Leanne Mary Wake

Leanne Mary Wake is an Earth system scientist affiliated with Northumbria University, focusing on geophysical processes in the Earth-land-atmosphere system. She holds a Geography PhD (2010) and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2017). Her research emphasizes land-atmosphere interactions, snow dynamics in boreal forests, and Holocene behavior of the Greenland Ice Sheet.

Research interests include Arctic tundra studies, permafrost dynamics, and climate modeling. She has contributed to interdisciplinary work in STEM education equity through collaborative projects.

• Key areas: Snow thermal conductivity, Greenland sea level changes, and Arctic ecosystem modeling
• Recent publications focus on climate feedback mechanisms and cryosphere dynamics

Scientific awards: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2017).