Ph.D. Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University: August 2013
Advisor: Dr. Ian Howat
Dissertation: Observations and modeling of Greenland outlet glacier dynamics
M.S. Geological Sciences, The Ohio State University: March 2010
Advisor: Dr. Ian Howat
Thesis: Controls on west Greenland outlet glacier sensitivity to climate forcing
B.S. Environmental Science, Lehigh University: January 2008
Advisor: Dr. Joan Ramage Macdonald
Honors Thesis: Landsat TM and ETM+ derived snowline altitudes in the Cordillera Huayhuash and Cordillera Raura, Peru, 1986-2005
Associate Professor at Boise State University
Studies marine-terminating glacier dynamics and ice-ocean interactions using a suite of remotely sensed data, in situ observations, and numerical ice flow models
38 peer-reviewed publications (13 as first-author), 2 accepted, 1 in review, 4 in preparation
Grants awarded as PI: 5 NASA grants totaling ~$1.2M & 4 NSF grants totaling ~$2.1M
Grants awarded as Co-PI: 2 science grants & 1 workshop grant totaling ~$1.2M
Experience teaching Glaciology, Geomorphology, and introductory Earth Science
Involved in mentoring and service activities, including the Boise State Geosciences Graduate Program Chair and American Geophysical Union Executive Committee Representative
Understanding variability in the response of glaciers to climate change
Ice-ocean interactions & how changes in the interactions can trigger glacier change
Internal instabilities that drive rapid glacier change
Glacier crevassing & implications for dynamic change
Snow accumulation & melt in mountain regions using satellite data
Predicting glacier behavior using numerical ice flow modeling & remote sensing techniques
Relative influence of internal and external controls of tidewater glacier behavior
PI: NSF Arctic Natural Sciences (8/1/21-7/31/24), Collaborative Research: Improving estimates of Greenland's freshwater flux: Where do icebergs form and where do they melt?, $297,977, 3 years, Co-PIs: Twila Moon (NSIDC) & Dustin Carroll (Moss Landing Marine Lab)
PI: NASA EPSCoR (01/01/2021 – 12/31/2023), CryoIdaho: Building Idaho’s Cryosphere Research Community through Analysis of Terrain Effects on Snow and Ice Meltwater Fluxes, $528,565, 3 years, Co-Is: HP Marshall, Jim McNamara, Alejandro Flores, Nancy Glenn, Michal Kopera (Boise State) & Tim Bartholomaus, Jan Eitel (UIdaho)
Co-I: Broad Agency Announcement Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (9/1/20-8/31/22), Advancement of snow monitoring for water resources, vehicle mobility, and hazard mitigation, using electromagnetic, acoustic, and seismic techniques, $1,000,000, 2 years, PI: HP Marshall (Boise State)
PI: NSF Arctic Natural Sciences (08/01/2020 –07/31/2023), Collaborative Research: Initiation, Propagation, and Termination: Understanding coupled hydrologic and glacier dynamic instabilities from the surge of Turner Glacier, $504,398, 3 years, Co-PIs: Dylan Mikesell (Boise State) & Tim Bartholomaus (UIdaho)
PI: Idaho NASA EPSCoR Research Initiation (8/1/19 – 7/31/20), Mapping seasonal snow and ice meltwater fluxes in mountain regions using NASA ICESat-2 data, $37,500, 1 year
PI: NASA ROSES Cryospheric Science (7/1/18 - 6/30/21), Quantification and Analysis of Greenland Glacier and Ice Cap Discharge using Automated Landsat Terminus Change Time Series and NASA Data Products, $296,579, 3 years, Co-I: Andre Khalil (UMaine)
Co-PI: NSF Arctic Natural Sciences (9/1/17 - 8/31/20), Collaborative Research: What controls calving? A Greenland-wide test of terminus change mechanisms, $159,670, 3 years, Co-PI: Tim Bartholomaus (UIdaho)
Co-PI: NSF & NASA (4/1/17-3/31/18), Workshop on Communicating Science for Early Career Polar Scientists, $99,474, 2 years, PI: Mahsa Moussavi (UColorado)
PI: NSF Antarctic Research (6/1/17-5/31/20), Antarctic Submarine Melt Variability from Remote Sensing of Icebergs, $367,133, 3-years, co-PI: Gordon Hamilton (UMaine)
PI: US Army Corps of Engineers (9/30/16-2/28/17), Glaciological Analysis of Greenland Ice Sheet in Support of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), $25,000, 1 year, co-PI: Gordon Hamilton (UMaine)
PI: NSF Arctic Research Opportunities (8/15/14 – 7/31/17), Quantifying Greenland Iceberg Melt Rates using Remotely-sensed Data, $172,372, 3 years, co-PI: Gordon Hamilton (UMaine)
PI: NASA ROSES Cryospheric Science (4/23/14-10/31/17), Intra-annual Force Balance Analysis of Tidewater Glaciers, $259,654, 3 years, Co-PI: Shad O’Neel (USGS)
FI: NASA Earth and Space Sciences Fellowship (2010-2013), Observations and modeling of Greenland outlet glacier dynamics, $90,000, 3 years, Co-PI: Ian Howat (Ohio State)
(*née E. M. McFadden, ggraduate student, uundergraduate student)
Mieleg, C., T. C. Bartholomaus, & E. M. Enderlin, in review. Brief communication: Is vertical shear in an ice shelf (still) negligible? The Cryosphere.
Enderlin, E. M., E. Milleru, A. Dicksonu, C. Oliveru, M. Dryakg, R. Aberleg, & C. Moffat, accepted. Antarctic iceberg melt rate variability and sensitivity to ocean thermal forcing. J. Glaciol.
Mieleg, C., T. C. Bartholomaus, & E. M. Enderlin, accepted. Marginal detachment zones: the fracture factories of ice shelves?. J. Geophys. Res. Earth Surface.
Aberleg, R., E. M. Enderlin, H. P. Marshall, M. Kopera, & T. Meehan, 2023. Assessing controls on ice dynamics at Crane Glacier, Antarctic Peninsula using a numerical ice flow model. J. Glaciol., 1-16. doi: 10.1017/jog.2023.2.
