD 1870) to 2011". Journal of Glaciology. 58 (212): 1063–1084. doi:10.3189/2012JoG12J026.
- Davies, Bethan J.; Darvill, Christopher M.; Lovell, Harold; Bendle, Jacob M.; Dowdeswell, Julian A.; Fabel, Derek; García, Juan-Luis; Geiger, Alessa; Glasser, Neil F.; Gheorghiu, Delia M.; Harrison, Stephan; Hein, Andrew S.; Kaplan, Michael R.; Martin, Julian R. V.; Mendelova, Monika; Palmer, Adrian; Pelto, Mauri; Rodés, Ángel; Sagredo, Esteban A.; Smedley, Rachel K.; Smellie, John L.; Thorndycraft, Varyl R. (2020). "The evolution of the Patagonian Ice Sheet from 35 ka to the present day (PATICE)". Earth-Science Reviews. 204 103152. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103152.
- Siegert, Martin J.; Bentley, Mike J.; Atkinson, Angus; Bracegirdle, Thomas J.; Convey, Peter; Davies, Bethan; Downie, Rod; Hogg, Anna E.; Holmes, Caroline; Hughes, Kevin A.; Meredith, Michael P.; Ross, Neil; Rumble, Jane; Wilkinson, Jeremy (2023). "Antarctic extreme events". Frontiers in Environmental Science. 11 1229283. doi:10.3389/fenvs.2023.1229283.
- Davies, Bethan J.; McNabb, Robert; Bendle, Jacob; Carrivick, Jonathan; Ely, Jeremy; Holt, Tom; Markle, Bradley; McNeil, Christopher; Nicholson, Lindsey; Pelto, Mauri (2024). "Accelerating glacier volume loss on Juneau Icefield driven by hypsometry and melt-accelerating feedbacks". Nature Communications. 15 (1) 5099. doi:10.1038/s41467-024-49269-y. PMC 11220083. PMID 38956392.
References
- ^ a b c "Bethan Davies". Newcastle University. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ^ "British and Fennoscandian Ice-Sheet Interactions During the Quaternary" (PDF). Durham University. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ^ "Alumni stories". The Hatfielder. 1 (1): 8. 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ^ "Glaciation expert awarded prestigious Richardson medal". Newcastle University. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2026.