Kevin Hank

Physical Scientist - Ice Sheet Modeller

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Kevin Hank

Physical Scientist - Ice Sheet Modeller

Biography
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Biography

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.: Numerical ice sheet modeling of Heinrich Events, PhD thesis, https://doi.org/10.48336/DRF6-PA59, 2024
Hank, K., Tarasov, L., and 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.