Dr. Ralf Greve
Professor, Glacier and Ice Sheet Research
... as guest lecturer of the UNIS on Svalbard:
About me:
I studied physics at the Darmstadt University of Technology (Technische Universität Darmstadt), Germany, from 1985 to 1991 (diploma thesis on granular avalanches), and then did my doctorate at the Department of Mechanics, Darmstadt University of Technology, from 1992 to 1995 on ice-sheet dynamics and thermodynamics. Until 2003 I worked as scientific employee, scientific assistant and lecturer at the Department of Mechanics in the group of Prof. Kolumban Hutter. In early 2000, I received the university lecturing qualification ("Habilitation") with a thesis entitled "Large-scale glaciation on Earth and on Mars". Now I'm employed as professor for glacier and ice sheet research at the Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. I'm continuing my research related to the dynamics and thermodynamics of ice sheets and shelves (details below). Furthermore I'm involved in teaching and student supervision duties at the Graduate School of Environmental Science (Division of Environmental Science Development and Division of Earth System Science).
For further details please have a look at my curriculum vitae (PDF file).
Current and recent research projects:
- Simulations of the evolution and dynamics of
the Antarctic Ice Sheet in past and future climates
(JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), since 2010; ILTS Research Fund, 2009-2010). - Simulation of rapid dynamical changes of the
Greenland Ice Sheet in response to global warming
(JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Postdoctoral Research Fellows, since 2008). - Assessing
the timing, extent and volume of Tibetan Plateau ice during the last
130,000 years by numerical simulations
(PMIP 2 project, since 2008). - Induced anisotropy, fast ice flow and
climate change in ice sheets
(JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), 2006-2009). - Evolution and dynamics of the Martian polar ice
caps over climatic cycles
(ILTS Research Fund, 2005-2007). - Heinrich Event
INtercOmparison HEINO
(CliC/WCRP/SCAR ISMIP intercomparison topic, since 2005). - Physical processes in polar ice sheets and high resolution
analyses of Earth's history in climatic and environmental changes
(JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Creative Scientific Research, PI Prof. Takeo Hondoh, R.G. co-investigator 2004-2007). - Data analysis
and numerical simulations for investigating Antarctic
ice-shelf/ice-stream systems
(DFG Research Grant, 2003-2006).
Software development:
- Ice sheet model
SICOPOLIS
(background process running since 1992, and no end in sight...
).
- Mars Atmosphere-Ice Coupler MAIC-2.
Publications:
List of publications (co-)authored by myself (including recent work 'in press' or 'submitted').
Courses:
- First semester 2010:
Introduction to Global Warming - Cryosphere (including sea level) and its modelling.
[Lecture notes coming soon...] - First semester 2010:
Practice in International Communication Methods - Basic English for Science. [Syllabus (PDF)] - First semester 2010:
Environmental Science Seminar in English (ESSE). [Announcement] - Second semester 2009:
Advanced Course in Glacier and Ice Sheet Science - Dynamics of Ice Sheets and Glaciers.
[Announcement (PDF)] [Lecture notes @ Hokkaido University OpenCourseWare] - Second semester 2009:
Advanced Course in Dynamics of Global Warming - Cryosphere and Past Climate Changes.
[Announcement (PDF)] [Lecture notes] - Second semester 2009:
Advanced Course and Practice in International Communication Methods - Scientific Presentation.
[Announcement (PDF)] [Lecture notes]
Office contact:
For office contact information please see http://wwwice.lowtem.hokudai.ac.jp/~greve/contact.html.
Go to:
[Glacier and Ice Sheet
Research Group]
[Institute of Low Temperature
Science]
[Hokkaido University]
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