David Vaughan (glaciologist), Date of Birth
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Climate scientist of the British Antarctic Survey
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About David Vaughan (glaciologist)
- David Glyn Vaughan OBE (born RAF Akrotiri 23 October 1962) is a climate scientist at the British Antarctic Survey.
- His research focus is the role of ice sheets in the Earth system and the societal threat of climate change and rising sea levels.
- He is a co-ordinating Lead Author of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.
- His research work includes the mapping of the bed under Pine Island Glacier and the discovery of a subglacial volcano.Vaughan graduated from Churchill College, Cambridge with a degree in Natural Sciences in 1984.
- He then earned a MSc in Geophysics from Durham University (Hatfield College) in 1985, after which he joined the British Antarctic Survey, taking part in multiple field campaigns over the following years.
- He gained his PhD from the Open University in 1995.
- He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to glaciology.
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