September 30, 2024: Welcome new group members!

With the start of fall term, the IFDL has added new members to the group! Say hello to (L-R) PhD student Marin Blaisdell, Post-Doc and Ice Lab Manager Andrii Murdza, and MS student Anthony Cheng! Look for more about them and their work coming soon!

September 12, 2024 - Group apple gleaning!

Members of the IFDL joined local non-profit Willing Hands to help glean apples from the Whitman Brook Orchard in Quechee, VT. 1,258 pounds of apples were collected to be distributed to food banks and shelters across the Upper Valley, with some being sent to a nearby rescue for orphaned black bears!

August 6, 2024 - Follow the Water with Colin and Aleah!

Colin Meyer and Aleah Sommers recently returned from field work at Helheim Glacier in southeast Greenland. The project, called “Follow the Water”, is supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation and aims to improve understanding of when, where, and how much meltwater reaches the bed of this fast-moving glacier, and how the water at its base influences how rapidly the glacier slides through a combination of field observations and modeling. Along with collaborators from University at Buffalo and Georgia Institute of Technology, Meyer and Sommers recovered data and equipment installed last year (and buried in snow and ice), redeployed GPS stations surrounding large crevasses high on the ice sheet, conducted seismoelectric and radar experiments, logged density and temperature profiles of shallow firn, and explored proximal subglacial ice caves. 

July 15, 2024: Team Member Updates!

Summer is in full swing, and the Ice Fluid Dynamics Lab is welcoming new group members while saying adieu to others. Big congratulations to Dr. Ayobami Ogunmolasuyi for successfully defending in June! Postdocs Aaron Stubblefield and Kasia Warburton completed their terms with us and are on to amazing work in the future! And our beloved admin Marge Heggison is now enjoying a well-earned retirement!

We also want to give a big welcome to our new postdoc Chase Chivers and summer research staffer Lex Schultz! Look for their bios on the Team page soon!!

March 18, 2024: IFDL represents at LPSC
Last week, PhD student Tara Tomlinson and summer intern Ben Siew attended the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Houston, TX. Tara gave a talk entitled "Effects of Brine Concentration on Porosity and Flexural Strength of Planetary Ices", and Ben presented a poster on his summer project with Jacob and Tara looking at characterizing habitability of Europa and Enceladus brines.
LPSC is one of the largest planetary science conferences in the US and brings in scientists from all over the world. 

March 9, 2024: Group retreat to VINS
On Saturday, the Ice Fluid Dynamics Lab took a trip to the Vermont Institute of Natural Science to enjoy some sunshine, hiking, and raptor viewing! The day also included a pub lunch and visiting an alpaca herd!

February 13, 2024: New Publications Alert!

The Ice Fluid Dynamics Lab has several new papers out!

Aaron Stubblefield with Colin Meyer and Martin Wearing, "Linear Analysis of Ice-Shelf Topography Response to Basal Melting and Freezing", Proceedings of the Royal Society A, September 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2023.0290)

Ayobami Ogunmolasuyi with Andrii Murdza (group affiliate) and Ian Baker, "The Onset of Recrystallization in Polar Firn", Geophysical Research Letters, December 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL103435)

Joanmarie Del Vecchio (group affiliate) with Marisa Palucis and Colin Meyer, "Permafrost Extent Sets Drainage Density in the Arctic", Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, February 2024 (https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2307072120)

September 22, 2022: Kasia wins IoP Early Career Lecturer Award!

Congratulations to our postdoc Kasia Warburton on winning this year's Institute of Physics (IoP) Early Career Lecturer Award for her talk on "Subglacial Soft Matter" at the 6th Edwards Symposium - Soft Matter for the 21st Century! Each year the Symposium attempts to highlight the fast evolving and diverse nature of soft matter science. Materials in this category are those that are easily deformed by thermal fluctuations and external forces. These properties relate to many industrial and biological systems and puts soft matter at the centre of a wide range of disciplines. The science area has also led to many materials and processes for industry while also posing new fundamental problems. 

August 23, 2022: Welcome new team members!

The Ice Fluid Dynamics Lab is coming back from summer break, and we're excited to welcome three new team members for the upcoming year! Head over to the Team Page to meet Kasia Warburton, Anna Valentine, and Aaron Stubblefield!

May 13, 2022: Earth on the Rocks at the Dartmouth Innovation and Technology Festival   

Dartmouth's inaugural Innovation and Technology Festival hosted events, lectures, panels, and activities for the whole community focused on "discussing big issues, asking big questions, and exploring the art of the possible." One panel featured our own Dr. Colin Meyer, along with JPL planetary scientist Dr. Kevin Hand, Engineering professor Laura Ray, and former National Geographic CEO Tracy Wolstencroft, where they discussed the importance of snow and ice environments on Earth and on other planets. The panel covered topics like habitability, climate change, and robotic exploration, with a focus on emerging studies and technology. 

May 6, 2022: Gearing up for Greenland!    

Colin, Aleah, and Brita prepare equipment and instruments for field work on the Greenland ice sheet in July. Gear has to be shipped out months ahead of time to be ready for their arrival!