Leadership

  • Ed Brook

    DIRECTOR

  • Photo of Erin Pettit

    Erin Pettit

    DIRECTOR FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

  • Photo of Kristen Rahilly

    Kristen Rahilly

    DIRECTOR FOR EDUCATION

  • Photo of Danielle Whittaker

    Danielle Whittaker

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

  • Photo of Peter Neff

    Peter Neff

    DIRECTOR FOR FIELD RESEARCH AND DATA and INTERIM DIRECTOR FOR KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

  • Photo of Heidi Roop

    Heidi Roop

    DIRECTOR FOR KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER (on leave 6/2024-5/2025)

Faculty and Staff

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Sarah Aarons, Assistant Professor, University of California, San Diego; Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Mary Albert, Executive Director, US Ice Drilling Program Office Professor of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering *Dartmouth Lead

Emily Arnold, Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, University of Kansas, Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets

Murat Aydin, Associate Researcher, University of California, Irvine, Department of Earth System Science

Ryan Bay, Research Physicist, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Physics *UC Berkeley Lead

Michael Bender, Professor Emeritus, Princeton University, Department of Geosciences

Don Blankenship, Senior Research Scientist, University of Texas, Institute of Geophysics

Jana Bouwma-Gearhart, Associate Professor in Science Education & Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Advancement, Oregon State University *Evaluation

Ed Brook, Distinguished Professor, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences *Director; Member of Executive Committee; Synthesis Lead

Dillon Buhl, Research Scientist Associate III, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics

Christo Buizert, Associate Professor, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences *Member of Executive Committee; Ice Analysis Lead

Justin Burnett, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Lead Mechanical and Field Engineer for the Ice Diver melt probe

Knut Christianson, Associate Professor, University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences

Howard Conway, Emeritus Research Professor, University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences

Gonzalo Echeverry, Research Engineering/Scientist Professional, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics

Jenna Epifanio, Oregon State University *COLDEX Data Manager

T.J. Fudge, Research Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences

Stefania Gili, Associate Professional Specialist, Princeton University, Department of Geosciences

John Goodge, Professor, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Earth and Environmental Sciences Department *UMN Duluth Lead

Jamin Greenbaum, Assistant Researcher, University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Andrew Haala, US Ice Drilling Program

Richard Hale, Spahr Professor and Chair, Associate Director of CReSIS, University of Kansas, Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets

Meredith Hastings, Deputy Director of the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Professor, Brown University Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences; Earth Science Women’s Network

John Higgins, Associate Professor, Princeton University, Department of Geosciences *Member of Executive Committee; Ice Coring Lead; Princeton Lead

Valens Hishamunda, Associate Professional Specialist, Princeton University, Department of Geosciences

Nick Holschuh, Assistant Professor, Amherst College, Department of Geology *Amherst Lead

Louise Huffman, IDPO Director of Education and Public Outreach, Ice Drilling Program, Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering

Robert (Jake) Jacobs, Oregon State University,College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences

Michael Jayred, US Ice Drilling Program

Mike Kalk, Laboratory Manager, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences

Chad Kauffman, Professor, PennWest California and American Meteorological Society

Scott Kempf, Senior Software Engineer, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics

Michelle Koutnik, Research Associate Professor, University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences *Member of Executive Committee; Modeling and Ice Dynamics Lead; UW Lead

Tanner Kuhl, US Ice Drilling Program

Andrei Kurbatov, Associate Professor, University of Maine, Climate Change Institute *Maine Lead

Curtis La Bombard, Curator, NSF Ice Core Facility

Jennifer Laverentz, Administrative Manager, University of Kansas, Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets

Brad Lipovsky, Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences

Paul Mayewski, Distinguished Professor, Director of the Climate Change Institute, University of Maine

Kelcie Meyer, Field Coordinator

Beth Mills, Associate Education Director, American Meteorological Society, *AMS Lead

Elizabeth Morton, US Ice Drilling Program

Ellen Mutter, Geology Research Assistant, Amherst College, Department of Geology

Peter Neff, Assistant Research Professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; Department of Soil, Water and Climate *Director for Field Research and Data; Member of Executive Committee

Gregory Ng, Research Scientist Associate V, University of Texas, Institute of Geophysics

Mindy Nicewonger, Professional Faculty, Oregon State University *COLDEX DEI Coordinator

Richard Nunn, Assistant Curator, NSF Ice Core Facility

Aaron Paden, Machinist, University of Kansas, Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets

John Paden, Associate Scientist, Associate Director of CReSIS, University of Kansas, Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets *KU Lead

Erin Pettit, Professor, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences; Founder and Director of Inspiring Girls Expeditions *Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Member of Executive Committee

Kristen Rahilly, Professional Faculty, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences *Director for Education; Member of Executive Committee

Fernando Rodriguez-Morales, Associate Professor, University of Kansas, Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets

Heidi Roop, Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Department of Soil, Water and Climate *Director for Knowledge Transfer; Member of Executive Committee; UMN Twin Cities Lead

Eric Saltzman, Professor, University of California, Irvine, Department of Earth System Science *UCI Lead

Andrew Schauer, IsoLab Manager, University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences

Brad Schroeder, Laboratory Coordinator, University of Kansas, Aerospace Engineering

Jeff Severinghaus, Professor, University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography *Member of Executive Committee; Exploration Lead; UCSD Lead

Sarah Shackleton, Woods Hole Institute of Oceanography

Daniel Shapero, University of Washington, Applied Physics Laboratory

Martin Froger Silva, University of Minnesota *COLDEX Digital Content Coordinator

Erin Smoak, Content Specialist, American Meteorological Society

Beth Spangler, Senior Director Government Affairs, Marketing, and Science, Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program

