▁A . ▁Dow des well ▁( born ▁ 1 8 ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 7 ) ▁is ▁a ▁British ▁gla ci ologist ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Scott ▁Pol ar ▁Research ▁Institute ▁and ▁a ▁Professor ▁of ▁Phys ical ▁Geography ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Geography ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge . ▁ ▁Education ▁Dow des well ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁B A ▁in ▁ge ography ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁and ▁studied ▁for ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁at ▁IN ST A AR ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Colorado ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁the ▁Scott ▁Pol ar ▁Research ▁Institute . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁lect urer ▁in ▁Phys ical ▁Geography ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wales , ▁Aber yst w yth . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁Professor ▁of ▁Phys ical ▁Geography ▁and ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Br istol ▁Gla ci ology ▁Centre , ▁University ▁of ▁Br istol ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Scott ▁Pol ar ▁Research ▁Institute ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁professor ial ▁fellow ▁at ▁Jesus ▁College , ▁Cambridge . ▁ ▁His ▁research ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁form ▁and ▁flow ▁of ▁gla ci ers ▁and ▁ice ▁caps ▁and ▁their ▁response ▁to ▁climate ▁change , ▁and ▁the ▁links ▁between ▁former ▁ice ▁sheets ▁and ▁the ▁marine ▁ge ological ▁record , ▁using ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁satellite , ▁air