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Member Since 1982
Doug R. MacAyeal
Professor, Emeritus, University of Chicago
I use the tools of fluid dynamics, seismology, remote sensing and computational methods to study the behavior of the large ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland, and would characterize my style of research as being a mixture of field observation, numerical modeling and theory.
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Professional Experience
University of Chicago
Professor, Emeritus
1983 - Present
Education
Princeton University
Doctorate
1983
University of Maine
Masters
1979
Brown University
Bachelors
1976
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The Ethics and Governance of Ice Intervention Strategies
RESEARCH IN ACTIVE CONSERVATION METHODS FOR ICE SHEETS AND GLACIERS POSTER
cryosphere | 17 december 2025
On Rifts and Fractures: Flexural-Gravity Wave Interaction with Complex Ice Shelf Morphologies
ICE FRACTURE PROCESSES: OBSERVATIONS AND MODELLING POSTER
cryosphere | 16 december 2025
Diurnal Evolution of Ice Quakes on Milne Ice Shelf, Nunavut, Canada, from Low to High Frequency Reveals Flexure and Fracture Cycle
ICE FRACTURE PROCESSES: OBSERVATIONS AND MODELLING POSTER
cryosphere | 16 december 2025
Tracking Multiyear Sea‐Ice Variation in the Arctic Ocean Over Decades With Microseism
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
11 january 2025
Modeling Feasibility of Glacial Geoengineering Strategy: Mitigating Glacial Discharge with Rigid and Flexible Seabed Curtains in Barotropic Tidal Flows
RESEARCH IN ACTIVE CONSERVATION METHODS FOR ICE SHEETS AND GLACIERS POSTER
cryosphere | 12 december 2024
Life cycle of Icebergs B-15 and C-19
THE BIRTH, LIFE, AND DEATH OF ICEBERGS: SENTINELS OF CHANGE POSTER
cryosphere | 10 december 2024
Boundary Integral Approaches to Flexural Wave Transfer in Ice Shelves
ADVANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF ICE SHELF PROCESSES II POSTER
cryosphere | 09 december 2024
Modelling Ice Shelf Hydrology and Flexure in Response to Meltwater Loading
MODELING OF THE CRYOSPHERE: GLACIERS AND ICE SHEETS III ORAL
cryosphere | 15 december 2023
Honors & Awards
John F. Nye Lecture
Received December 2013
Union Fellow
Received January 1988
James B. Macelwane Medal
Received December 1988