Principal Investigator
Atsuhiro Muto, Associate Professor
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Education
Ph.D. (Geography) University of Colorado, 2010
M.S. (Geosciences) Chiba University (Japan), 2005
B.S. (Geosciences) Chiba University (Japan), 2003
Graduate Students
William Jones (M.S. 2026~)
Thesis topic: Shallow geologic structures beneath Thwaites and Dotson Ice Shelves from seismic-sounding data
Undergraduate Students
Mackenzie Cichocki (B.S. Geology)
Project: Tracking multidecadal variability of glaciers in Alaska using historical aerial photos and Landsat imagery
Sebastian Vélez (B.S. Environmental Science)
Project: Tracking multidecadal variability of glaciers in Katmai National Park, Alaska, using Landsat imagery
Group Alumni
Louise Borthwick (Ph.D. 2025)
Dissertation title: Geophysical Investigation of Glacier Geometry and Subglacial Geology, And Their Influence on Glacier Dynamics: Case Studies of Taku Glacier, Alaska and Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica
Currently working as a seismic network engineer at the British Geological Survey
Bertie Miller (M.S. 2025)
Thesis title: Disconnection of Outlet Glaciers and Vulnerability of Harding Icefield, Southeast Alaska
Currently working as a field geophysicist at Terracon
Kiki Wallick (M.S. 2023)
Thesis title: Sea Ice and Ice Shelf Variability in the Amundsen Sea Embayment, West Antarctica
Currently working as a geologist at Langan Engineering in New York
Nolan Barrette (M.S. 2020)
Thesis title: Seismic investigation of the morphology of a tunnel channel of the Green Bay Lobe, Wisconsin, USA
Currently a Mapping Geologist at the USGS Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Alex Roccaro (M.S. 2020)
Thesis title: Seismic spot soundings reveal deep bathymetry and thick water column between Crosson and Dotson Ice Shelves, West Antarctica
Currently an Assistant Geologist (hydrogeology) at the New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection
Emma Young (M.S. 2017)
Thesis title: Determining the ability of terrestrial time-lapse microgravity surveying on a glacier to find the summer mass balance using gravitational modeling
Currently a Mapping Hydrogeologist at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Moulishka Sawant (B.S. Computer Science)
Research topic: Tracking multidecadal variability of icefields on Kenai Peninsula, Southeast Alaska, using Landsat imagery
Xavier Nogueira (B.S. Geology, 2019)
Research topic: Mapping temporal changes of glacial extent in Kenai Peninsula, Alaska using optical remote sensing data
Kelly Devlin (B.S., Physics major, Geology minor, 2018)
Research topic: Mapping seasonal velocity changes of glaciers in the Amundsen Sea Embayment, West Antarctica using optical remote sensing data