Kopera, M. A., Y. Gahounzog, E. M. Enderlin, F. X. Giraldo, & W. Maslowski, 2023. Non-hydrostatic Unified Model of the Ocean with application to ice/ocean interaction modeling. Intl. J. Geomathematics, 14, 2, doi: 10.1007/s13137-022-00212-7.
Enderlin, E. M., C. M. Elking, M. Gendreauu, H. P. Marshall, S. O’Neel, C. McNeil, C. Florentine, & L. Sass, 2022. Uncertainty of ICESat-2 ATL06- and ATL08-derived snow depths for glacierized and vegetated mountain regions. Remote Sens. Enviro., 283, doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2022.113307.
Liug, J., E. M. Enderlin, H. P. Marshall, & A. Khalil, 2022. Synchronous retreat of SE Greenland’s peripheral glaciers. Geoph. Res. Lett., 49, doi: 10.1029/2022GL097756.
Bolleng, K. E., E. M. Enderlin, R. Muhlheimu, 2022. Dynamic mass loss from Greenland’s marine-terminating peripheral glaciers (1985-2018). J. Glaciol., 1-11, doi: 10.1017/jog.2022.52.
Liug, J., E. M. Enderlin, H. P. Marshall, & A. Khalil, 2021. Automated detection of marine glacier calving fronts using the 2-D Wavelet Transform Modulus Maxima Segmentation Method. IEEE Geosci. Rem. Sens., doi:10.1109/TGRS.2021.3053235.
Nolanu, A., W. Kochtitzkyg, E. M. Enderlin, R. McNabb, H. Jiskoot, & K. Kreutz, 2021. Kinematics of the exceptionally-short surge cycles of Sít’ Kusá (Turner Glacier), Alaska, from 1983 to 2013. J. Glaciol., 1-15, doi: 10.1017/jog.2021.29.
Åström, J., S. Cook, E. M. Enderlin, D. A. Sutherland, A. Mazur, & N. Glasser, 2021. Fragmentation theory reveals processes controlling iceberg size distributions. J. Glaciol., 1–10, doi:10.1017/ jog.2021.14.
Amaralg, T., T. C. Bartholomaus, E. M. Enderlin, & S. Nowicki, 2020. Evaluation of iceberg calving models against observations from Greenland outlet glaciers. J. Geophys. Res.: Earth Surface, 125, doi:10.1029/2019JF005444.
Enderlin, E. M. & T. C. Bartholomaus, 2020. Sharp contrasts in observed and modeled crevasse patterns at Greenland's marine terminating glaciers. Cryosphere, 14, 4121-4133, doi:10.5194/tc-14-4121-2020.
Kochtitzkyg, W., D. Winski, E. McConnell, K. Kreutz, S. Campbell, E. M. Enderlin, L. Copland, S. Williamson, B. Main, C. Dow, & H. Jiskoot, 2020. Climate and surging at Donjek Glacier, Yukon, Canada. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Res., 52, 264-280, doi:10.1080/15230430.2020.1744397.
Dryakg, M. & E. M. Enderlin, 2020. Analysis of Antarctic Peninsula glacier frontal ablation rates with respect to iceberg melt-inferred variability in ocean conditions. J. Glaciol., 66(257), 457–470, doi:10.1017/jog.2020.21.
Catania, G. A., L. A. Stearns, T. A. Moon, E. M. Enderlin, & R.H. Jackson, 2020. Future evolution of Greenland’s marine-terminating outlet glaciers. J. Geophys. Res.: Earth Surface, 125, doi: 10.1029/2018JF004873.
Kaluzienskig, L. M., P. Koons, E. M. Enderlin, G. Hamilton, Z. Courville, & S. Arcone, 2019. Crevasse initiation and history within the McMurdo Shear Zone, Antarctica. J. Glaciol., y 65(254), 989–999, doi:10.1017/jog.2019.65.
Kochtitzkyg, W., H. Jiskoot, L. Copland, E. Enderlin, R. McNabb, K. Kreutz, & B. Main, 2019. Terminus advance, kinematics, and mass redistribution during eight surges of Donjek Glacier, St. Elias Range, Canada, 1935 to 2016. J. Glaciol., doi:10.1017/jog.2019.34.
Scheickg, J., E. M. Enderlin, & G. Hamilton, 2019. Semi-automated open water iceberg detection from Landsat applied to Disko Bay, West Greenland. J. Glaciol., 65(251), doi:10.1017/jog.2019.23.
Scheickg, J., E. M. Enderlin, E. M. Milleru, & G. Hamilton, 2019. First order estimates of coastal bathymetry in Ilulissat and Naajarsuit Fjords, Greenland, from remotely-sensed iceberg observations. Remote Sensing, 11(8), 935, doi:10.3390/rs11080935.
Ran, J., M. Vizcaino, P. Ditmar, M. R. van den Broeke, T. Moon, C. Steger, E. M. Enderlin, B. Wouters, B. Noël, C. Reijmer, R. Klees, & M. Zhong, 2018. Seasonal mass variations show timing and magnitude of meltwater storage in the Greenland ice sheet. Cryosphere, 12, 2981-2999, doi: 10.5194/tc-12-2981-2018.
Enderlin, E. M., S. O’Neel, T. Bartholomaus, & I. Joughin, 2018. Evolving environmental and geometric controls on Columbia Glacier’s continued retreat. J. Geophys. Res.: Earth Surface, 123, 1528-1545, doi:10.1029/2017JF004541.
Bamber, J., A. Tedstone, M. King, I. Howat, M. van den Broeke, B. Noël, and E. Enderlin, 2018. Land ice freshwater budget of the Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans: 1. Data, methods and results. J. Geophys. Res.: Oceans, The Arctic: An AGU Joint Special Collection, 123, 1827-1837, doi:10.1002/2017JC013605.
Kochtitzkyg, W. H., B. R. Edwards, E. M. Enderlin, J. Marino, & N. Marinque, 2018. Improved estimates of glacier change rates at the Nevado Coropuna Ice Cap, Peru. J. Glaciol., 64(244), 175-184, doi:10.1017/jog.2018.2.
