A University of Tasmania Island of Ideas public talk.

Earlier this year, 60 scientists voyaged to East Antarctica aboard RSV Nuyina, reaching the rapidly melting Denman Glacier. What they found beneath the ice may reshape how we understand future sea level rise. 

What does this remote glacier tell us about a warming world? Hear directly from the scientists that led this landmark expedition.

The experts:

• Professor Delphine Lannuzel is a chemical oceanographer at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University of Tasmania in Hobart. She studies the chemistry of sea ice and how it affects the surrounding ocean environment.
• Professor Jan Strugnell is an evolutionary molecular biologist at James Cook University in Townsville, investigating how Antarctic and deep-sea creatures have adapted and evolved over time, especially in response to changes in Earth’s climate and geography.
• Dr Leonie Suter is a geneticist and environment DNA analyst with the Australian Antarctic Division in Hobart, who uses DNA found in water samples, from the ocean surface to the seafloor, to identify and monitor the biodiversity of marine life in Antarctica.
• Dr Laura Herraiz-Borreguero is a physical oceanographer with CSIRO Environment in Hobart, studying the interaction of the warming ocean with Antarctic ice shelves.

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The Denman Marine Voyage was a collaboration between the Australian Antarctic Division, the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science, and Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future.

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