Laboratory for Cryospheric Research
Director
Dr. Luke Copland, Email: luke.copland@uottawa.ca
- Professor & University Research Chair in Glaciology, University of Ottawa
Post-docs
Dr. Scott Williamson (04/2017- ), Email: snw@ualberta.ca
- Arctic Albedo and Solar Radiation Patterns
- Supervisor: Dr. Luke Copland
Dr. Andrew Hamilton (09/2017-), Email: andrew@madzu.com
- Glacier-Ocean Interactions in the Canadian High Arctic
- Supervisor: Dr. Luke Copland
Dr. Alison Cook (11/2018- ), Email: alison.cook@uottawa.ca
- Geospatial Analysis of Arctic Ice and Shipping
- Supervisors: Dr. Luke Copland & Dr. Jackie Dawson
Ph.D. students
Adrienne White (01/2013- ), Email: awhit059@uottawa.ca
- Interactions Between Terrestrial and Marine Ice Losses in the Canadian High Arctic
- Supervisor: Dr. Luke Copland
Dorota Medrzycka (01/2015- ), Email: dorota.medrzycka@uottawa.ca
- Glacier Surges in the Canadian High Arctic: Controls, Processes and Distribution
- Supervisor: Dr. Luke Copland
Brittany Main (09/2016- ), Email: bmain018@uottawa.ca
- Glacier Velocity Variations in the St. Elias Mountains, Yukon
- Supervisor: Dr. Luke Copland
Abigail Dalton (05/2018- ), Email: adalt043@uottawa.ca
- Iceberg Sources and Sinks in the Canadian Arctic
- Co-Supervisors: Dr. Luke Copland & Dr. Wesley Van Wychen
M.Sc. Students
Claire Bernard-Grand’Maison (09/2017- ), Email: cbern085@uottawa.ca
- Changing surface elevation and dynamics of Devon Ice Cap
- Supervisors: Dr. Luke Copland & Dr. David Burgess
Braden Smeda (09/2018- ), Email: bsmed045@uottawa.ca
- Small ice cap changes in the Canadian Arctic
- Supervisors: Dr. Luke Copland & Dr. Laura Thomson
Dana Stephenson (09/2018- ), Email: 12ds53@queensu.ca
- Firn densification on White Glacier, Axel Heiberg Island
- Supervisors: Dr. Laura Thomson & Dr. Luke Copland
Collaborators & Adjunct Professors
Dr. David Burgess, Geological Survey of Canada
Dr. Christine Dow, University of Waterloo
Dr. Laurence Gray, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (Emeritus)
Dr. Stephen Howell, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Dr. Derek Mueller, Carleton University
Dr. Laura Thomson, Queen’s University
Dr. Christian Zdanowicz, Uppsala University, Sweden
Past Students
Danielle Hallé (B.A., 2016-2017). Glacier Surging Velocity Variability on Manson Icefield in Southeast Ellesmere Island 1992-2016. Supervisor: Dr. Luke Copland
Frances Delaney (Research Associate, 2016-2017). Ice Navigability and Shipping in Arctic Canada. Supervisors: Dr. Luke Copland, Dr. Jackie Dawson, Dr. Adrienne Tivy
Nicole Schaffer (Ph.D., 2011-2016). Historical Trends and Future Impacts of Glacier Volume Changes, Baffin Island, Nunavut. Supervisors: Dr. Luke Copland & Dr. Christian Zdanowicz
Laura Thomson (Ph.D., 2012-2016). Connections Between the Mass Balance, Ice Dynamics and Hypsometry of White Glacier, Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut. Supervisor: Dr. Luke Copland
Wesley Van Wychen (Ph.D., 2011-2015; Post-doc, 2016). The Dynamics and Dynamic Discharge of the Ice Masses and Tidewater Glaciers of the Canadian High Arctic. Supervisors: Dr. Luke Copland & Dr. David Burgess
Larissa Pizzolato (M.Sc., 2013-2015). Arctic Shipping in Canada: Analysis of Sea Ice, Shipping, and Vessel Track Reconstruction. Supervisors: Dr. Luke Copland & Dr. Jackie Dawson
Michael Hackett (B.A., 2014-2015). Using DEM differencing to calculate volume change of two alpine glaciers on Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1959-2014. Supervisor: Dr. Luke Copland
Frances Delaney (B.Sc., 2014-2015), Patterns and trends in oxygen isotope values in snow across the Canadian Arctic over the past 40 years. Supervisors: Dr. Luke Copland & Dr. Denis Lacelle
Miriam Richer McCallum (M.Sc., 2012-2015). Analysis of ice types along the northern coast of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada, and their relationship to Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) backscatter. Supervisors: Dr. Derek Mueller & Dr. Luke Copland
Emilie Herdes (M.Sc., 2012-2014). Evolution of seasonal variations in motion of the Kaskawulsh Glacier, Yukon Territory. Supervisor: Dr. Luke Copland
Alexandra Waechter (M.Sc., 2011-2013). Regional Assessment of Glacier Motion in Kluane National Park, Yukon Territory. Supervisor: Dr. Luke Copland
Tyler de Jong (M.Sc., 2011-2013). Recent Changes in Glacier Facies Zonation on Devon Ice Cap, Nunavut, Detected from SAR Imagery and Field Validation Methods. Supervisor: Dr. Luke Copland.
Samantha Darling (M.Sc., 2009-2012). Velocity Variations of the Kaskawulsh Glacier, Yukon Territory, 2009-2011. Supervisor: Dr. Luke Copland.
Adrienne White (M.Sc., 2010-2012). Dynamics and Historical Changes of the Petersen Ice Shelf and Epishelf Lake, Nunavut, Canada, Since 1959. Supervisors: Dr. Luke Copland & Dr. Derek Mueller
Miriam Richer McCallum (B.A., 2011-2012). Assessment of Increasing Open Water Leads Along Northern Ellesmere Island. Supervisors: Dr. Luke Copland & Dr. Derek Mueller.
Alexandre Bevington (B.Sc., 2010-2012). Characterization of the 2009-10 Surge of Lowell Glacier, Yukon Territory. Supervisor: Dr. Luke Copland
Amaris Page (M.Sc., 2007-2009). A Topographic and Photogrammetric Study of Rock Glaciers in the southern Yukon Territory. Supervisor: Dr. Antoni Lewkowicz
Colleen Mortimer (M.Sc., 2009-2011). Quantification of Changes for the Milne Ice Shelf, Nunavut, Canada, 1950-2009. Supervisor: Dr. Luke Copland.
Wesley Van Wychen (M.Sc., 2008-2010). Spatial and Temporal Variations in Ice Motion, Belcher Glacier, Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada. Supervisor: Dr. Luke Copland.
Sierra Pope (M.Sc., 2008-2010). Changes in Multiyear Landfast Sea Ice in the Northern Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Supervisor: Dr. Luke Copland.
Emilie Herdes (B.A., 2008-2009). The Relationships between Iceberg Calving and Sea Ice Conditions on Devon Ice Cap, Nunavut. Supervisor: Dr. Luke Copland.
Tyler Sylvestre (M.Sc., 2007-2009). Spatial Patterns of Snow Accumulation Across the Belcher Glacier Basin, Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada. Supervisor: Dr. Luke Copland.
Norah Foy (M.Sc., 2007-2009). Changes in Surface Elevation and Extent of the Kaskawulsh Glacier, Yukon Territory. Supervisor: Dr. Luke Copland.
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