Students research Antarctic Climate Change

As part of your student research experience: think about studying Antarctic climate change. The following projects are available under the supervision of Dr. Passchier; required coursework is listed below each project title:

Project title

INDEPENDENT STUDIES (advanced B.A./B.S., M.A. Env. Sci., M.S. Geoscience)

1. History of East Antarctic ice rafting and climate change
2. Vegetation history of Antarctica from greenhouse to icehouse climate
3. Did Byrd Glacier retreat during the Miocene climatic optimum?

THESIS PROJECT (MA Env. Sci. conc., M.S. Geoscience, Ph.D.)

Impact of southern ocean warming on East Antarctic Ice Sheet dynamics: snowgun or melt scenario?