Enderlin, E. M., C. J. Carriganu, W. H. Kochtitzkyg, A. Cuadrosu, T. Moon, & G. S. Hamilton, 2018. Greenland iceberg melt variability from high-resolution satellite observations. Cryosphere, 12, 565-575, doi:10.5194/tc-12-565-2018.
Sulak, D. J., D. A. Sutherland, E. M. Enderlin, L. A. Stearns, & G. S. Hamilton, 2017. Iceberg properties and distributions in three Greenlandic fjords using satellite imagery. Ann. Glaciol., 58(74), 92-106, doi:10.1017/aog.2017.5.
Talpe, M. J., R. S. Nerem, E. Forootan, M. Schmidt, F. G. Lemoine, E. M. Enderlin, & F. W. Landerer, 2017. Ice mass change in Greenland and Antarctica between 1993 and 2013 from satellite gravity measurements. J. Geod., 91(11), 1283-1298, doi:10.1007/s00190-017-1025-y.
Enderlin, E. M., G. S. Hamilton, S. O’Neel, T. Bartholomaus, M. Morlighem, & J. W. Holt, 2016. An empirical approach for estimating stress-coupling lengths for marine-terminating glaciers. Frontiers in Cryo. Sci., 4(104), doi:10.3389/feart.2016.00104.
Enderlin, E. M., G. S. Hamilton, F. Straneo, & D. A. Sutherland, 2016. Iceberg meltwater fluxes dominate the freshwater budget in Greenland’s glacial fjords. Geophys. Res. Lett., 43, 11287-11294, doi:10.1002/2016GL070718.
Van den Broeke, M., E. M. Enderlin, I. Howat, P. K. Munneke, B. Noël, W. van de Berg, E. van Meijgaard, & B. Wouters, 2016. On the recent contribution of the Greenland ice sheet to sea level change. Cryosphere Special Issue: Mass balance of the Greenland Ice Sheet, 10, 1-14, doi:10.5194/tc-10-1-2016.
Xu, Z., E. Schrama, W. van de Wal, M. van den Broeke, & E. M. Enderlin, 2016. Improved GRACE regional mass balance estimates of the Greenland Ice Sheet cross-validated with the input-output method. Cryosphere, 10, 895-912, doi: 10.5194/tc-10-895-2016.
Lenaerts, J. T. M., D. Le Bars, L. van Kampenhout, M. Vizcaino, E. M. Enderlin, & M. R. van den Broeke, 2015. Representing Greenland ice sheet freshwater fluxes in climate models. Geophys. Res. Lett., 42, doi:10.1002/2015GL064738.
Enderlin, E. M. & G. S. Hamilton, 2014. Estimates of iceberg submarine melting from high-resolution digital elevation models: Applications to Sermilik Fjord, East Greenland. J. Glaciol., 60(224), doi:10.3189/2014JoG14J085.
Enderlin, E. M., I. M. Howat, S. Jeong, M.-J., Noh, J. H. van Angelen, & M. R. van den Broeke, 2014. An improved mass budget for the Greenland ice sheet. Geophys. Res. Lett., 41, 866-872, doi: 10.1002/2013GL059010.
Enderlin, E. M., I. M. Howat, & A. Vieli, 2013. The sensitivity of tidewater glacier flowline models to parameter uncertainty. Cryosphere, 7, 1579-1590, doi:10.5194/tc-7-1579-2013.
Enderlin, E. M., I.M. Howat, & A. Vieli, 2013. High sensitivity of tidewater glacier dynamics to shape. Cryosphere, 7, 1007-1015, doi:10.5194/tc-7-1007-2013.
Enderlin, E. M. & I. M. Howat, 2013. Submarine Melt Rate Estimates for Floating Termini of Greenland Outlet Glaciers (2000-2010). J. Glaciol., 59(213), 67-75, doi:10.3189/2013JoG12J049.
Walsh, K. M., I. M. Howat, Y. Ahn, & E. M. Enderlin, 2012. Changes in the marine-terminating glaciers of central east Greenland, 2000-2010. Cryosphere, 6, 211-220, doi:10.5194/tc-6-211-2012.
*McFadden, E. M., I. M. Howat, I. Joughin, B. E. Smith, & Y. Ahn, 2011. Changes in the dynamics of marine-terminating outlet glaciers in west Greenland (2000-2009). J. Geophys. Res., 116(F2), F02022, doi:10.1029/2010JF001757.
*McFadden, E. M., J. Ramage, & D. T. Rodbell, 2011. Landsat TM and ETM+ derived snowline altitudes in the Cordillera Huayhuash and Cordillera Raura, Peru, 1986-2005. Cryosphere, 5, 419-430, doi:10.5194/tc-5-419-2011.
Howat, I. M., J. E. Box, Y. Ahn, A. Herrington, & *E. M. McFadden, 2010. Seasonal variability in the dynamics of marine-terminating outlet glaciers in Greenland. J. Glaciol., 56(198), 601-613.
Enderlin, E., M. Dryak, & R. Aberle, 2023. ellynenderlin/iceberg-melt-code: v0.1.1 (v0.1.1). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8011424
Enderlin, E., J. Liu, & M. Kopera, 2023. ellynenderlin/melange-fragmentation-theory: v0.1.2 (v0.1.2). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8007035
Enderlin, E., Aberle, R., Dickson, A., Dryak, M., Miller, E., & Oliver, C. (2022) "Remotely-sensed iceberg geometries and meltwater fluxes" U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Data Center. doi:10.15784/601613.
Enderlin, E. & K. Zikan, 2022. https://github.com/CryoGARS-Glaciology/ICESat2-snow-code.
Enderlin, E., 2022. ellynenderlin/GreenlandPeriph-code: Zenodo Release for Journal of Glaciology Publication (v0.1.2). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6612452
Enderlin, E., K. Bollen, & R. Muhlheim, 2021. Dynamic Mass Loss from Greenland’s Marine-Terminating Peripheral Glaciers. doi:10.18122/cryogars_data.2.boisestate.
