Jack Humby is a chemist and works at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) as the Ice Chemistry Lab Manager, where his main responsibilities involve looking after precious ice core samples and maintaining and developing ice analysis laboratories.  In particular, he enjoys the role of developing and running BAS’ continuous flow analysis (CFA) system for high resolution analysis of ice cores. Prior to joining BAS in 2019, he worked in industry as a research and development chemist developing materials for applications including laser marking and transparent electroconductive materials for smart technology devices. He has an MSci in Chemistry from the University of Nottingham, which encompassed a research project on developing greener synthetic routes to drug molecules. He completed a PhD in materials chemistry at the University of Manchester, focusing on the selective adsorption and separation of greenhouse gases using microporous metal-organic framework (MOF) materials.