Ginny Catania
Research Associate, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences
William T. Stokes Centennial Teaching Fellowship in Geological Sciences
Mailcode: R2200
Dr. Catania's research involves understanding ice sheet and glacier changes both from natural variability and climate forced variability. This involves improving the observational data sets that quantify cyrosphere change but also focusing on improved understanding of the dynamical processes that control ice flow. In particular, her research focuses on basal processes, the flow of water on top of, through and beneath ice and understanding the history of ice motion so that modern ice sheet changes can be put into context.
Areas of Expertise
Ice sheet mass balance, ice dynamics, subglacial hydrology, ice sheet stratigraphy, radar, GPS methods, uncertainty in ice sheet response to climate, satellite observations, remote-sensing observations, outlet glaciers, Greenland, glaciology.
Research Locations
I am always looking for enthusiastic students who have an interest in understanding glacier dynamics for Earth's present-day ice sheets. I am particularly interested in students with strong skills in quantitative methods, technical data science, remote sensing, and modeling. That said, ambitious students willing to dig in and teach themselves these skills should also write to me.
Graduate Students
Evan Carnahan , Ph.D., expected 2024 (Supervisor)
Sophie A Goliber
, Ph.D., expected 2022
(Supervisor)
Sophie Goliber has been a Geological Sciences PhD student at UTIG since August 2017. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Buffalo where she got into remote sensing and glaciology research. Her fascination with the cryosphere drew her to UTIG and working with Ginny Catania who shared her interests in using remote sensing methods and optical remote sensing...
Matthew Zeh, Ph.D.
(Supervisor)
Mechanical Engineering
| Year | Semester | Course | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Fall | GEO 291 | Preparing Future Faculty-Wb |
| 2020 | Fall | GEO 303E | Earth In 2100-Wb |
| 2020 | Summer | GEO s303E | Earth In 2100-Wb |
| 2020 | Spring | GEO 191 | Proposal Writing |
| 2019 | Fall | GEO 391 | Dynamics Of Polar Systems |
| 2019 | Fall | GEO 371T | Dynamics Of Polar Systems |
| 2019 | Spring | GEO 191 | Proposal Writing |
| 2019 | Spring | GEO 303E | Earth In 2100-Wb |
| 2018 | Fall | GEO 291 | Preparing Future Faculty |
| 2018 | Spring | GEO 191 | Proposal Writing |
| 2018 | Spring | GEO 302K | Earth In 2100-Wb |
| 2017 | Fall | GEO 394 | Rsch In Geological Sciences |
| 2017 | Spring | GEO 394 | Rsch In Geological Sciences |
| 2016 | Fall | GEO 394 | Rsch In Geological Sciences |
| 2016 | Fall | GEO 391 | Introduction To The Cryosphere |
| 2016 | Fall | GEO 191 | Prep Future Geosci Faculty |
| 2016 | Fall | GEO 349C | Intro To The Cryosphere |
| 2016 | Spring | GEO 394 | Rsch In Glaciology |
| 2016 | Spring | GEO 191 | Cryosphere Reading Seminar |
| 2015 | Fall | GEO 394 | Rsch In Geological Sciences |
| 2015 | Fall | GEO 391 | Ice Dynamics |
| 2015 | Spring | GEO 394 | Rsch In Glaciology |
| 2014 | Fall | GEO 394 | Rsch In Glaciology |
| 2014 | Fall | GEO 391 | Introduction To The Cryosphere |
| 2014 | Fall | GEO 371T | Introduction To The Crysophere |
| 2014 | Spring | GEO 394 | Rsch In Glaciology |