Bollen, K., E. Enderlin, & R. Muhlheim, 2021. Dataset for Dynamic Mass Loss from Greenland’s Peripheral Glaciers. Geoscience Research Data. 5. doi:10.18122/geo_data.5.boisestate.
Liu, J., E. Enderlin, A. Khalil, & H. P. Marshall, 2021. Dataset for Time Series of Terminus Position for Glaciers Along the Periphery of Southeast Greenland. doi:10.18122/cryogars_data.1.boisestate.
Enderlin, E., 2019. Elevation profile-derived crevasse depths for select Greenland marine-terminating glaciers, 2011-2018. Arctic Data Center, doi:10.18739/A2WH2DF1F.
Enderlin, E., 2017. Greenland Icebergs: WorldView Digital Elevation Model-derived Melt Data, 2011-2016. Arctic Data Center, doi:10.18739/A2WS8HM1Z.
Assistant Professor, Boise State University: January 2019-July 2023
• Utilizing remote-sensed crevasse observations to determine if climate-driven variations in crevasse penetration depths can explain patterns in glacier terminus position change and explore the use of crevasse observations to constrain the impact of ice damage on glacier rheology
• Analyzing glacier frontal ablation, iceberg melt, and ocean data around Antarctica to assess whether variations in iceberg melt rates can be used to infer changes in ocean forcing and/or submarine melting of glaciers
• Supervising student research projects that investigate:
glacier surging and the potential role of climate change in surge kinematics
buried crevasse detection using satellite remote sensing datasets and ground-penetrating radar
Research Assistant Professor, University of Maine: November 2014 – December 2018
Compiled observations of glacier thickness, velocity, and terminus position for ~20 marine-terminating outlet glaciers across Greenland and using the observations to validate the calving parameterizations that are used by numerical ice flow models to drive glacier change
Constructed time series of iceberg melt around Antarctica to quantify iceberg freshwater fluxes and assess whether variations in iceberg melt rates can be used to infer changes in ocean forcing and/or submarine melting of glaciers
Supervised graduate research projects that investigated:
the use of mapped icebergs to infer changes in glacier discharge and spatial variations in fjord bathymetry
if changes in snow accumulation influence the timing of glacier surges
buried crevasse detection using satellite remote sensing datasets and ground-penetrating radar
Developed an empirical approach to estimate the distance over which stresses are longitudinally transferred within glaciers to ensure that glacier force balance estimates are computed at the appropriate spatial scales
Constructed glacier force balance time series from high-resolution digital elevation models (DEMs) and synthetic aperture radar (SAR)-derived surface flow speeds to examine controls of short-term variations in glacier dynamics at Columbia Glacier in Alaska
Compared force balance, terminus position, and air temperature time series for Columbia Glacier to assess the relative importance of seasonal terminus retreat and meltwater-driven changes in subglacial hydrology on ice discharge from retreating tidewater glaciers
Developed a novel method to extract iceberg size distributions and estimate iceberg freshwater fluxes in glacial fjords using high-resolution digital elevation models
Estimated iceberg freshwater fluxes and size distributions for icebergs calved from two of Greenland’s largest glaciers in collaboration with oceanographer colleagues at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the University of Oregon
Constructed time series of area-averaged iceberg melt rates for ~7 of Greenland’s large glacial fjords using high-resolution DEMs and compared melt rate patterns to ocean temperature observations
Constructed high-resolution DEMs of the Koge Bugt region, SE Greenland, and analyzed the DEMs and surface velocity data to assist with repatriation of WWII military remains
Generated high-resolution DEMs and assisted with analysis of ice shelf stability in the McMurdo Shear Zone, West Antarctica
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Maine: August 2013 – October 2014
Developed a remote sensing method to estimate iceberg submarine freshwater fluxes and area-averaged melt rates using high-resolution DEMs
Compared remote sensing-derived iceberg melt estimates for Sermilik Fjord, East Greenland and Ilulissat Fjord, West Greenland to assess the controls of iceberg melting
Constructed high-resolution DEMs for Columbia Glacier, Alaska and Helheim Glacier, East Greenland for use in a comparative force balance analysis
NASA Earth and Space Science Fellow, The Ohio State University: September 2010 - August 2013
Used satellite-derived digital elevation models and surface speeds to construct annual grounding line discharge time series for 178 tidewater glaciers in Greenland for 2000-2012
Compared changes in glacier discharge to the difference between accumulation and ablation (i.e., surface mass balance) for the Greenland ice sheet in order to quantify ice sheet mass loss and the assess the changes in mass loss partitioning since 2000
Estimated average melt season submarine melt rates beneath the floating termini of 13 tidewater glaciers in Greenland to quantify mass loss from submarine melting
Developed a one-dimensional numerical ice flow (i.e., flowline) model in Matlab for analysis of tidewater glacier behavior
Assessed the influence of fjord geometry on glacier behavior in response to an environmental perturbation using a flowline model
Investigated glacier sensitivity to variations in effective viscosity using a numerical ice flow model to improve the validity of prognostic models of glacier dynamics
Graduate Research Assistant, The Ohio State University: June 2008 - September 2010
Analyzed changes in terminus positions and surface elevations for 59 tidewater outlet glaciers in west Greenland using satellite imagery obtained from 2000-2009
Examined West Greenland tidewater glacier terminus position, speed, and elevation changes from 2000-2009 to determine the magnitude and timing of changes in glacier dynamics
Compared West Greenland glacier behavior, air temperature, and ocean temperature records from 2000-2009 to assess the influence of climate forcing on glacier behavior
Assisted a Masters student with analyzing terminus positions, surface elevations, and speeds for tidewater glaciers in east Greenland
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Lehigh University: June 2005 - May 2008
