Anna E. Hogg is a Professor of Earth observation in the School of Earth, Environment & Sustainability at the University of Leeds, working in the in the Institute of Climate and Atmospheric Studies (ICAS). Prof. Hogg’s primary field of expertise is Earth Observation of the Polar regions and she specialises in the use of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data for monitoring change in Antarctica and Greenland.

Over the past 15-years Anna has grown a large research group who are internationally recognised for studying ice dynamic processes from Space and who seek to improve our understanding of the physical mechanisms responsible for driving this change. This research is significant and has real-world impact as it is the major cause of present-day sea level rise from ice sheets. Professor Hogg has used satellite Earth Observation data to write over 50 journal papers on change in ice speed, grounding line location, ice elevation change, and calving front migration.

In 2020 Anna received the EGU Cryosphere Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist award, and in 2023 she was awarded an Honorary Fellowship at British Antarctic Survey (BAS). Through her role as an Alan Turing Institute (ATI) Fellow she has supported the development of new applications for applying advanced computer techniques to satellite datasets. Professor Hogg has broad experience of collaborative research after having managed, led or worked on 34 international research projects funded by ESA, NERC, & ARIA, worth a total project value of over £57 million. Anna enjoys collaborating with other research groups and has worked with partners from over 45 institutions in 14 countries.

Professor Hogg sits on NERC Council, the ESA Mission Advisory Group (MAG) for the ROSE-L satellite and is co-director of the NERC SENSE Earth observation Centre for Doctoral Training and the Net Zero for Polar Science DFA. In 2020 Prof. Hogg founded a UKSA funded regional Space cluster called Space Hub Yorkshire (SHY) which facilitates knowledge transfer between academia and industry and works closely with local governance. Through her role as co-chair of the Space Academic Network (SPAN) and Chair of the SPAN EO working Group, Professor Hogg enjoys working with academics and Space industry experts to identify scientific and industrial strategic goals that shape the future direction of our national Earth Observation and Space industry capability.