Climate Change
The Climate Change Group at the University at Buffalo conducts cutting-edge research in the fields of polar remote sensing, geophysics, glaciology, Arctic glacier history and paleoclimatology. Through innovative approaches and interdisciplinary collaboration, the group strives to deepen our understanding of the Earth's past and present climate systems, contributing vital insights into the impacts of climate change on polar and global environments.
We are a group of faculty and researchers within the Department of Earth Sciences. Our primary strength lies in Arctic climate and glacier change, and we also cover a broad array of topics in climate change.
- Jason Briner – Quaternary and glacial geology, paleoclimatology, arctic environmental change
- Beata Csatho – Ice sheet mass balance and dynamics, remote sensing of the cryosphere, laser altimetry (LiDAR sensing), geologic controls on ice flow, data fusion.
- Sophie Nowicki - ice sheet modeling, global climate change, sea-level rise.
- Kristin Poinar - Glaciology, ice-sheet modeling
- Elizabeth Thomas – Paleoclimate dynamics; environmental change in the Arctic, Asia, and Western New York; stable isotope and organic geochemistry; proxy system modeling
- Anton Schenk – Geospatial information processing, digital photogrammetry, laser altimetry including error theory, computer vision
- Ivan Parmuzin
- Jessica Mejia
- Ash Narkevic
- Rachel Oien
- Yifan Cheng - computational hydrologist
- Mary Alice Coffroth – Coral ecosystems and climate change
- Howard Lasker – Coral ecosystems and climate change
- Chris Lowry – Surface water-groundwater interaction
- Stuart Evans - Atmospheric science
To learn about our current research browse our recent publications:
Articles from Jason Briner's Research Group
Articles from Beata Csatho's Research Group
Articles from Sophie Nowicki's Research Group
Articles from Kristin Poinar's Research Group
Articles from Elizabeth Thomas's Research Group
Also, check out our lab group websites:
The Climate Change program offers PhD, MS, MS-non thesis and Computational Earth Science MS degrees. Additionally, our students can obtain a Professional Science Management advanced certificate in Environmental Geographic Information Systems.
Research in our group is highly collaborative; students often gain breadth in both past and contemporary climate and glacier change. We offer courses in remote sensing, glacial geology, glaciology, GIS, geochemistry, geophysics, and paleoclimatology, and we meet weekly for Climate Group seminars.m