Quantified modern snowline elevation change in the Cordillera Huayhuash and Cordillera Raura, Peru using satellite imagery from the mid-1980s to early 2000s and used snowline change to infer regional atmospheric warming
Sít' Kusá (Turner Glacier), Alaska: August 2022
Serviced high-precision GNSS and seismometers installed on the glacier and surrounding bedrock
Installed an automated weather station and range finder on the glacier
Coordinated personnel, battery, and equipment shuttling between the local airport and glacier via helicopter
McMurdo Shear Zone, Antarctica: October 2014
PI: Dr. Gordon Hamilton (UMaine)
Produced surface ice flow velocity grids using automated feature-tracking techniques to determine the optimal locations to perform geophysical surveys of buried crevasses
Installed and repeatedly surveyed a stake network with high-precision GPS units in order to construct strain rate grids for stability analysis of the McMurdo Shear Zone
Helheim Glacier-Sermilik Fjord, Greenland: July 2014
PI: Dr. Gordon Hamilton (UMaine)
Deployed and retrieved high-precision GPS units on the highly-crevassed Helheim Glacier terminus with Gordon Hamilton (UMaine) and an undergraduate assistant via helicopter to provide precisely-located reference points for scanning lidar observations of ice motion
Conducted expendable conductivity, temperature, and depth (XCTD) surveys in open-ocean leads in the Sermilik Fjord ice mélange via helicopter for oceanographer colleagues
Worked with helicopter pilots to select icebergs for ‘iceberg tracker’ GPS unit deployment for collaborator Dave Sutherland (UOregon)
Installed an automated weather station near the Helheim terminus with colleagues from the US Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
Jokulsarlon Lagoon, Iceland: April 2012
PI: Dr. Ian Howat (OSU)
Supervised field program preparation and provided logistical support for a Masters student in the OSU Glaciology group
Collected along- and across-lagoon conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) surveys in Jokulsarlon lagoon (adjacent to Breiðamerkurjökull Glacier) for estimates of glacier submarine melting
Serviced a tide gauge & added a wind turbine to a time-lapse camera unit positioned in close proximity to the actively calving portion of the Breiðamerkurjökull terminus
Russell Glacier and Jakobshavn Isbræ, Greenland: July 2010
Co-I: Dr. Ian Howat (OSU), Dr. Paul Morin (University of Minnesota)
Collected high-precision on- and off-ice static GPS points with colleagues from the U. Minnesota Polar Geospatial Center and post-processed data for high-resolution DEM coregistration
Assessed safety conditions while collecting GPS data on a highly-crevassed glacier terminus
Breiðamerkurjökull Glacier, Iceland: March 2008, June 2008, April 2009
PI: Dr. Ian Howat (OSU)
Installed 12 high-precision GPS stations on the glacier terminus and an off-ice GPS base station used for surface velocity and strain rate calculations during the melt season
Assisted in the acquisition of ice-penetrating radar observations used to estimate ice thickness and ice-bed interface properties within the GPS grid
Serviced GPS stations to ensure that battery power was maintained and solar panels were secured and properly functioning
Quelccaya Ice Cap and Hualcan Glacier, Peru: June 2008
PI: Dr. Lonnie Thompson (OSU)
Collected paleo plant samples that emerged from the reteating Quelccaya Ice Cap, which provided a minimum date for the last period of reduced ice extent
Assisted in snowpit sampling and shallow ice core collection for ice core drill site reconnaissance on Hualcan Glacier
Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru: June 2005
PI: Dr. Joan Ramage Macdonald (Lehigh)
Collected quartzite samples for cosmogenic isotope analysis for constraining regional Last Glacial Maximum deglaciation dates
Note that these are likely outdated. Please see the CV pdf at the end of this page for an updated list.
Bolleng, K., E. M. Enderlin, & R. Muhlheimu, 2021. Dynamic mass loss from Greenland’s peripheral glaciers from 1985-2018. Eos Transactions AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract C14A-03.
Aberleg, R. & E. M. Enderlin, 2021. Modeling glacier stability following the 2002 Larsen B ice shelf collapse, Antarctic Peninsula. Eos Transactions AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract C14A-05.
Kaluzienskig, L. M., P. O. Koons, N. Schlegel, Z. Courville, S. A. Arcone, S. W. Campbell, M. Truffer, E. M. Enderlin, & C. P. Borstad. The western lateral margin of the Ross Ice Shelf: How uncertainties in ice thickness influence mass flux across the grounding line. Eos Transactions AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract C52B-08.
Aberleg, R., & E. M. Enderlin, 2020. Assessing Controls on Ice Dynamics at Crane Glacier, Antarctic Peninsula Using a Numerical Ice Flow Model. Eos Transactions AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract C062-0008.
Bolleng, K., E. M. Enderlin, J. Liug, & R. Muhlheimu, 2020. Quantification and analysis of dynamic mass loss from Greenland’s peripheral glaciers. Eos Transactions AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract C009-07.
Liug, J., E. M. Enderlin, A. Khalil, & H. P. Marshall, 2020. Southeast Greenland’s marine-terminating peripheral glaciers underwent synchronous retreat in 2016 in response to ocean-forcing. Eos Transactions AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract C040-07.
Mieleg, C. D., T. C. Bartholomaus, & E. M. Enderlin, 2020. Fracture of floating glacier ice upon sidewall decoupling. Eos Transactions AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract C022-0012.
Liug, J., E. M. Enderlin, & A. Khalil, 2020. Investigating spatiotemporal patterns in Greenland glacier terminus changes using automated edge detection in satellite images. International Arctic Science Committee Network on Arctic Glaciology: Workshop on the dynamics and mass budget of Arctic glaciers.
Enderlin, E. M. & T. C. Bartholomaus, 2019. What can iceberg size distributions tell us about calving? Eos Transactions AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract C14A-05.
Enderlin, E. M. (invited), T. C. Bartholomaus, T. Amaral, & A. D. Nolan, 2018. What Controls Calving? Assessing ‘Calving Law’ Performance for Greenland’s Marine-Terminating Glaciers. Eos Transactions AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract C14A-01.
Enderlin, E. M., S. O’Neel, T. C. Bartholomaus, & I. R. Joughin, 2018. Evolving Geometric Controls on Columbia Glacier Ice Dynamics. Eos Transactions AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract C31B-02.
