Peter Nienow

Peter Nienow FRSE is a Professor in glaciology at the University of Edinburgh.[1] His research focuses on how glaciers and ice sheets respond to climate change. He was educated at Leighton Park School and Cambridge University.

He is a winner of the Polar Medal, an award given to British citizens in recognition of acquisition of knowledge about polar regions, and who have undertaken polar expeditions in extreme hardship.[2]

Awards and Honours

In 2019 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[3]

References
  1. http://www.ed.ac.uk/geosciences/people?indv=618
  2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-38723270
  3. "Professor Peter William Nienow FRSE". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 2019-03-15. Retrieved 2019-03-15.


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