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Luke D. Trusel is an Earth system geographer whose research focuses on understanding the impacts of climate variability and change on the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets. Motivated by the potentially profound consequences of cryospheric change, Dr. Trusel’s work seeks to understand how ice sheets are responding to, and continue to respond to, ongoing climate change. His work assesses ice sheet surface mass balance and hydrological processes, aiming to advance understanding of high latitude environments coupled with ice-ocean-atmosphere systems. His research adopts an interdisciplinary approach, combining remotely sensed observations, ice core-derived climate records, and output from regional and global climate models. Recent findings demonstrate that the melting of the Greenland ice sheet has accelerated in response to Industrial-era warming, reaching unprecedented intensities. This atmospheric warming threatens the viability of Antarctica’s fringing ice shelves. Currently, Dr. Trusel's research is funded by grants from the National Science Foundation and NASA, with his work published in leading journals and featured in prominent media outlets.
Penn State University • University Park, PA
Teaching and conducting research in the field of geography, focusing on climate and ice sheet processes.
Rowan University •
Engaged in teaching and research in Earth and environmental sciences.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution •
Conducted research in geology and geophysics, working with leading scientists in the field.
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