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PDF Version of SPRI Review 2017 Scott Polar Research Institute Review 2017 91st Annual Report of the Scott Polar Research Institute University of Cambridge, UK 1 Rocky nunataks pierce the otherwise smooth surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet Cover photograph: Mountains and glaciers in Bourgeois Fjord, western Antarctic Peninsula Contents Director’s Introduction 2 Institute Staff 4 Polar Research 6 Research Structure Polar Natural Science Polar Social Science and Humanities Current Research Grants Publications by Institute Staff 14 Books Papers in Peer-Reviewed Journals Chapters in Books and Other Contributions Doctoral and Masters Theses Seminars Polar Information and Historic Archives 18 Library and Information Service Picture Library Archives Polar Record SPRI Website Teaching, Learning and Understanding 21 University Teaching The Polar Museum Projecting the Significance of the Polar Regions Expedition Support: Gino Watkins Fund External Contributions to Polar Activities 23 National and International Roles of Staff Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Friends of SPRI and the SPRI Centenary Campaign 24 Friends of the Scott Polar Research Institute SPRI 2020 Centenary Campaign Cover photograph: Mountains and glaciers in Bourgeois Fjord, western Antarctic Peninsula Director’s Introduction The mission of the Scott Polar Research Institute is University. This year, field research programmes have to enhance the understanding of the polar regions taken place in Greenland, Svalbard, Antarctica and through scholarly research and publication, educating on glaciers in the Himalayas, the latter sometimes new generations of polar researchers, caring for and known as the ‘Third Pole’ because of their altitude- making accessible our collections, and projecting induced low temperatures. the polar regions to the wider community. Much has been achieved during 2017 in each of these areas. Linking research and the cultures of the Arctic together, our exhibition ‘Uummannaq: A Century In terms of our collections, the Polar Museum of Exploration in Greenland’ showed both century- has been reaccredited under the national scheme old tinted photographs of Greenlanders and operated by Arts Council England. This is important contemporary drone-derived photographs of research both as a validation of our curatorial practises and being undertaken by Dr Christoffersen and his team care of collections, but also places us in a strong of research students on processes leading to the position to continue to seek external funding for our fast flow of ice streams within the Greenland Ice exhibitions and other outreach activities. In addition, Sheet. The launch of this exhibition was particularly our Polar Archive and Picture Library have been memorable as it was accompanied by singing awarded formal national accreditation for the first from young people from the Children’s Home at time. Few other Cambridge archives have received Uummannaq in West Greenland who were visiting such recognition to date, and this achievement is a the UK. particular credit to our dedicated archival and picture library staff. A particularly notable addition to our In the polar social sciences, our research profile has artefact collection came with the gift of the Polar been augmented considerably by the appointment Medal of the Rev. Arnold Spencer-Smith. Spencer- of Dr Richard Powell to a University Lectureship in Smith was a member of the Aurora or Ross Sea party Geography, with his research based in the Institute. on Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, Richard has recently been awarded a prestigious who died while sledging homeward from the European Research Council (ERC) grant of almost depoting of provisions that would have been vital to €2 million over five years to investigate aspects of Shackleton’s Weddell Sea party had they reached the Arctic cultures, which will lead to the appointment of Pole. It was particularly poignant to receive this gift four new post-doctoral research staff. Richard, who from Spencer-Smith’s family during the expedition’s has a strong track record of previous publications centenary period. that includes his recent book Studying Arctic Fields: Cultures, Practices, and Environmental Sciences, is a In research, scientific papers by Institute staff have former doctoral student at the SPRI and returns from been published in many journals of international a Lectureship in Oxford University. Two of our seven standing. Particular highlights during 2017 were senior academic staff now hold major ERC grants. papers in Nature involving two of our doctoral students, Matt Wise and Sasha Montelli. Both Support for our masters programme in Polar Studies papers used aspects of the marine geological and is demonstrated through the successful completion of