Slip–sliding Away: Studying Glacier Movement and Rock Erosion beneath the Svartisen Ice Cap, Norway

Neal Iverson

Thursday, 09 Nov 2006 at 8:00 pm – Gallery Room, Memorial Union

Neal R. Iverson, a Sigma Xi Lecturer, is a professor in the Department of Geological & Atmospheric Sciences at Iowa State University. In 2002 Iverson led a team of seven researchers to a spot seven hundred feet under the Svartisen Ice Cap in northern Norway to get a firsthand look at how modern glaciers move across rock and sediment - a first step toward understanding how glaciers have triggered climate change and shaped landscapes. Iverson's experiments, funded by the National Science Foundation, have been featured in the New York Times. In addition to his research, Iverson teaches undergraduate- and graduate-level courses in geomorphology and glacial geology.

Cosponsored By:

• Sigma Xi
• Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)