Within the research cluster there are several postgraduates working on glaciological and geomorphological projects, covering a wide range of topics. Some additional information is provided such as some of the student's current research, research interests and relevant publications and presentations.
Jamie Howarth (PhD)
Landscape response to high magnitude disturbance, South Westland, New Zealand
Jono Conway (PhD)
Links between meso-scale circulation, surface energy and mass balance of the Brewster Glacier
Inka Koch (PhD)
Marine ice formation and deformation at the Southern McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica
Nicolle Britland (MSc)
Surface climatology and ablation on floating section of Petermann Glacier, Greenland, 2002-2006
Todd Redpath (Msc)
Utilising ASTER imagery to derive multi-temporal flow fields for the Tasman Glacier
Abigail Lovett (MSc)
Multi-disciplinary Investigation into the origin and formation of mirabilite deposits, Hobbs Glacier Region, Antarctica
Simon Dalton (MSc)
Reconstruction of Late-Glacial Environmental and Climate Change, Mavora Lakes
Richard Woods (MSc)
Paraglacial landscape development in the Fox Valley, Westland
Recent Students
The following is a summary of student projects that have been recently completed at the Department of Geography, University of Otago. For a complete list of all student projects about glaciers and climate change please visit the completed student projects page.
Bronwyn van Valkengoed (MSc 2011)
Pollen evidence for Holocene climate change in the Eglinton Valley, western Southland.
Nicola Webb (Msc 2010)
Glaciotectonic and polyepisodic landforms in the Ohau Valley, New Zealand
Dorothea Stumm (PhD 2010)
Mass balance of glaciers in the Southern Alps, New Zealand
Martina Armstrong (MSc 2010)
Glaciotectonic Deformation in Late Pleistocene Deposits at Lake Hawea
Erin Blair (MSc 2010)
Ground penetrating radar and the structure of temperate glaciers
Shelley MacDonell (PhD 2009)
The hydrological regime of a cold-based glacier, Wright Lower Glacier, Antarctica
Delia Strong (MSc 2008)
Terminus retreat and lake growth, Tasman Glacier
Sarah Gillett (MSc 2008)
Modelling summer ablation on the Brewster Glacier
Paul Sirota (PhD 2008)
Effects of solutes, debris and temperature on the strength of ice
