• 2024-present: Ice sheet modeller, British Antarctic Survey
• 2019-2024: PhD, Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Title: “Numerical ice sheet modeling of Heinrich Events”.
• 2016-2019: MSc, Department of Geophysics, Universität Hamburg.
• 2013-2016: BSc, Department of Geophysics, Universität Hamburg.

Research interests

• Ice sheet modelling with a particular focus on Thwaites Glacier
• Basal drag and implementation of basal sliding laws
• Increasing confidence in predictions of future sea level rise

• Hank, K., Tarasov, L.: The comparative role of physical system processes in Hudson Strait ice stream cycling: a comprehensive model-based test of Heinrich event hypotheses, Clim. Past, 20, 2499–2524, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-20-2499-2024, 2024
• Hank, K.: Numerical ice sheet modeling of Heinrich Events, PhD thesis, https://doi.org/10.48336/DRF6-PA59, 2024
• Hank, K., Tarasov, L., Mantelli, E.: Modeling sensitivities of thermally and hydraulically driven ice stream surge cycling, Geosci. Model Dev., 16, 5627–5652, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-5627-2023, 2023.

Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

2026

Hank, Kevin. Arthern, Robert J. ORCID record for Arthern, Robert J.. Williams, C. Rosie ORCID record for Williams, C. Rosie. Brisbourne, Alex M. ORCID record for Brisbourne, Alex M.. Smith, Andrew M. ORCID record for Smith, Andrew M.. Smith, James A. ORCID record for Smith, James A.. Wåhlin, Anna. Anandakrishnan, Sridhar. (2026) Inferring the ice sheet sliding law from seismic observations: A Pine Island Glacier case study.

2025

Tarasov, Lev. Lecavalier, Benoit S. Hank, Kevin ORCID record for Hank, Kevin. Pollard, David. (2025) The glacial systems model (GSM) Version 25G.

• Hank, K., Arthern, R., & Williams, C. (2025). Acoustic impedance misfits and basal sliding law probabilities for Pine Island Glacier (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/c560ce43-7aa0-4474-90ed-d4ee5f5768ea

3. International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration

   The International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration unites global scientists to study Antarctica’s most vulnerable glacier, predict sea-level rise, and inform climate action worldwide.

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