Enderlin, E. M., G. S. Hamilton, S. O’Neel, & T. Bartholomaus, 2016. The Continued Demise of Columbia Glacier: Insights On Dynamic Change. Eos Transactions AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract C12B-03.
Enderlin, E. M. (invited), 2016 Controls of iceberg calving in tidewater glacier fjords. IASC Workshop on the Importance of Calving for the Mass Budget of Arctic Glaciers.
Enderlin, E. M., G. S. Hamilton, & F. Straneo, 2016. Large Freshwater Fluxes from Melting Ice Mélange in Greenland Glacial Fjords. International Glaciological Society Symposium on Interactions of Ice Sheets and Glaciers with the Ocean, Int. Glac. Soc. Abstract 74A2009.
Enderlin, E. M., G. S. Hamilton, & F. Straneo, 2015. Submarine Melting of Icebergs in Sermilik Fjord, Southeast Greenland, Based on Satellite Remote Sensing and Hydrographic Observations. International Symposium on Contemporary Ice-Sheet Dynamics, Int. Glac. Soc. Abstract 73A1878.
Enderlin, E. M., G. S. Hamilton, F. Straneo, & C. Cenedese, 2014. Submarine Melting of Icebergs from Repeat High-Resolution Digital Elevation Models. Eos Transactions AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract C32B-03.
Enderlin, E. M., I. M. Howat, M.-J. Noh, M. R. van den Broeke, & J. van Angelen, 2014. An Improved Mass Budget for the Greenland Ice Sheet. IASC Workshop on the Dynamics and Mass Budget of Arctic Glaciers & Network on Arctic Glaciology Annual Meeting.
Enderlin, E. M., I. M. Howat, M.-J. Noh, M. R. van den Broeke, & J. van Angelen, 2013. An Improved Mass Budget for the Greenland Ice Sheet. Eos Transactions AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract C31C-01.
Enderlin, E. M., 2013. Submarine melt rates for Greenland outlet glaciers. Program for Regional Climate Assessment (PARCA), NASA Polar Initiative Meeting.
Enderlin, E. M., 2012. Do Variations in Outlet Width Influence Dynamic Sensitivity? Tidewater Glaciers Workshop, Svalbard, Norway.
Enderlin, E. M., 2012. Observations and Modeling of Greenland Outlet Glacier Dynamics. Program for Regional Climate Assessment (PARCA), NASA Polar Initiative Meeting.
*McFadden, E. M., I. M. Howat, & A. Vieli, 2011. Assessing How Marine-Terminating Glacier Geometry Controls Dynamic Sensitivity to Calving Using a Numerical Ice Flow Model. Eos Transactions AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract C31C-06.
*McFadden, E. M., I. M. Howat, Y, Ahn, I. R. Joughin, & W. Maslowski, 2009. West Greenland Outlet Glacier Sensitivity (2000-2009). Eos Transactions AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract C11A-06.
*McFadden, E. M., I. M. Howat, Y. Ahn, & I. Joughin, 2008. Controls on Greenland Outlet Glacier Sensitivity to Climate Forcing: A Comparative Approach. Eos Transactions AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract C32B-05.
Enderlin, E. M., G. S. Hamilton, & S. O’Neel, 2015. High-resolution force balance analyses of tidewater glacier dynamics, Eos Transactions AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl., C25C-0798.
Enderlin, E. M. & I. M. Howat, 2013. Re-examining the timing and magnitude of recent dynamic changes in NW Greenland, U.S. CLIVAR Workshop: Understanding the response of Greenland’s marine-terminating glaciers to oceanic and atmospheric forcing.
Enderlin, E. M., I. M. Howat, & A. Vieli, 2012. High sensitivity of tidewater glacier dynamics to shape, Eos Transactions AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract C23C-0662.
Enderlin, E. M., I. M. Howat, & A. Vieli, 2012. Assessing Glacier Sensitivity to Differences in Outlet Width Using a Numerical Ice Flow Model. Glaciers and Ice Sheets in a Warming Climate, Int. Glac. Soc. Abstract 63A253.
*McFadden, E. M. & I. M. Howat, 2011. Assessing Geometric Controls on Tidewater Glacier Dynamics Using a Numerical Ice Flow Model. International Symposium on Interactions of Ice Sheets and Glaciers with the Ocean, Int. Glac. Soc. Abstract 60A011.
*McFadden, E. M. & I. M. Howat, 2010. Assessing Geometric Controls on Tidewater Glacier Sensitivity to Frontal Perturbations Using a Numerical Ice Flow Model. Eos Transactions AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract C23B-0616.
