Research professor

University affiliation

• Geophysical Institute
• Snow, Ice, and Permafrost Group

Contact information

• Email: aaschwanden@alaska.edu
• Phone: (907) 474-7199

Media contact

Rod Boyce

• Phone: (907) 474-7185
• Email: rcboyce@alaska.edu

Areas of expertise

• Earth science

Research interests/biography

Andy Aschwanden researches the flow of glaciers and ice sheets and their interaction with the atmosphere and the ocean. He is currently focusing on the history of the Greenland ice to predict future changes. He studies the interactions between ice dynamics, calving, and fjords; the mechanics and thermodynamics of glaciers and ice sheets; and ice sheet model validation.