Dr Andy Hodson
 | Room number: | E20 | | Telephone (internal): | 27950 | | Telephone (UK): | 0114 222 7950 | | Telephone (International): | +44 114 222 7950 | | Email: | A.J.Hodson@Sheffield.ac.uk |
Andy Hodson received his BSc in Environmental Science from the University of Southampton, and followed with a PhD Climate, Hydrology and Sediment Transfer Process Interactions in a Sub-polar Glacier Basin from the Department of Geography, University of Southampton in 1994. In 1995 he was appointed as a Departmental Lecturer in the School of Geography, University of Oxford, and the next year moved to Sheffield as a Lecturer in Geography; he was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2002, and Reader in July 2007. Andy is Network Coordinator for the EU NSINK Programme NEW! NSINK research features in NERC Environmental Research News (18 Nov 2009) Andy is currently the Director of the Environmental Science Programme:
BSc Environmental Science
Masters in Environmental Science
Research InterestsBiogeochemistry of cold regions, glacier ecology, meltwater geochemistry, glacier hydrology, hydrometeorology of snow and ice
Current Research Meltwater geochemistry - How do glacial processes promote/hinder the sequestration of atmospheric gases (especially CO2) during rock weathering reactions?
- How does the legacy of glaciation influence the chemistry of natural surface waters?
More information on meltwater geochemistry Biogeochemistry of glacial environments - How are the magnitude, bioavailability and composition of atmospheric nutrient inputs modified during storage in glacial environments?
- How does glacial activity influence the sequestration of nutrients such as P, Fe and Si from the earth's crust following rock-water interaction?
More information on biogeochemistry of glacial environments Glacier Ecology - How does the community composition and activity of glacial ecosystems vary through time and space?
- How are microbial habitats distributed across glacial systems and what processes govern their formation / longevity?
- How sensitive are these habitats to climate change?
More information on glacier ecology Glacier Hydrology and hydrometeorology - How do heat fluxes produce meltwater fluxes?
- How are meltwaters conveyed through the glacial system and what conditions do they encounter in transit?
More information on glacier hydrology and hydrometeorology Other Information Andy likes participating in the International Glaciological Society's UK and Nordic branch meetings and spending as much time as possible in Svalbard. Here he doesn't have to pretend to be interested in University politics and teaching-related administration.
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