*née E. M. McFadden
Glaciology & Cryosphere-Climate Interactions
Climatology & Paleoclimatology
Remote Sensing
Geomorphology
Introductory Earth Science, Environmental Science, & Physical Geography
GEOG213: Atmosphere and Weather (3 credits, 15 students) 2020-2023
· Designed a variety of in-class activities that combine group discussion, hands-on experiments, and instructor demonstrations meant to engage students with broad backgrounds
· Taught students how to analyze clouds, temperature and dew point, wind, and pressure changes to predict the weather
GEOPH497/597: Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (3 credits, 10 students) 2020
· Developed a mixed undergraduate and graduate student course to teach students the fundamental equations that govern fluid flow (Navier-Stokes Equations)
· Created in-class demonstrations and activities, problem sets, and numerical modeling exercises to demonstrate how the Navier-Stokes equations can be simplified under a range of different scenarios for fluids ranging from the solid Earth, to glaciers, to the oceans
GEOG361/561: Remote Sensing (3 credits, 17 students) 2019-2023
· Used active-learning strategies to provide students with the fundamental background on satellite and aerial remote sensing of the Earth
· Created new laboratory activities and exercises tailored to students’ interests and designed to introduce students to a variety of computer programs that can be used to process and analyze satellite data
· Taught background information and data processing skills for visible-infrared images and light detection and ranging (lidar) data, including uncertainties and limitations
UF100: Climate Change (3 credits, 100 students) 2019
· Co-taught a seminar-style course on climate change designed to engage students in science-based discussion on Earth’s climate, environmental impacts, and climate policy
· Developed lecture and discussion materials focused on the science of climate change
Substitute Lecturer, ERS230 Geomatics, University of Maine: November-December 2016
Lectured on applications for optical, thermal, and microwave remote sensing observations & assisted junior-level students with their course projects
Instructor, ERS602 Glaciology Seminar, University of Maine: Spring 2015
Developed a graduate-level Glaciology seminar for students conducting glacier research
Introductory lectures on the major principles of glaciology (mass balance, ice flow, hydrology, dynamics, etc.) and their research applications tailored to meet the needs of the students enrolled in the course
Student seminars:
2-3 student-selected assigned readings per week
reading guides designed by student presenter to highlight discussion points
30 minute student presentation of journal articles & associated background information
mediated discussion on assigned readings
Substitute Lecturer, ES121 The Dynamic Earth, The Ohio State University: September 2012
Lectured on mineral identification, silicate structure, magma, and igneous rocks to ~150 students enrolled in an introductory Earth Sciences course at The Ohio State University
Lab Instructor, ES550 Geomorphology, The Ohio State University: Spring 2011, Spring 2012
Developed 9 new 2-hour laboratory exercises designed for a class of ~25 undergraduate Earth Science majors and non-majors at The Ohio State University
Revised laboratory exercised annually to improve the quality of student learning
Taught introductory material for laboratory exercises using illustrations, demonstrations, and examples to ensure students were prepared with the appropriate background knowledge
Assisted students with questions throughout laboratory exercises by providing one-on-one instruction on difficult concepts or exercises
Encouraged student participation in laboratory exercises by varying the type of activity (computer-based vs. hands-on) and by developing a good rapport with students
Conducted anonymous surveys regarding course content and the effectiveness of my teaching
Student, EduPL 894.32 Higher Education Course Design, The Ohio State University: Winter 2012
Attended weekly 3-hour lectures on course design using the backwards design principle
Applied backwards design to the development of an undergraduate Geomorphology course open to Earth Sciences majors and students from other disciplines
Developed a Geomorphology course description and course syllabus used to convey the course goals and objectives to administrators and students, respectively
Created a major scaffolded assignment and grading rubric for the Geomorphology course
Graduate Mentoring Award, Boise State University Graduate College, 2022
International Arctic Science Committee Early-Career Travel Award, IASC Seminar on “Importance of calving for mass budget of Arctic glaciers”, 2016
Maine Space Grant Consortium Director’s Fund Award, University of Maine, 2016
Bangor Savings Bank Faculty Development Award, University of Maine, 2016
NASA Early-Career Travel Award, International Glaciological Society Symposium on Interactions of Ice Sheets and Glaciers with the Ocean, 2016
Distinguished Senior Ph.D. Student Award, The Ohio State University, 2013
Michael Johnson Graduate Scholarship, The Ohio State University, 2012
NASA Earth and Space Sciences Fellowship, The Ohio State University, 2010-2013
Rick Toracinta Graduate Scholarship, The Ohio State University, 2010
University Fellowship, The Ohio State University, 2008-2009
Foster Hewett Senior Undergraduate Award, Lehigh University, 2008
Rhodes Scholarship Nominee, Lehigh University, 2008
Presidential Scholar, Lehigh University, 2008
Class of 1904 Scholarship, Lehigh University, 2007-2008
Eckardt College Scholar, Lehigh University, 2004-2008
Peer-reviewer: Geophysical Research Letters; Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface and -Atmospheres; Geology; Inverse Problems; Journal of Glaciology; Annals of Glaciology; The Cryosphere; Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research; Earth and Planetary Science Letters; Earth System Science Data; Cold Regions Science and Technology; Remote Sensing; Scientific Reports
Review Editor: Frontiers in Cryospheric Sciences
Graduate Program Committee Chair & Graduate Student Liaison: Boise State University Department of Geosciences, Summer 2021-present
Awards Committee Chair & Executive Committee Member: American Geophysical Union Cryosphere Section, Winter 2022-present
Early Career Representative: Goldthwait Polar Medal Committee, January 2019-present
Undergraduate Research Supervisor: 2014-present
Alex Iturriria, Boise State: BS Geosciences
Isabella Welk, Boise State: BS Geosciences
Adam Dickson, Boise State: BS Geosciences
Alexandra Friel, Boise State: BS Geosciences
Madeline Gendreau, Boise State: BS Geosciences (graduated spring 2023)
Caitlin Oliver, Boise State: BS Geosciences (graduated spring 2022)
Jackie Bellefontaine, UMaine: BS Earth Sciences (graduated spring 2020)
Caroline Carrigan, UMaine: BS Environmental Sciences (graduated winter 2017)
Alex Cuadros, UMaine: BS Marine Sciences (graduated spring 2017)
Michael Driscoll, UMaine: BS Earth Sciences (graduated spring 2019)
Emily Miller, UMaine: BS Marine Sciences (graduated spring 2019)
Andrew Nolan, UMaine: BS Earth Sciences (graduated spring 2019)
Josh Schreiter, Boise State: BS Geosciences (spring 2020)
Graduate Supervisor/Committee Member: 2015-present
