Professor Derek Mueller
Arctic science; Climate change; Cryospheric change
| Degrees: | B.Sc. Hons (Trent), M.Sc. (McGill), Ph.D. (Laval) |
| Phone: | 613-520-2600 x 1984 |
| Email: | derek.mueller@carleton.ca |
| Office: | A427 Loeb |
| Website: | Browse |
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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
2024 – 2025 Courses
- GEOM 4009 Winter – Applications in Geographic Information Systems
- GEOG 5905 Winter – Masters Research Workshop
- NRTH 5000 Fall – Core Seminar: Northern Environments, Northern Societies, Northern Policy
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)