Finite Element Grid Mesh of Greenland. North is to the left. We divide up the ice on the continent into these triangles and calculate the flow of the ice within each triangle, using powerful computers.

Our Mission Penn State Ice and Climate Research integrates glaciology, seismology, modelling and climatalogy. Our mission is to unite Penn State’s polar researchers under one roof, encourage new interdisciplinary projects, establish an internationally-respected Fellow position, establish a vibrant and dynamic web presence for Polar studies at PSU, and act as an interface to the CReSIS Science and Technology Center. Our Motivation The largest potential contribution to sea-level change is from the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets. Penn State has premier researchers working on different aspects of this problem. The poles offer unprecendented opportunities for researchers in remote sensing, high energy physics, biology, atmospheric chemistry, etc. Penn State has premier researchers who haven’t fully exploited available partnerships within PSU.