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Fiona D. Hibbert
Research Associate in Sea-Level Studies

Biography

Fiona is working on geological records to help constrain the upper tail of extreme sea-level rise, such as the collapse of the polar ice sheets. The contribution of the collapse of the ice sheets to future sea-level projections carries very large uncertainties and sound predictions are critical if we are to adapt. Using the geological record can help us as it contains multiple episodes of rapid and large-scale ice-sheet collapse that we have not seen in our modern observations (e.g., from satellites). She uses a combination of geological records, statistical methods and modelling to do this.

Fiona joined the department in March 2020 as a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow working on the ExTaSea project looking at extreme sea level change from geological records. Her research focuses on the interactions between the ice-ocean-climate system during the Quaternary. In particular, the contribution of the former continental-scale ice-sheets to global sea-level budgets.

Prior to coming to York, Fiona was was based at The Australian National University and the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (UK) and obtained her PhD from the University of St Andrews (UK).

Career

2023 - present: Research Associate in Sea-Level Studies, University of York, UK

2020 to 2023: Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow, University of York, UK

2016 to present: Research Fellow, The Australian National University, Australia

2011 to 2016: Post-doctoral Research Fellow (50%) & Project Manager (50%), University of Southampton, UK

2011: Post-doctoral Research Associate, University of St Andrews, UK

Contact details

Fiona Hibbert
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow
Department of Environment & Geography
University of York
Heslington
York
YO10 5NG