Jefferson Cardia Simoes – Elected Fellow of the World Academy of Sciences

Jefferson Cardia SIMÕES has been elected a fellow of the World Academy of Sciences/TWAS [TWAS UNESCO (https://twas.org/)].

The nominee has made significant contributions to the science of ice cores and is one of the most distinguished Latin-American glaciologists. His achievements include reconstructing acid pollution in Svalbard ice cores and detecting arsenic and uranium pollution in Antarctic ice. He introduced glaciological science in Brazil, created the first national centre for polar research and led several international scientific expeditions to Antarctica and the Andes. His international leadership was recognized by his election (2016) and re-election (2020) to the vice-presidency of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR/ISC). He is a full member of the Brazilian Academy of Science and a recipient of the National Order of Scientific Merit from the Brazilian Presidency of the Republic.