Aman K C, Boise State: MS Geosciences
Karina Zikan, Boise State: PhD Geophysics
Rainey Aberle, Boise State: PhD Geophysics
Julia Liu, Boise State: PhD Geophysics
Phoebe Kinzelman, Boise State: M. Earth Science (graduated spring 2023)
Kate Bollen, Boise State: MS Geosciences (graduated summer 2021)
Mariama Dryak, UMaine: MS Earth & Climate Sciences (graduated summer 2019)
Colten Elkin, Boise State: MS Geophysics (graduated spring 2021)
Will Kochtitzky, UMaine: MS Earth & Climate Sciences (graduated summer 2019)
Jessica Scheick, UMaine: PhD Earth & Climate Sciences (graduated winter 2018)
Graduate Committee Member: 2015-present
Yao Gahounzo, Boise State: PhD Computing
Michelle Hu, University of Washington: PhD Civil Engineering
Chris McCaslin, Boise State: PhD Geophysics
Hannah Richardson, Boise State: MS Hydrology
Chris Miele, UIdaho: PhD Geological Sciences (graduate summer 2022)
Tristan Amaral, UIdaho: MS Geological Sciences (graduated fall 2019)
Lynn Kaluzienski, UMaine Earth Sciences PhD student (graduated fall 2021)
Tate Meehan, Boise State: PhD Geophysics (graduated summer 2022)
Ben Partan, UMaine Earth Sciences MS student (graduated winter 2017)
Hayden Pearson, University in Tromso: MS Marine Geology and Geophysics (graduated spring 2022)
Session Convener: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 2014-2016, 2018-2021
School Guest speaker:
7th & 8th grade Earth Science, Anser Charter School, 2020&2022
Skype-A-Scientist: 6th grade Earth & Space Science, Cranford Schools, 2019-2020
10th grade Biology, Bangor High School, 2018
STEM Academy, Bangor High School, 2016
12th-grade Physics & 9th-grade Physical Science, Ellsworth High School, 2014-2016
9th grade Physical Science, London High School, 2011-2013
Columbus Ohio Center of Science and Industry, December 2011
US Representative: International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) Network on Arctic Glaciology, 2017-2023
Early Career Representative: American Geophysical Union Cryosphere Section Executive Committee, 2017- 2021
Cryosphere Science Advisor: American Geophysical Union Eos, 2019-2021
Co-chair: Association of Polar Early Career Scientists United States National Committee (USAPECS), January 2015-December 2017
Co-Convener: Polar Science Communication Workshop, University of Colorado Boulder, August 2017
Local Organizing Committee Chair & Early Career Activity Coordinator: IASC Network on Arctic Glaciology Annual Meeting, January 2017
Co-opted Council Member: International Glaciological Society, 2016
Co-convener: Association of Polar Early Career Scientists Cryosphere Career Development Panel, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 2013-2016
Outstanding Student Presentation Award Coordinator: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 2015 & 2016
8th-Grade Science Fair Judge: Etna-Dixmont School, 2015-2016
High School Guest speaker:
10th grade Biology, Bangor High School, 2018
STEM Academy, Bangor High School, 2016
12th-grade Physics & 9th-grade Physical Science (annual climate science, glaciology, and remote sensing presentations), Ellsworth High School, 2014-2016
9th grade Physical Science, London High School, 2011-2013
Columbus Ohio Center of Science and Industry, December 2011
Panelist: Bowdoin College Coalition for Expanding Reach of Earth Sciences (CERES) Women in Science panel, 2016
Scientific Session Convener: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 2014 & 2015
Council Member: Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), 2013-2015
Keynote alumni presenter: Earth and Environmental Science Department, Lehigh University, “Glaciers Gone Wild: Rapid Changes in Greenland Glacier Behavior Initiated at the Ocean’s Edge”, April 2014
Co-convener: Getting out in the Field as a Skill Workshop, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 2013
OSU Glaciology Group Outreach Coordinator/Chair: 2011- 2013
Prospective Graduate Student Coordinator: School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 2013
Graduate Student Representative: School of Earth Sciences Activity Committee & School of Earth Sciences Diversity Committee, The Ohio State University, 2012 - 2013
School of Earth Sciences Graduate Student Representative: The Ohio State University Council of Graduate Students, 2011 - 2012
Climate Change Interviewee: NBC4 Columbus, April 2010
Water, Climate, and the Environment Division Representative: School of Earth Sciences Graduate Studies Committee, 2009 – 2010
University of Memphis Department of Earth Sciences Seminar Series (April 2022: remote): Greenland’s forgotten glaciers: “Rapid changes observed for Greenland’s peripheral marine-terminating glaciers”
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies Sea (GISS) Sea Level Rise Seminar Series (March 2022: remote): “Dynamic Changes at Greenland’s Forgotten Glaciers”
Northern Illinois University Geology and Environmental Geosciences (April 2021: remote): “Unstable Glaciers: Exploring controls on rapid glacier change at both poles”
University of Edinburgh Hutton Club Seminar Series (April 2021: remote): “Where ice meets the ocean: understanding relationships between ocean conditions and glacier terminus stability”
Scripps Institution for Oceanography Polar Seminar Series (May 2021: remote): “Greenland glacier (in)stability”
International Glaciological Society Global Seminar Series (October 2020: remote): “Exploring controls on glacier dynamics: What remotely-sensed iceberg calving, submarine melting, and frontal ablation datasets tell us about ocean forcing”
Polar Geospatial Center Webinar Series (September 2020: remote): “Remote Sensing of Icebergs: Can iceberg elevation time series provide insights into changing glacier-ocean interactions?”
Idaho State University Geosciences Department (February 2020: Pocatello, Idaho, USA): “Just the Tip of the Iceberg”
Clark University (October 2018: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA): “At the Breaking Point: Investigating Glacier Ice-Ocean Interactions”
College of the Atlantic Seminar on Climate Change Speaker Series (May 2017: Bar Harbor, Maine, USA): "Understanding Modern Ice Loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet"
University of Alberta Grace Anne Stewart Speaker Series (March 2017: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada): "Understanding Variability in Glacier Behavior in a Changing Climate"
International Arctic Science Committee Symposium on the Importance of calving for mass budget of Arctic Glaciers (October 2016: Sopot, Poland): “Greenland Dynamic Discharge Review & Updates” & “Remote Sensing Methods for Studies of Arctic Calving Glaciers”
Lehigh University Earth and Environmental Science Department (April 2014: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA): “Glaciers Gone Wild: Rapid Changes in Greenland Glacier Behavior Initiated at the Ocean’s Edge”
International Arctic Science Committee Field Workshop on Studies of Tidewater Glaciers (August 2012: Svalbard, Norway): “Do Variations in Outlet Width Influence Dynamic Sensitivity?”
Next Generation of Polar Researchers Leadership Symposium, USC Wrigley/Boone Center for Environmental Research, CA, USA, May 2015
Karthaus Summer School on Ice Sheets and Glaciers in the Climate System, Karthaus, Italy, September 2009
American Geophysical Union
International Glaciological Society