My predecessor as Comet Section director, Jonathan Shanklin, is not only
one of our leading comet experts but, in his professional life, he
worked for the British Antarctic Survey as a meteorologist, eventually
becoming head of the Meteorology and Ozone Monitoring Unit. He was a
member of the BAS team that discovered the Antarctic Ozone Hole in 1985,
a key scientific input to the early debates about how we are affecting
our environment.

To mark the 200th anniversary of the discovery of Artarctica the
Government of the British Artarctic Territory today announced 28 new
place names and one of them is Shanklin Glacier:

https://www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/polar-scientists-and-support-staff-awarded-place-names-in-antarctica/

It is fitting that Jonathan's scientific life has revolved around ice,
both on Earth and in comets, and I'm sure you will all join me in
congratulating him on this amazing achievement.

Nick James, Director.