Personal profile
Research interests
Dr McCormack is an ARC DECRA Fellow in Antarctic Research and Chief Investigator on the ARC Special Research Initiative Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future. Felicity's research focusses on predicting Antarctica’s future contribution to sea level rise, using ice sheet models, geophysical observations, and theory. In 2019, Felicity was awarded a Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of California, Irvine.
Education/Academic qualification
Quantitative Marine Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, Modelling El Niño-Southern Oscillation: the utility of contemporary diagnostic frameworks, University of Tasmania
Award Date: 14 Aug 2015
Quantitative Marine Sciences, Diploma of Quantitative Marine Sciences, University of Tasmania
Award Date: 14 Aug 2015
Research area keywords
- Antarctica
- ice sheet models
- sea level rise
- ice flow relations
- climate variability
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 3 Active
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Evolution of Antarctic glaciers from icequake seismology: a new capability
Reading, A. M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Stål, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McCormack, F. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Hudson, T. (Partner Investigator (PI))
1/08/25 → 31/07/29
Project: Research
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Hosting ACCESS-NRI Ice Sheet Modelling team
McCormack, F. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Purich, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jakob, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Arblaster, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mackintosh, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Selwyn Jones, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tetley, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bird, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Hogg, A. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/04/25 → 31/03/28
Project: Research
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From creeping to sliding: controls on Antarctic Ice Sheet flow processes
McCormack, F. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
30/12/21 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Antarctic Wide Subglacial Hydrology Modeling
Ehrenfeucht, S., Dow, C., McArthur, K., Morlighem, M. & McCormack, F. S., 16 Jan 2025, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 52, 1, 12 p., e2024GL111386.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Assessing the sensitivity of the Vanderford Glacier, East Antarctica, to basal melt and calving
Bird, L. A., McCormack, F. S., Beckmann, J., Jones, R. S. & MacKintosh, A. N., 3 Mar 2025, In: The Cryosphere. 19, 2, p. 955-973 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Distinct Central and Eastern Pacific El Niño Influence on Antarctic Surface Mass Balance
Macha, J. M. A., Mackintosh, A. N., McCormack, F. S., Henley, B. J., McGregor, H. V., van Dalum, C. T. & Purich, A., 16 Jun 2024, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 51, 11, 12 p., e2024GL109423.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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How Does the Southern Annular Mode Control Surface Melt in East Antarctica?
Saunderson, D., Mackintosh, A. N., McCormack, F. S., Jones, R. S. & van Dalum, C. T., 28 Mar 2024, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 51, 6, 12 p., e2023GL105475.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A Review of Bayesian Modelling in Glaciology
Gopalan, G., Zammit-Mangion, A. & McCormack, F., 1 Jan 2023, Statistical Modeling Using Bayesian Latent Gaussian Models: With Applications in Geophysics and Environmental Sciences. Hrafnkelsson, B. (ed.). Cham, Switzerland: Springer, p. 81-107 27 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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