Professor Derek Mueller

Arctic science; Climate change; Cryospheric change

• B.Sc. Hons (Trent), M.Sc. (McGill), Ph.D. (Laval)
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Biography

My research examines indicators and impacts of climate change in the cryosphere as well as the consequences of a warming climate (both atmospheric and oceanic) on cryospheric systems. Current interests include environmental change detection of Arctic ice shelves, sea ice and lake ice using microwave and optical remote sensing. I also study the drift and deterioration of large icebergs, known as ice islands, which are considered a hazard to navigation and offshore infrastructure.

Research Interests

• Arctic ice shelves
• Epishelf lakes
• Ice islands and icebergs
• Breakup of landfast sea ice
• Research instrument development
• Remote sensing of ice and cryospheric change detection

Memberships

• ArcticNet
• Arctic Institute of North America
• American Geophysical Union
• Canadian Geophysical Union
• Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society
• International Glaciological Society

Fellowships

• 2009 NSERC Visiting Fellow (Canadian Ice Service)
• 2008 Roberta Bondar Fellow in Northern and Polar Studies (Trent University)
• 2006-7 NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow (Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks)

Select publications can be found on Derek’s WIRL website.