Amber Leeson

Dr Amber Leeson is a Reader in Glaciology at Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University. She serves as Associate Director for Research and leads projects integrating data science, numerical modeling, and remote sensing to study climate change impacts on the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets. Her current research focuses on supraglacial hydrology, digital twinning of ice sheets, and firn evolution.

• Current Research Themes
  • Ice sheet surface climate representation in models
  • Supraglacial hydrology and ice sheet dynamics
  • Firn evolution (past, present, future)
• Leadership Roles
  • Associate Director for Research, Lancaster Environment Centre
  • Treasurer and Secretary, International Glaciological Society
  • Theme Lead for Environment, Data Science Institute (DSI)

Her teaching includes courses on Glacial Systems, Environmental Processes, and Global Change. She supervises undergraduate and master's dissertations in Polar Science. Recent projects include Arctic Extremes (ARCTEX), 5D Antarctica (5DAIS), and AI Forecasting for Ice Shelf Collapse (AI4IS).

Amber's scientific contributions span climate model calibration, firn densification studies, and supraglacial lake dynamics. She has held advisory roles for the UK Polar Network, AGU Cryosphere Committee, and UKNCAR. Her work unites glaciology, data science, and climate modeling to address planetary-scale environmental challenges.