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Biography
Richard's work seeks to better understand the response of polar ice sheets, and corresponding sea level, to a changing climate. His research primarily focuses on the behaviour of ice sheets in the geological past, using a combination of geomorphology, geochemistry and numerical modelling.
Following his PhD, Richard was an NZARI-funded Postdoctoral Fellow at Victoria University of Wellington (NZ) and an EU-funded Junior Research Fellow at Durham University (UK). He joined Monash University as a Research Fellow in March 2020.
See his website for more details.
Research interests
Richard is an ARC-funded DECRA Fellow, and a Chief Investigator of the 'Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future' (SAEF) special research initiative.
His research encompasses three main areas:
1. Determining the past size of ice sheets and associated contribution to sea-level change.
2. Investigating the drivers and mechanisms of ice sheet behaviour.
3. Developing the applications of cosmogenic nuclides and surface-exposure dating.
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):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Victoria University of Wellington
Award Date: 10 Dec 2015
Master of Science, Royal Holloway, University of London
Award Date: 1 Dec 2009
Bachelor of Science (Honours), University of Gloucestershire
Award Date: 1 Dec 2008
External positions
Committee Observer, Australia and New Zealand IODP Consortium (ANZIC)
Lead editor, special issue, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
Research area keywords
- ice sheets
- past climate
- sea level
- Antarctica
- geochronology
- ice-flow modelling
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
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Australian Membership of the International Ocean Discovery Program 2023-24
Roberts, A., Bostock, H. C., Daczko, N. R., Grice, K., Selwyn Jones, R., Lisé-Pronovost, A., McGregor, H. V., O'Leary, M., Tyler, J. J., Webster, J. M., Whittaker, J. M., Nothdurft, L., Mukherjee, I. & Robinson, D.
1/02/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Characteristics and controls of ice sheet loss on centennial timescales
31/12/21 → 30/12/24
Project: Research
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SAEF: Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future – An Evidence-Based, Informatics Approach
Chown, S., Robinson, S., Wilson, K. A., Mackintosh, A., McGeoch, M., Bode, M., Helmstedt, K., McGregor, H. V., Arblaster, J., Duffy, G., Greening, C., Henley, B., Siems, S., Cressie, N., Kaye, S., Barthelemy, J., Mangion, A. Z., Dunbabin, M., Gonzalez, L., Mengersen, K. L., Strugnell, J. M., Cassey, P., Johnston, E., Clark, G. F., Terauds, A., Stark, J. S., Saunders, K., Hua, Q., Meredith, K., Stevens, M. I., Wilson, N., Smith, J., McLennan, S., Lim, E., DeConto, R., Brooks, C., Cowan, D., Charman, D., Maclean, I., Bollar, B., Barbour, M., Fraser, C., Flexas, J., Zuniga, G., Olalla-Tarraga, M., Balco, G., Norton, K. P., Njastad, B., Vaughan, D. G., Kessick, M., Lynnes, A., Adams, M., McCormack, F., Wheeler, M. C., Weller, J., Selwyn Jones, R., Whitmore, R., McNeill, M., Fülöp, R., McLennan, S., Amirghasemi, M., Rhodes, J., Lappan, R., Janion-Scheepers, C., Liggett, D. & Wege, M.
La Trobe University, University of Sydney, University of Cape Town (UCT)
19/05/20 → 14/06/30
Project: Research
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Coupled atmosphere-ocean response of the southwest Pacific to deglacial changes in Atlantic meridional overturning circulation
Eaves, S. R., Mackintosh, A. N., Pedro, J. B., Bostock, H. C., Ryan, M. T., Norton, K. P., Hayward, B. W., Anderson, B. M., He, F., Jones, R. S., Lorrey, A. M., Newnham, R. M., Tims, S. G. & Vandergoes, M. J., 1 Sept 2024, In: Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 641, 12 p., 118802.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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How can geomorphology facilitate a better understanding of glacier and ice sheet behaviour?
Jones, R. S., Miller, L. E. & Westoby, M. J., Sept 2024, In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 49, 12, p. 3677-3683 7 p.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
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Assessing the potential for ice flow piracy between the Totten and Vanderford glaciers, East Antarctica
McCormack, F. S., Roberts, J. L., Kulessa, B., Aitken, A., Dow, C. F., Bird, L., Galton-Fenzi, B. K., Hochmuth, K., Jones, R. S., MacKintosh, A. N. & McArthur, K., 1 Nov 2023, In: The Cryosphere. 17, 11, p. 4549-4569 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
A thicker Antarctic ice stream during the mid-Pliocene warm period
Mas e Braga, M., Jones, R. S., Bernales, J., Andersen, J. L., Fredin, O., Morlighem, M., Koester, A. J., Lifton, N. A., Harbor, J. M., Suganuma, Y., Glasser, N. F., Rogozhina, I. & Stroeven, A. P., Dec 2023, In: Communications Earth and Environment. 4, 1, 13 p., 321.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Award for Research Excellence by an Early Career Researcher
Selwyn Jones, Richard (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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International Junior Research Fellowship
Selwyn Jones, Richard (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Competitive Fellowships
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President’s Award for Best Doctoral Thesis
Selwyn Jones, Richard (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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Could you survive an Antarctic blizzard to look for mud? These scientists had no choice
12/02/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Scientists work to unlock secrets of Antarctica's Denman Glacier
1/02/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Ice core from secret US Army base reveals dramatic historical Greenland ice-sheet melting
21/07/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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We studied how the Antarctic ice sheet advanced and retreated over 10,000 years. It holds warnings for the future
13/07/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Terra Transcriber
19/10/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Blogs