Scott Polar Research Institute, UK

APECS Council

Allen is a PhD candidate studying the remote sensing of glaciers with a particular focus on applications to glacier mass balance; his
current research focuses on using high resolution airborne multispectral imagery to create a glacier facies classification scheme. His recent work has included a Masters in Polar Studies at the University of Cambridge integrating airborne LiDAR and Landsat data to
build a DEM of Iceland’s second largest icecap and study its changes over the past decade. Allen has an undergraduate degree in Chemistry and Earth and Planetary Sciences from Harvard University where his senior thesis was based on an application of cosmogenic nuclide exposure age dating to building a history of the interior West Antarctic Ice Sheet.

Originally attracted to polar research through a love of hiking, cross-country skiing, and just getting outside, Allen tries to spread
his love for polar science to anybody who will listen, especially through his involvement with the UK Polar Network. He also takes every chance he gets to pursue field research and, among other places, has worked in northern Namibia, southeast Alaska, and Antarctica’s Dry Valleys.