Dr Samantha Buzzard
Lecturer in Climate Science
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
- buzzards@cardiff.ac.uk
- 2.52, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT
Overview
I am a glaciologist and climate scientist. My research interest focusses on the surface hydrology of Antarctica's ice shelves, and I work on modelling how and where ice shelves may become vulnerable to sudden collapse. This is important in determining Antarctica's contribution to global sea level. I also have interests in Greenland surface hydrology and snow and melt on Arctic sea ice.
I am a 2020 IASC Cryosphere fellow and also a fellow of the Software Sustainability Institute.
I have a strong interest in science communication and have spoken at Maths Inspiration theatre shows for teenagers, at the Royal Society and at various festivals, schools and museums. I am also happy to provide media comments and have spoken on live radio for Radio 4's today program and BBC Berkshire.
Biography
Academic positions
- 2021: Lecturer, Cardiff University
- 2019: Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgia Institue of Technology
- 2017: Postdoctoral Research Assistant, University College London
- Honorary Research Associate- The Institute of Risk and Disaster Reduction, UCL (2016-Present)
Education
- 2017: Ph.D. Atmospheres, Oceans and Climate, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading
- 2012: MMath Mathematics, University of Exeter
Publications
2022
- Mitchell, D. M. et al. 2022. The Bristol CMIP6 Data Hackathon. Weather 77(6), pp. 218-221. (10.1002/wea.4161)
- Buzzard, S. 2022. The surface hydrology of Antarctica's floating ice. Physics today 75(1), article number: 28. (10.1063/PT.3.4919)
- Buzzard, S. and Young, T. J. (. 2022. The antarctic flags project: a flagship outreach campaign for international cooperation. In: Kelman, I. ed. Antarcticness. UCL Press, pp. 159-181.
2021
- Abdalla, S. et al. 2021. Altimetry for the future: building on 25 years of progress. Advances in Space Research 68(2), pp. 319-363. (10.1016/j.asr.2021.01.022)
2020
- Stroeve, J. et al. 2020. A Lagrangian snow evolution system for sea ice applications (SnowModel-LG): Part II-analyses. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 125(10), article number: e2019JC015900. (10.1029/2019JC015900)
2018
- Buzzard, S., Feltham, D. and Flocco, D. 2018. Modelling the fate of surface melt on the Larsen C Ice Shelf. Cryosphere 12(11), pp. 3565-3575. (10.5194/tc-12-3565-2018)
- Buzzard, S., Cook, J. and Maslakov, A. 2018. Arctic collaboration transcends political tensions. Nature 558(7708), pp. 30. (10.1038/d41586-018-05340-5)
- Buzzard, S. C., Feltham, D. L. and Flocco, D. 2018. A mathematical model of melt lake development on an ice shelf. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems 10(2), pp. 262-283. (10.1002/2017MS001155)
2015
- Buzzard, S. 2015. [Feature Review] New Atlantis: bringing science to the theatre. Shima 9(2), pp. 103-110.
