Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
My research focuses on reconstructing glaciers and ice sheets through glacial geomorphology and geochronology. I’ve worked extensively in Antarctica and Patagonia, but also other locations around the world including here in Scotland. I primarily use cosmogenic nuclides (10Be, 26Al, 36Cl, 14C) and noble gases (21Ne) to constrain the timing of glacial activity and erosion, but I also use the technique to quantify other Earth surface processes. I manage Edinburgh’s Cosmogenic Nuclide Laboratory, where we perform wet chemistry to extract and purify targets for AMS analysis of 10Be, 26Al and 36Cl. We can also prepare samples for analysis of 14C and 21Ne. If you have samples you’d like to analyse, please get in touch.
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Resolving the paradox of conflicting glacial chronologies: Reconstructing the pattern of deglaciation of the Magellan cordilleran ice dome (53-54°S) during the Last glacial – interglacial transition
McCulloch, B., Bentley, M., Fabel, D., Fernández-Navarro, H., Garcia, J. L., Hein, A., Huynh, C., Jamieson, S. S. R., Lira, M.-P., Lüthgens, C., Nield, G. A., Román, M. S. & Tisdall, E. W., 15 Nov 2024, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 344, 108866.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The last glacial cycle in southernmost Patagonia: A review
Huynh, C., Hein, A., McCulloch, B. & Bingham, R. G., 15 Nov 2024, In: Quaternary Science Advances. 344, 108972.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Late Glacial-Holocene cirque glacier chronology on sub-Antarctic Kerguelen Archipelago (49°S) based on cosmogenic 36Cl exposure dating
Tuestad, T., Marrero, S. M., Linge, H., Deline, P., Ravanel, L., Bakke, J., Arnaud, F., Hein, A. S., Gheorghiu, D. M. & Shanks, R., 15 Jul 2024, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 336, 108754.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Inherited terrestrial cosmogenic nuclides in landscapes of selective glacial erosion: lessons from Lochnagar, Eastern Grampian Mountains, Scotland
Hall, A., Sugden, D., Binnie, S., Hein, A., Dunai, T., Ritter, B. & Stewart, M., May 2024, In: Journal of Quaternary Science. 39, 4, p. 515-530Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Glacial erosion rates at Forsmark derived from Terrestrial Cosmogenic Nuclides – additional results: SKB TR-23-21
Hall, A., Heyman, J. & Hein, A., 1 Nov 2023Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Activities
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COSMO 2024 - Cologne
Hein, A. (Advisor)
20 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) (Journal)
Hein, A. (Peer reviewer)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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COSMO 2022 - Scotland
Hein, A. (Chair)
7 Jun 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Science (Journal)
Hein, A. (Peer reviewer)
2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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Frontiers in Earth Science (Journal)
Hein, A. (Peer reviewer)
2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
Prizes
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Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society
Hein, A. (Recipient), 17 Mar 2016
Prize: Fellowships awarded competitively
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William Speirs Bruce Medal
Hein, A. (Recipient), 17 Mar 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Quantifying different retreat rates and dynamics of adjacent fjord- and land- terminating margins during the Late-Glacial and Holocene recession of the Greenland Ice Sheet
Clark, C. (Principal Investigator), Leger, T. (Co-investigator), Ely, J. C. (Co-investigator), Archer, R. (Co-investigator), Boyes, B. (Co-investigator), Diemont, C. (Co-investigator), Dulfer, H. (Co-investigator), Veness, R. (Co-investigator), Hein, A. (Co-investigator) & Huynh, C. (Co-investigator)
10/01/25 → 9/01/27
Project: Awarded Facility Time
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Quantifying the extent and timing of Lateglacial and Holocene glacier advances to constrain the climate on opposing sides of Tierra del Fuego, southernmost Chile
Hein, A. (Principal Investigator), Huynh, C. (Student), McCulloch, B. (Co-investigator), Garcia, J. L. (Co-investigator), Bingham, R. (Co-investigator) & Goldberg, D. (Co-investigator)
2/07/24 → 1/07/26
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Reconstructing Holocene glacier lengths through time to address climate model-data disagreements
Marcott, S. (Principal Investigator), Lifton, N. (Principal Investigator), Hein, A. (Project Partner), Jomelli, V. (Project Partner), Wickert, A. (Project Partner), Menounos, B. (Project Partner), Mark, B. (Project Partner), Rodbell, D. (Project Partner), Jones, A. (Student) & Romero, M. (Student)
1/09/23 → 31/08/27
Project: Research Collaboration with external organisation
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Resolving the timing of the local Last Glacial Maximum and penultimate glaciation in the understudied northeast of Patagonia
Hein, A. (Principal Investigator), Leger, T. (Student), Rodés, Á. (Co-investigator) & Bingham, R. (Co-investigator)
1/04/20 → 31/03/22
Project: Awarded Facility Time
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Solving the paradox of conflicting glacial chronologies: reconstructing the Cordillera Darwin ice sheet (53°-55°S) during the last glacial – interglacial transition
McCulloch, B. (Principal Investigator), Hein, A. (Co-investigator), Garcia, J. L. (Co-investigator) & Tisdall, E. W. (Co-investigator)
1/04/20 → 31/03/24
Project: Research Collaboration with external organisation
Press/Media
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Dr Andrew Hein says terrain beneath glaciers influences their impact on sea levels
13/07/11
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Andrew Hein warns melting of Antarctic ice cap may raise sea levels by 3m
4/02/16
17 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Dr Andrew Hein suggests all ice from West Antarctica could disappear relatively quickly
22/08/16
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research