Wendy Julia Lawson is a New Zealand glaciology academic. She is currently a full professor at the

University of Canterbury The University of Canterbury ( mi, Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha; postnominal abbreviation ''Cantuar.'' or ''Cant.'' for ''Cantuariensis'', the Latin name for Canterbury) is a public research university based in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was ...

Academic career

After an undergraduate at the

University of Manchester , mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity , established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univer ...

and a 1990 PhD titled '' 'The structural evolution of Variegated Glacier, Alaska.' '' at the

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

, she moved to the

, rising to full professor and Pro-Vice Chancellor of Science.

Selected works

* Arnold, N. S., I. C. Willis, M. J. Sharp, K. S. Richards, and W. J. Lawson. "A distributed surface energy-balance model for a small valley glacier. I. Development and testing for Haut Glacier d’Arolla, Valais, Switzerland."

Journal of Glaciology A journal, from the Old French ''journal'' (meaning "daily"), may refer to: *Bullet journal, a method of personal organization *Diary, a record of what happened over the course of a day or other period *Daybook, also known as a general journal, a ...

42, no. 140 (1996): 77–89. * Lawson, Wendy J., Martin J. Sharp, and Michael J. Hambrey. "The structural geology of a surge-type glacier."

Journal of Structural Geology The ''Journal of Structural Geology'' is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering on the field of structural geology. It is published by Elsevier and the editor-in-chief is G. Ian Alsop (University of Aberdeen). According to the ''Journa ...

16, no. 10 (1994): 1447–1462. * Anderson, Brian M., Richard CA Hindmarsh, and Wendy J. Lawson. "A modelling study of the response of Hatherton Glacier to Ross Ice Sheet grounding line retreat."

Global and Planetary Change ''Global and Planetary Change'' is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research into the earth sciences, particularly pertaining to changes in aspects thereof such as sea level and the chemical composition of the atmosphere. It has ...

42, no. 1-4 (2004): 143–153. * Hubbard, Bryn, Martin Sharp, and Wendy J. Lawson. "On the sedimentological character of Alpine basal ice facies."

Annals of Glaciology Annals ( la, annāles, from , "year") are a concise historical record in which events are arranged chronologically, year by year, although the term is also used loosely for any historical record. Scope The nature of the distinction between anna ...

22 (1996): 187–193.

References

Living people New Zealand women academics Alumni of the University of Cambridge University of Canterbury faculty New Zealand glaciologists Year of birth missing (living people) Women glaciologists {{NewZealand-academic-bio-stub