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