Eric Steig, Professor and Chair, University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences

Abigail Stimach, American Meteorological Society

Tricia Torris, COLDEX Administrative Program Assistant, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences

Ed Waddington, Emeritus Professor, University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences

Katie Wendt, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences

Danielle Whittaker, Professional Faculty, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences *Managing Director; Member of Executive Committee

Dale Winebrenner, Senior Principal Physicist, Applied Physics Lab, and Research Professor, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Lead for Ice Diver melt probe development

Duncan Young, Research Scientist, University of Texas, Institute of Geophysics *UT Lead

Postdoctoral Researchers

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Asmita Banerjee, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences

Mira Berdahl, University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences

John Patterson, University of California, Irvine, Department of Earth System Science

Tyler Pelle, University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Nicolas Angelo Stoll, University of Washington

Sonja Wahl, University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences

Shuai Yan, University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences

Graduate Students

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Julia Andreasen, University of Minnesota, Department of Soil, Water, and Climate

Sam Baumgartner, University of Maine, School of Earth and Climate Sciences

Cate Bruns, University of Minnesota, Communication Studies

Jenn Campos-Ayala, University of California, Irvine, Department of Earth System Science

Austin Carter, University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Kristian Chan, University of Texas, Jackson School of Geosciences

Lindsey Davidge, University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences

Utsa Dey Sarkar, University of Kansas, Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets

Lela Gadrani, University of Maine, Climate Change Institute

Abby Hudak, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences

Demie Huffman, University of Minnesota

Fairuz Ishraque, Princeton University, Geological and Earth Sciences

Shravan Kaundinya , University of Kansas, Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets

Megan Kerr, University of Texas at Austin

Liam Kirkpatrick, University of Washington

An Li, University of Washington

Jacob Morgan, University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

John-Morgan Manos, Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington

Miranda Miranda, University of California, Irvine, Department of Earth System Science

Julia Marks Peterson, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences

Kaden Martin, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences

Jessica Ng, University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Ben Riddell-Young, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences

Margot Shaya, University of Washington

DongRyun Shin, Oregon State University

Shivangini Singh, University of Texas, Institute of Geophysics

Sierra Streit, University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Emily WIlbur, University of Washington

Olivia Williams, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences

Undergraduate Students

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Sara Akiba, Princeton University - 2024 REU

Noah Brown, University of Washington - 2022 REU, 2023 REU

Angelina Bucco, University of Maine - 2022 REU, 2023 REU

Medha Chandwani, SUNY Purchase College - 2024 REU

Alissa Choi, University of Wisconsin Madison - 2023 REU, 2024 REU

Hoang Chu, Community College of Allegheny County - 2023 REU

Hector Cordova, CUNY Queens College - 2024 REU

Timothy Elnitiarta, UC Berkeley - 2024 REU

Megan Erskine, Front Range Community College - 2024 REU

Melyssa Fenton, Oregon State University

Eads Fouche, Amherst College - 2023 REU

Veronica Fula, University of Washington - 2024 REU

Sa'angna Gollette, University of New Mexico - 2023 REU

Claire Jensen, Amherst College

Joanny Jimenez, Bronx Community College - 2024 REU

Haley Lowes-Bicay, University of Washington - 2022 REU, 2023 REU

Elizabeth Mayo, Rutgers University - 2023 REU

Melissa Mendoza, University of Washington

Emmanuel Nwokpo, Mississippi Valley State University - 2024 REU

Chinonso Obiefule, University of Texas at Austin - 2024 REU

Jamie O’Reilly, Red Rocks Community College - 2023 REU

Andrea Oviatt, University of Nevada, Reno - 2024 REU

Ian Rampton, Pepperdine University - 2023 REU

Marc Sailer, University of Washington - 2024 REU

Alejandra Vega Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico, now at University of Virginia - 2023 REU

Caroline Wexler, University of Connecticut - 2023 REU

Alumni

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Jessica Badgeley, University of Washington: PhD, 2022

Lindsay Davidge, University of Washington: PhD, 2023

Demetria Eves, California State University, Long Beach - 2022 REU

Olivia Forshee, Macalester College and University of Minnesota - 2022 REU

Anusha Goswami, University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institute of Oceanography - 2022 REU

Jonathan Hayden, Allan Hills Camp Manager 2022-23, Princeton University

Annika Horlings, University of Washington: PhD, 2023

Stephanie Jarvis, Oregon State University, Research Assistant, 2021-2024

Rhys-Jasper León, University of California Irvine - 2022 REU

Sebastian Miller, Oregon State University - 2022 REU

Ellen Mutter, Post-baccalaureate, Amherst College - 2022 REU

Jessica Ng, University of California San Diego: PhD, 2022

Emily Rice, Oregon State University -2022 REU

Trisha Sheth, University of Kansas - 2022 REU

Sierra Smith, Oregon State University - 2022 REU

Kyle Suen, University of California Irvine - 2022 REU

International Affiliates

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Jinho Ahn, Faculty, Seoul National University, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Yuzhen Yan, Faculty, Tongji University, School of Earth and Ocean Science

External Advisory Committee

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Julie Brigham-Grette, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Judith Brown Clarke, Stony Brook University

Emilie Capron, Institute of Environmental Geosciences, University of Grenoble Alpes

Kathie Dello, North Carolina State Climate Office

Mark Fahnestock, University of Alaska

Sidney Hemming, Columbia University

Bonnie Murray, NASA Langley Office of Education

Past Members of the External Advisory Committee:

Tas van Ommen, Australian Antarctic Division