I am interested in the physics of Earth systems. In particular, my research has focused on the fluid dynamics and solid mechanics of ice as an Earth material. I use ice-penetrating radar to survey the ice sheets, their geometry, flow, properties, and the associated implications for sea-level rise. I also have growing interests in planetary ice and planetary analogs on Earth. I believe in and try to practice open science, with free access to data, code, and manuscripts.
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Research Interests
Ice Temperature
Heat transfer, ice viscosity, and radar attenuation.
Crystal Fabric
Ice crystal anisotropy and radar polarimetry.
Modeling
Physics-based models of fluid flow, heat transfer, etc.
Geophysical Tools
Instrument design and software for radar processing.
Alpine Glaciology
Mountain glacier mass balance and glacier dynamics.
Drilling in Ice
Thermal drilling in theory and in practice.
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Teaching
I enjoy teaching from Jupyter Notebooks. I use Binder, so each of the links to the right takes you to a ‘hub’ with a precompiled anaconda environment and jupyter notebooks executable on a remote server. Please feel free to take and use these notebooks from the associated github repositories, no permission necessary.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
(2024).
Radar-derived crystal orientation fabric suggests dynamic stability at the summit of Hercules Dome during the last ice-sheet deglaciation.
In Review.
(2023).
Effective diffusivity of sulfuric acid in Antarctic ice cores.
In Clim. Past.
(2023).
Scars of tectonic extension promote ice-sheet nucleation from Hercules Dome, West Antarctica.
In Nat Geosci.
(2023).
Greenland and Canadian Arctic ice temperature profiles database.
In TC.