Joerg M. Schaefer
Lamont Research Professor, Geochemistry, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)
Founding Director of the Lamont Cosmogenic Nuclide Group
Adjunct Professor at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University
Co-Director of the Columbia Earth Networks Decarbonization, Climate Resilience and Justice
Member of the Governing Board of the Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities
Schaefer founded the Lamont Cosmogenic Nuclide Laboratory in 2004, and his research group has become a leader in ‘Climate and Glacier Change’ and ‘Earth Surface Process’ science. Scientists in Lamont Cosmo Group apply isotope techniques to evaluate the response of ice on the Earth’s continents to past, modern and future warming.
Key Research Interests
How glaciers and ice-sheets respond to past and modern warming;
How changing ice and related hazards, such as tsunamis and glacial lake outburst floods, impact environment and society;
How science can assist in developing solution strategies for these climate-related challenges.
Recent Project
GreenDrill
“Recent scientific evidence across disciplines points to an unstable Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS), which is particularly concerning in view of a rapidly changing Arctic system, its impacts on local communities and ecosystems, and the regional and global impacts of sea-level rise.”
- Joerg Schaefer, GreenDrill Lead PI
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