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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)
ECR Board member, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
Research area keywords
- ice sheets
- past climate
- sea level
- Antarctica
- geochronology
- ice-flow modelling
Network
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Projects
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Australian Membership of the International Ocean Discovery Program 2023-24
Rohling, E. J., Bostock, H. C., Daczko, N. R., Gaina, C., Grice, K., Selwyn Jones, R., Lisé-Pronovost, A., McGregor, H. V., O'Leary, M., Suthers, I., Tyler, J. J., Webster, J. M., Whittaker, J. M. & 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., Perez, P., Barthelemy, J., Mangion, A. Z., Corke, P. I., Dunbabin, M., Gonzalez, L., Mengersen, K. L., Strugnell, J. M., Cassey, P., Johnston, E., Clark, G., 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., Goehring, B., Norton, K. P., Njastad, B., Vaughan, D. G., Kessick, M., Lynnes, A., Adams, M., McCormack, F., Wheeler, M. C., Weller, J. & Selwyn Jones, R.
La Trobe University, University of Sydney
19/05/20 → 18/05/27
Project: Research
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Modelled sensitivity of Monte San Lorenzo ice cap, Patagonian Andes, to past and present climate
Martin, J., Davies, B. J., Jones, R. & Thorndycraft, V., 4 Oct 2022, In: Frontiers in Earth Science. 10, 32 p., 831631.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Response of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet to past and future climate change
Stokes, C. R., Abram, N. J., Bentley, M. J., Edwards, T. L., England, M. H., Foppert, A., Jamieson, S. S. R., Jones, R. S., King, M. A., Lenaerts, J. T. M., Medley, B., Miles, B. W. J., Paxman, G. J. G., Ritz, C., van de Flierdt, T. & Whitehouse, P. L., 11 Aug 2022, In: Nature. 608, 7922, p. 275-286 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access12 Citations (Scopus) -
Stability of the Antarctic Ice Sheet during the pre-industrial Holocene
Jones, R. S., Johnson, J. S., Lin, Y., Mackintosh, A. N., Sefton, J. P., Smith, J. A., Thomas, E. R. & Whitehouse, P. L., 2022, In: Nature Reviews Earth and Environment. 3, p. 500–515 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Surface melt on the Shackleton Ice Shelf, East Antarctica (2003-2021)
Saunderson, D., MacKintosh, A., McCormack, F., Jones, R. S. & Picard, G., 27 Oct 2022, In: The Cryosphere. 16, 10, p. 4553-4569 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Erosion rates in a wet, temperate climate derived from rock luminescence techniques
Smedley, R. K., Small, D., Jones, R. S., Brough, S., Bradley, J. & Jenkins, G. T. H., 29 Oct 2021, In: Geochronology. 3, 2, p. 525-543 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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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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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
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Beryllium-10 dating of moraines around Lake Ohau
24/09/13
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Blogs