Today I interviewed the Glacier Dynamics group at Byrd Polar Research Center. Bryan Mark is in charge of the group and is a assistant professor in geography at OSU. Dr.Mark was one of the people that I interviewed. Which, by the way, I preached the awesomeness of the Grahams School curriculum and experiential credentials. Dr.Mark and Kristen (a geography major and part of the group who I interviewed) were ooing and ahhing by the end of the interview. Kristen said that the Graham school offers an amazing opportunity and wished that she had it in high school.
Glacier dynamics is the study of glacial motion and thickness using physics. During the interview the group said "Glacier Dynamics" is too narrow for their broad study. Soon they are going to change the name. GD's focus is the Quelccaya Ice Cap, Andes Mountains , Peru. Quelccaya is the largest glacier or ice cap in the tropical regions. Unfortunately the ice is retreating severely due too higher temperature. Which is another reason why GD studies it, because it will dissipate in 15-ish years. They use multi-use weather (precipitation ground water, solar waves, etc.) machines and satellites to gather information. Bryan Mark has grown very close to the local people near Quelccaya and even has unofficial adoptive parents. His "dad" passed away unexpectedly last year.
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