Research Group
Department of Earth Sciences
Affiliated with the Center for Geological and Climate Hazards
Meet the Team
Dr. Beata Csatho
Professor & Lab Director
Ice sheet mass balance and dynamics, remote sensing of the cryosphere, laser altimetry (LiDAR sensing),
geologic controls on ice flow, data fusion.
Dr. Anton (Toni) Schenk
Research Professor
Geospatial information processing, digital photogrammetry, laser altimetry including error theory, computer
vision.
Dr. Ashlynn Narkevic
Postdoctoral Researcher
Understanding and modeling dynamic behavior of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream, improving high-resolution
DEMs for cryospheric applications.
Ivan Parmuzin
Senior Research Support Specialist
Calculating glacier changes from space images and DEMs. Applying the SERAC method for detecting ice sheet
surface elevation changes from laser altimetry data.
Eric Bruno Kabe Moukete
PhD Student
My research focuses on the optimization of geostatistical frameworks for High-Performance Computing (HPC)
environments. I specialize in developing scalable algorithms for large-scale subsurface modeling,
specifically addressing the computational bottlenecks of high-dimensional spatial data. By leveraging
parallel processing and distributed memory architectures, I aim to reduce the wall-clock time of complex
geophysical inversions without sacrificing spatial resolution.
Hui Gao
PhD Student
I am interested in using remote sensing data to study the evolution of ice sheets, in particular, using
laser altimetry data to reconstruct the mass balance of the Greenland Ice Sheet as well as studying the
evolution of fast-flowing tidewater glaciers and their interactions with external forcing.
Abhijeet Nayak
PhD Student
Climate informatics. Interested in applying physics-informed neural networks integrating ice-sheet dynamics
to efficiently quantify the impact of polar amplification on sea level rise.
Mohammad Salmani
PhD Student
Research interest: Remote sensing and historical glacier reconstruction. My current research focuses on using historical data to reconstruct the elevation and geometry of the Greenland Ice Sheet following the Little Ice Age (LIA), using remote sensing and machine learning techniques.
Alumni
Kevin Griswold
MS in Computational Earth Science 2022
Currently: Consultant geologist, WSP USA, Ithaca, NY
Ashlynn Narkevic
PhD 2021
Research: Fusion of Altimetry and Digital Elevation Models
for Change Detection at the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream
Currently: Postdoctoral Researcher UB, Earth Sciences
Carolyn Roberts
PhD 2020
Research: Hydrologic controls on ice dynamics inferred at
Helheim Glacier, southeast Greenland, from high-resolution surface-elevation record
Currently: Private High School Science Teacher, Sparhawk
School, MA
Greg Babonis
NASA Earth and Space Science Fellow, PhD 2016
Research: Postdoc 2016-2018 Detection and analysis of
complex patterns of ice dynamics in Antarctica from ICESat laser altimetry
Currently: Penetration Tester, Caliber Cybersecurity
Lindsay Wendler
MS 2017
Research: Understanding the ice dynamics of the Upernavik
Glacier in NW Greenland
Kyle Duncan
MS 2015
Research: Reconstructing surface elevation changes of
Zachariæ Isstrøm and Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden Glacier, NE Greenland
Currently: Senior Faculty specialist, Earth System Science
Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
David McCormick
MS 2015
Research: Quantifying forces controlling the 2004-2005
retreat, mass loss and speed-up of Kangerlussuaq Glacier
Currently: Scientific programmer, KBR Wyle SGT (Stinger
Ghaffarian Technologies)
Soroush Rezvan-Behbahani
MS 2013
Research: Temporal history of ice dynamics contribution to
volume changes in southeast Greenland
Currently: Cars.com
Melissa Zelazny
MS 2011
Research: Lineament mapping using remote sensing
techniques and structural geology for CO2 sequestration site characterization in central New York state
Currently: GIS Technician, Black Hills Energy, Denver, CO
Heather Stewart
MS 2010
Research: Climate vs. dynamic forcing of Greenlands
largest glacier: A study of Jakobshavn Isbræ’s response to the Little Ice Age
Currently: Lease Compliance Specialist, State of Alaska
Dept. of Natural Resources, Anchorage, AK
Justin Rich
MS 2009
Research: Characterizing polar landscapes using
object-oriented multi-resolution analysis, North Slope, Alaska
Currently: GIS Systems Analyst, SeaTach, WA
David Brooks
MA 2018
Research: Spatial and Temporal Correlation between Major
Proglacial Lake Drainage Events and Ice Surface Elevation, Lake Tininnilik, West Greenland
Currently: Geologist, Scarborough, ME
Robert Wheelwright
MA 2014
Currently: Cartographer USGS, Rolla, MO
Sudhagar Nagarajan
Postdoc 2009-2012
Currently: Associate Professor and Associate Chair.
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
Taehun Yoon
Postdoc 2006-2009
Currently: Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft,
Sammamish, WA
Marcus Dora
Diploma in Cartography, Univ. of Dresden, 2005
Research: A geomorphologic extraction method for mapping
glacier-Induced features from high resolution topographic data in the Dry Valleys area, Antarctica
Currently: Geodata-manager at Dresden City Surveyors
Office, Dresden, Germany (co-advisor)