Antarctic Research Centre

Dr Andrew Mackintosh

Senior Lecturer
Antarctic Research Centre
address

Phone: 04 463 6193
Fax: 04 463 5186
Location: Room 504, Cotton Building, Gate 7 Kelburn Pde, Kelburn Campus

Dr Andrew Mackintosh

Qualifications

BSc Melbourne (1993); BSc(Hons) Newcastle (1994); PhD Edinburgh (2000)


International Commitments

  • Secretary General of the International Association of Cryospheric Sciences (IACS).

Research Interests

I lead a glacier research group in the Antarctic Research Centre and work in the Climate Change, Quaternary Environments, and Environmental Modelling and Prediction research groups within the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences.

My aim is to understand the interactions between glaciers and the climate system. In particular, I use glaciological data and computer models to:
  • interpret past climate changes on orbital to decadal timescales;
  • predict future ice behaviour.

Research Projects (principal investigator)

  • Temperature or precipitation; what drives Southern Hemisphere glacier fluctuations? (Supported by NZ Marsden Fund 2008-9).
  • Modelling New Zealand glacier fluctuations and past climate (Supported by Comer Science and Education Fund, USA, 2008-2010).
  • Modelling of Antarctic and New Zealand glaciations (Supported by the Eggers Fund, 2009-2012)
  • Dynamics of Transantarctic Mountains outlet glaciers (ANDRILL, 2010-2014)
  • Regional Climate Modelling; Predicting the future response of the New Zealand cryosphere (FRST sub-contract from NIWA, 2009-2011)

Publications