Mark Altaweel

Mark Altaweel is a Reader in Near Eastern Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, having held previous appointments and joint appointments at the University of Chicago, University of Alaska, and Argonne National Laboratory. Mark has an undergraduate degree in Anthropology and Masters and PhD degrees from the University of Chicago’s Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations.
An aerial view of a humpback whale and shearwater in the Pacific Ocean.

Conservation Tech: Monitoring Humpback Whales Using Image Recognition

Mark Altaweel

Happywhale is a citizen science effort that uses AI to identify and track humpback whales.

A seabird with wings outstretched flying out from the ocean with water splashing around the bird.

Individual Seabird Adaption to Climate Change

Mark Altaweel

Scientists tracked the migratory patterns of 145 seabirds to map how individual shearwaters are adapting to climate change.

A small brown bird holding a small caterpillar.

How Inequality Affects Urban Wildlife

Mark Altaweel

More access to green space and mature trees in wealthier neighborhoods in the United States has also led to a greater diversity of wildlife in those areas.

A view of tall eucalyptus trees in a forest.

The Role of Secondary Forests in Reducing Atmospheric Carbon

Mark Altaweel

Secondary forests play an important role in carbon capture strategies aimed towards reducing atmospheric carbon.

Photo taken from an aircraft looking down at a heart-shaped glacier that is breaking off.

Measuring Greenland’s Ice Loss

Mark Altaweel

More accurate geospatial methodologies for measuring ice loss in Greenland indicate that existing approaches may not fully capture the scale of ice melt.