Roman Motyka, Ph.D.
Roman Motyka, Ph.D.
Research Professor Emeritus, Geophysical Institute, UAF
Arts and Sciences — Natural Sciences
Education
Ph.D. Geology and Geophysics, 1983, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK
Doctoral Dissertation: Increases and fluctuations in thermal activity at Mount Wrangell, Alaska, determined from glacier melt and mass balance.
M.S. Physics, 1966, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
B.A. Physics, 1964, St. Mary's University, Winona, MN
Honors thesis title: Construction of a mass spectrometer.
Research Interests
- Tidewater glacier dynamics (LeConte, Taku, and Hubbard Glaciers, SE Alaska; Jakobshavn Isbrae, Greenland)
- Thinning of Mendenhall Glacier and disintegration of its calving terminus in Mendenhall Lake, SE Alaska
- Uplift, isostatic rebound, and plate tectonics in Southeast Alaska (NSF)
- Contribution of Alaska glaciers to global sea level raise (NASA)
- Developing ice-load models for Glacier Bay and for the Yakutat Icefield, SE Alaska (NASA)
Roman Motyka, Ph.D.
Research Professor Emeritus, Geophysical Institute, UAF
Arts and Sciences — Natural Sciences
- Email address: rjmotyka@alaska.edu
- Phone number: 907-796-6307
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