Jane K. Hart

Professor Jane K Hart
Born Colchester, England
Institutions University of Southampton
Alma mater University of Reading,
University of East Anglia,
Thesis Genesis of the North Norfolk Drift (1987)
Known for Significant Contributions to glaciology
Website
http://www.southampton.ac.uk/geography/about/staff/jhart.page

Jane K Hart is a Professor of Physical Geography at the University of Southampton UK. She has a BSc in Physical Geography from the University of Reading and a PhD in Glaciology from the University of East Anglia. She was Lecturer in Physical Geography at the University of Manchester(1988–89). She is currently acting head of Geography and Environment in the University of Southampton

Jane Hart's research is in Glacial sedimentology and Glaciology, and in particular looking at the formation of till (glacial sediments), glaciotectonics and links between subglacial processes and climate change. Her research has been carried out at numerous modern day glaciers including Iceland, Greenland, Svalbard, Norway and Alaska; as well as Quaternary (Ice Age) sediments from Norfolk, Wales, Ireland, Germany, USA and New Zealand.

She has also been active in the field of Environmental Sensor Networks which are wireless sensor networks for studying/monitoring the environment, particularly in relation to glaciers and climate change (Glacsweb project). This research featured on BBC technology news and the BBC's News.

Jane is the co-founder of the series of conferences on Environmental Sensor Networks at the American Geophysical Union.

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