Researcher

Ian Hamling

Earth Sciences New Zealand
(Formerly GNS Science)

Ian Hamling is a geodetic scientist specialising in Satellite Radar Interferometry (InSAR) to measure and model surface deformation associated with tectonic and volcanic processes. After completing his PhD in 2010 at the University of Leeds, UK,  and a two-year post-doctoral position at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy, he moved to GNS Science in 2013. Since his arrival, he has worked on broad range of projects ranging from volcanic eruptions and earthquakes to landslides and the effect of vertical land movement on sea level rise. He was the recipient of the 2017 Royal Society of New Zealand Hamilton Prize is PI for the New Zealand volcano supersite and co-lead of the South-East Asia volcano demonstrator program.