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Member Since 1999
Helen Fricker
Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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Professional Experience
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Professor
1999 - Present
Education
University of Tasmania
Doctorate
1999
Helen's AGU Research
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The Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer (EDGE) mission: A swath-imaging multifunction lidar for tracking the 3D structure of terrestrial ecosystems and surface topography of ice
ADVANCES IN GEODETIC MAPPING OF EARTH: TRACKING EARTH’S CHANGING SURFACE, INCLUDING SOLID EARTH, CRYOSPHERE, AND ECOSYSTEMS III POSTER
geodesy | 19 december 2025
Snow depth from satellite laser altimetry: Recent progress with ICESat-2 and potential for EDGE
ADVANCES IN GEODETIC MAPPING OF EARTH: TRACKING EARTH’S CHANGING SURFACE, INCLUDING SOLID EARTH, CRYOSPHERE, AND ECOSYSTEMS III POSTER
geodesy | 19 december 2025
Pan-Antarctic observations of ice shelf rift propagation and their topographic signatures: Implications for calving rate and ice shelf stability
ADVANCES IN GEODETIC MAPPING OF EARTH: TRACKING EARTH’S CHANGING SURFACE, INCLUDING SOLID EARTH, CRYOSPHERE, AND ECOSYSTEMS II ORAL
geodesy | 18 december 2025
Mapping permafrost disturbance from space: Results from the ICESat-2 mission and applications for EDGE
ADVANCES IN GEODETIC MAPPING OF EARTH: TRACKING EARTH’S CHANGING SURFACE, INCLUDING SOLID EARTH, CRYOSPHERE, AND ECOSYSTEMS II ORAL
geodesy | 18 december 2025
Piecing together the evolution of ice shelf rift mélange with multi-sensor satellite observations
ICE-OCEAN INTERACTIONS IN HIGH-LATITUDE ENVIRONMENTS III POSTER
cryosphere | 17 december 2025
A half century of satellite altimetry: A tale of quantum leaps in knowledge and understanding of Earth systems
WILLIAM BOWIE LECTURE PRESENTED BY HELEN FRICKER
geodesy | 16 december 2025
Elevating Earth Knowledge and Education through Next-Generation Satellite Laser Altimetry
21ST CENTURY GEODESY: GROWING THE FIELD BY HIGHLIGHTING CONTRIBUTIONS AND CAREERS IN THE SERVICE OF SOCIETY I POSTER
geodesy | 15 december 2025
Supporting our colleagues in America: Defending Earth Science in an era of uncertainty
THE END OF THE GOLDEN ERA OF POLAR AND CRYOSPHERE SCIENCE IN THE UNITED STATES? ORAL
cryosphere | 15 december 2025
Volunteer Experience
2021 - 2021
Member
Cryosphere Fellows Committee
2019 - 2020
Member
Cryosphere Fellows Committee
2013 - 2013
Member
Cryosphere Executive Committee
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Honors & Awards
William Bowie Lecture
Received December 2025
John F. Nye Lecture
Received December 2019
Union Fellow
Received December 2017
Citation
For advances in understanding of Antarctic ice sheets, ice shelves, and subglacial hydrologic systems.
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