geophysical record offshore of Antarctica to make a thesis on marine-geological evidence for past water inferences on the stability or otherwise of the ice flow beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet by our first sheet, Matt’s work on West Antarctica and Sasha’s Debenham Scholar, James Kirkham. The endowment concerning the larger East Antarctic Ice Sheet. Post- funding for Debenham Scholars comes from a doctoral Research Fellow Dr Alison Banwell also had substantial bequest from the late Barbara Debenham, an invited contribution to Nature on ice-shelf stability, daughter of the Institute’s founder, Frank Debenham. or the possible lack of it; each of these papers A further endowment fund in support of the next emphasises the importance of ice-sheet instability generation of polar scholars, Scott Polar Scholarships, and global sea-level rise to contemporary society. has received generous gifts from Brian Buckley and Quark Expeditions during the year. Similarly, Our Librarian, Peter Lund, has also produced our Artist in Residence programme, sponsored by a consolidated list of all previous SPRI research Bonhams, has received considerable logistical support students and their theses, available on the Institute through the Royal Navy in Antarctica and One Ocean website, which shows the breadth and depth of our Expeditions in the Arctic. research-student contributions spanning a number of decades. Many of our former students are now Such philanthropic giving is an important part of in faculty positions in universities and polar research our 2020 Centenary Campaign, which aims to build laboratories around the world. The strength of the the endowment funds of the Institute to support SPRI’s research into the form and flow of large ice new academic posts, to enhance our ability to sheets was demonstrated further through Dr Poul undertake polar fieldwork, to secure the future of Christoffersen’s promotion to a Readership in the our Museum and Archive activities, and to train the 2 The Director on shipbased geophysical fieldwork off Nordaustlandet, eastern Svalbard next generation of polar researchers. The Chair of Canadian Baffin Island with One Ocean Expeditions the SPRI Centenary Campaign is William Stancer, in the late summer. himself the grandson of Sir James Wordie who was a geologist on Shackleton’s Endurance expedition. It is a pleasure to thank the very dedicated staff Our Patron is HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, who of the Institute for their work over the year, and has been on expeditions to both poles and has a to acknowledge the commitment of our Friends’ keen interest in environmental issues – his great- organisation together with material and in-kind grandfather, Prince Albert I of Monaco, was a well- support from many generous benefactors to the SPRI. known oceanographer and Arctic explorer. Both the Institute and the Friends of the SPRI are involved in the Centenary Campaign, with Friends’ events in the coming year including a tribute lecture in honour of the late Charles Swithinbank, an eminent polar scientist, and a cruise to West Greenland and Professor Julian Dowdeswell 3 Institute Staff Senior Academic Staff Professor Julian Dowdeswell Director and Professor of Physical Geography Dr Neil Arnold University Senior Lecturer Dr Michael Bravo University Senior Lecturer Dr Poul Christoffersen University Reader Dr Richard Powell University Lecturer Dr Gareth Rees University Senior Lecturer Dr Ian Willis University Senior Lecturer Researchers Dr Antonio Abellan Marie Curie Fellow Dr David Amblas Marie Curie Fellow Dr Alison Banwell Research Fellow Dr Christine Batchelor Research Associate Mr Toby Benham Research Associate Dr Marion Bougamont Research Associate Mrs Evelyn Dowdeswell Research Associate Dr Nikolas Sellheim Editor, Polar Record Library, Archive and Museum Staff Rosie Amos Education and Outreach Assistant (job share) Naomi Boneham Archives Manager Naomi Chapman Education and Outreach Assistant (job share) Charlotte Connelly Museum Curator Martin French Senior Library Assistant Corinne Galloway Education and Outreach Assistant (to September) Laura Ibbett Archives Collection Assistant Ann Keith Temporary Library Assistant (from June) Dr Bryan Lintott Exhibitions Officer Peter Lund Librarian Lucy Martin Picture Library Manager Sophie Rowe Conservator Hilary Shibata Antarctic Bibliographer (to October) Willow Silvani Collections Coordinator (to September) Support Staff Grahame Adley Maintenance Sophie Barnett Receptionist (to July) Joanna Carruthers Personal Assistant to the Director (from June) Fiona Craig Institute Administrator (from August) Hannah Dennis Saturday Museum Shop Assistant Jenny Dunstall ERC Project Coordinator (from December) Kate Gilbert Institute Administrator (to July) Emily Higgins Shop Administrator
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