Glacier moss balls, and the mystery behind their motion, gained international attention this summer, following a publication in Polar Biology. Group leader Tim Bartholomaus appeared on NPR’s popular Morning Edition broadcast, the CBC’s As It Happens radio show, podcasts, magazines, … Continued
Prof. Tim Bartholomaus and partners have received a $1.2M grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to understand the connections between glacier sliding and the water and sediment underneath glaciers and ice sheets. This relationship between glacier flow, water, and … Continued
Master of Science candidate Emma Swaninger did a phenomenal job presenting and defending the results of her last two years of research. Among other findings, Emma demonstrated that near-terminus ice is likely weaker than typically expected, and that even thin, … Continued
Glacier moss balls are globular, ~10 cm masses of moss, with small amounts of sediment found on some glaciers. These enigmatic, rare components of glacier biology have seen some study at select glaciers around the world, but their longevity on … Continued
Ph.D. student Chris Miele, in the UI Glacier Dynamics lab, successfully defended his dissertation proposal today. His dissertation, titled “Transition zones in floating glacier ice in Greenland,” is focused around better understanding the dynamics and iceberg calving of marine terminating … Continued
Three UI students, Chris Miele, Emma Swaninger, and Abby Lute, attended the 2019 Northwest Glaciologists meeting in Corvallis, Oregon, last week. Chris and Emma are students in the Glacier Dynamics lab and shared their work focused on understanding dynamic changes … Continued
Members of the Glacier Dynamics lab at UIdaho are preparing this week for next week’s gathering of Northwest Glaciologists. Chris Miele will present a theory-based analysis on the interplay between submarine melt and iceberg calving, and how calving varies with … Continued
The group members for the Glacier Dynamics Lab at the University of Idaho have been updated! Check out the Lab Group page to learn more about our current members: Emma and Chris, along with Tim.
At the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics meeting in Montreal, Canada, Bartholomaus co-convened and presented during a symposium on Glacier Seismology. The well-attended symposium featured talks from authors around the world on topics as diverse as ice shelves, basal … Continued
Denis Felikson has been awarded the 2019 Early Career Award by the International Association of Cryospheric Sciences. Tim Bartholomaus had the privilege of working with Denis while the two of them were at the University of Texas in Austin, and … Continued