IU Glaciology

A person in a heavy red coat looks at a laptop on an old wooden sled. The sled is on flat, white snow with a bright blue sky above.

Who we are

We are a group in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Indiana University, led by David Lilien.

$A fractured glacier tongue floating out into sea ice. The whole image is snow covered. Taken from the window of a plane, so angle is oblique.$

Our research

We study the movement Earth's ice sheets, with a focus on how they are responding to changes in the atmosphere and ocean. Much of our work focuses on understanding the processes controlling the rate of ice deformation. We us a variety of tools, most prominently numerical models and ice-penetrating radar.

Our research

A person stands at the foot of a tall, blue cliff of ice. The cliff is at least 10x as tall as the person.

Join us

We are currently looking to recruit a postdoctoral researcher, and we always have space for undergraduate researchers. At the present time, we do not expect to add any new grad students in 2027.

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