Céline Heuzé wins award for research on ocean complexity in climate models
Céline Heuzé, Associate Professor of Climate Science at the University of Gothenburg, is awarded the Birger Karlsson Science Prize by the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg (KVVS). The prize will be awarded at the KVVS annual meeting on January 24.
Céline Heuzé is a leading researcher in one of the least studied parts of the climate system: the deep ocean. Her studies highlight the role and vulnerability of the deep ocean to ongoing climate change, focusing on its interaction with the cryosphere. She uses in-situ measurements, climate models and remote sensing in her studies
The motivation from the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences reads:
“Céline Heuzé is already a leading researcher in one of the least studied parts of the climate system: the deep ocean. She highlights its role in and vulnerability to ongoing climate change, focusing on its interactions with the cryosphere. Céline Heuzé is already a prominent researcher in her field, where her research on demonstrating the complexity of the ocean in climate models has had a major impact. She has received major external research grants and has published more than 50 scientific papers in reputable journals. Céline Heuzé is also committed to disseminating her research results to the public and has appeared on radio and TV and given public lectures.”
Céline Heuzé obtained her PhD in 2015 in Physical Oceanography at the University of East Anglia, UK, and continued her research career as a Marie Curie Incoming Fellow at the University of Gothenburg. Since 2018, she has been working at the Department of Earth Sciences.
This is not the first time she has received a scientific award. In 2022, Céline Heuzé was awarded the European Science Union's Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award.
Current research projects:
- Monitoring Arctic Polynyas from Space (MAPS) – from seasonal forecast to near-real-time retrievals (Swedish Space Agency)
- Warming of Arctic deep waters, using in-situ observations and climate models (Swedish Research Council)
- Sea level variability and forecast over the North Atlantic - North Sea region, using in-situ and satellite measurements and AI (FORMAS)
Kungl. Vetenskaps- och Vitterhets-Samhället (KVVS) är en göteborgsbaserad, interdisciplinär vetenskapsakademi som bildades 1778. Dess verksamhet omfattar olika ämnesområden såsom naturvetenskap, samhällsvetenskap och humaniora. Främsta syftet med akademien är att främja vetenskaplig forskning och stödja högre utbildning.
Kungl. Vetenskaps- och Vitterhets-Samhället i Göteborg (KVVS)
