Date: 06 Jan 2009
Dr Robert Mulvaney, glaciologist with the British Antarctic Survey has been awarded an OBE for Services to Science in Her Majesty the Queen’s 2009 New Year’s Honours List.
Gallery - Dr Mulvaney at work
Berkner Island science team 2004/05 - Berkner Island science team 2004/05. Robert Mulvaney centre front row
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Dr Mulvaney at field camp - Dr Mulvaney at field camp
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Dr Robert Mulvaney on skidoo - Dr Robert Mulvaney on skidoo
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Dr Robert Mulvaney OBE - Dr Robert Mulvaney OBE
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Dr Robert Mulvaney OBE - Dr Robert Mulvaney OBE
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Dr Robert Mulvaney checking equipment - Dr Robert Mulvaney checking equipment in 'ice lab'.
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Dr Robert Mulvaney with ice coring equipment - Dr Robert Mulvaney with ice coring equipment
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Dr Robert Mulvaney with ice coring equipment - Dr Robert Mulvaney with ice coring equipment
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HRH Prince of Wales and Secretary of State John Hutton view ice core - Robert Mulvaney shows ice core to visitors
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Mounting antenna - Mounting antenna
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Setting up air filter equipment - Setting up air filter equipment
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The Berkner Island science team - The Berkner Island science team
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Recognised internationally for his research into the Earth’s past climate, Dr Mulvaney, has led British and collaborative deep-field missions to collect Antarctic ice cores from some of the most inaccessible regions on Earth. Evidence from ice cores collected from Berkner Island in the Weddell Sea and James Ross Island on the Antarctic Peninsula reveals a record of climate and environmental change extending from centuries to tens of thousands years. His team’s investigations shed new light on how Antarctic ice sheets responded to past climate change and helps improves our understanding of what will happen in warmer world. Dr Mulvaney has visited Antarctica 15 times and was awarded the Polar Medal in 1999. On hearing of his award he said,
“This is a tremendous honour for me personally. I feel that it is also a recognition of the hard work of my colleagues from British Antarctic Survey who have been involved in this research over the years.”
