Laura Stevens (they/them or she/her)

I am Associate Professor of Climate and Earth Surface Processes in the Department of Earth Sciences, and a Supernumerary Fellow of University College.

In Earth Sciences, I lead a research group on modern-day ice-sheet dynamics, with a focus on understanding how ice-sheet surface melting modulates ice-sheet flow. Our approach pairs in-situ geophysical observations with time-dependent inverse methods, computational modeling, and remotely sensed observations. We investigate Greenland and Antarctic ice sheet, ice shelf, and outlet glacier flow dynamics to better understand the physical mechanisms that destabilize ice sheets with increased surface meltwater production in our warming climate. For further details on the research, please see my faculty webpage!

My role in the Intelligent Earth CDT is linking CDT DPhil researchers with advisors and research projects involving supervision within the Earth Sciences department. For further information on the wide range of research happening in Earth Sciences, have a look through recent department publication highlights and our department's research themes.