{"id":1350,"date":"2023-10-25T18:41:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T18:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/glaciermodelinglab\/?page_id=1350"},"modified":"2025-11-10T21:09:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T21:09:36","slug":"mary-verne-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/glaciermodelinglab\/glacier-modeling-lab-alumni\/mary-verne-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Vern\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Howdy Everyone, I’m Mary!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am a second-year Master\u2019s Student in the Geology Department at the University at Buffalo, and I work with Dr. Kristin Poinar. Currently, I am using ICESat-2 observations and a numerical model to infer crevasse propagation depths on Umiammakku Isbr\u00e6, Greenland. But, I am generally interested in the Greenland Ice Sheet!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to coming to UB, I was a Geotechnical Intern with HDL Engineering, in Anchorage, Alaska where I collaborated with the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) to help interpret geological subsurface conditions due to permafrost degradation, specifically in the rural village of Cev’aq (Chevak). I also learned how to conduct geologic drillings, soil classifications, and seismic surveys for several locations across south-central Alaska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before Alaska, I studied at Virginia Tech, where I received my Bachelor of Science in Geosciences in 2022. While at VT, I worked as an undergraduate researcher in the Chemical Hydrogeology Lab, Coastal Hazards Lab, Computational Geo-Fluids Lab, and the Earth Observation & Innovation Lab.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mary at Summer Coon, Colorado, during the UB Undergraduate Field Camp<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Spring 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am in my final stretch, I defend my thesis this April! <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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December 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I went to AGU in Washington D.C. this past December, check out my poster!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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