Dr. Ryan Fogt appointed as new Antarctic Environments Portal Editor

The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Ryan Fogt as Antarctic Environments Portal Editor. 

Dr. Ryan Fogt is a Professor of Meteorology in the Department of Geography at Ohio University, in Athens, Ohio, USA. His recent research examines the Antarctic pressure and sea ice variability from the early 20th century to present using observations and statistical reconstructions.  When he was a graduate student at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, Ryan was able to deploy to Antarctica three times to work on improving a weather forecasting model used in the U.S. Antarctic Program and adapted to the Antarctic environment, by interacting with forecasters on-site at the U.S. base McMurdo, as well as a special visit to the Amundsen-Scott South Pole station.

Ryan previously served as the Antarctic chapter editor for the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society’s State of the Climate report from 2008-2015. This experience, along with a decade and a half of teaching and working with undergraduate and graduate student researchers at Ohio University, has helped him grow to be an effective communicator of the complex climate of Antarctica to a wide and diverse audience.  Ryan is also a steering committee member to SCAR’s Scientific Research Programme AntClimNow, and serves as their membership coordinator.

Reflecting on his new role, Ryan states, 

“I’m really honored and excited to serve as the next editor for the Antarctic Environments Portal. This opportunity will allow me to be more active within SCAR at a higher level, and importantly learn more about other aspects of the Antarctic environment I rarely focus on in my own research.  I’m also looking forward to getting involved with Antarctic Policy, and how the portal can better suit the needs of the Antarctic Treaty System and the various initiatives across SCAR that bridge Antarctic science and policy.”

Ryan will begin his role in November 2024 and can be reached at [email protected].

Dr Ryan Fogt will take over from outgoing Editor Dr Keith Reid, whose dedication has ensured that the Portal provides Antarctic decision-makers with accurate, up-to-date scientific knowledge. We would like to thank Keith for all his hard work and wish him the very best for the future.