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Curriculum Vitae: Edwin D. Waddington Curriculum Vitae: Edwin D. Waddington Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences Box 351310 University of Washington, Seattle WA 98195-1310 USA (206) 543-4585 edw at uw.edu Education: • B.Sc. Physics University of Toronto 1971. • M.Sc. Physics University of Alberta 1973. Thesis Title: Numerical seismograms by the Cagniard de Hoop method for core diffraction problems. Advisor: C.H. Chapman • Ph.D. Geophysics University of British Columbia 1981. Thesis Title: Accurate modelling of glacier flow. Advisor: G.K.C. Clarke Positions held: • Post-doctoral fellow, University of British Columbia, 1982. • I.W. Killam Post-doctoral fellowship from U.B.C. at U.W., 1983-1984. • Research Associate, Geophysics Program, U. of Washington, 1985-1990. • Senior Research Associate, Geophysics Program, U. of Washington, 1990. • Research Associate Professor, Geophysics Program, U. of Washington 1991-June 1998. • Research Professor, Geophysics Program, U. of Washington June-Sept. 1998. • Acting Professor, Geophysics Program, U. of Washington Sept. 1998-Sept. 1999. • Professor, Geophysics Program, (now part of Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences), U. of W. Sept. 1999-present. Teaching: • Earth and Space Sciences 411/511: Geophysical Continuum Mechanics. • Earth and Space Sciences 431: Principles of Glaciology. • Earth and Space Sciences 505: The Cryosphere. • Earth and Space Sciences 519: Scientific Writing and Graphics. • Earth and Space Sciences 203: Glaciers and Global Change. • Earth and Space Sciences 524: Mass and Heat Flow Modeling in Earth Sciences. • Earth and Space Sciences 595: Graduate Seminars on current glaciological topics. • Honors Arts and Science 222: Ice Ages, Climate Change, and Scientific Paradigms. (2002) • Earth and Space Sciences 311: Geomechanics. (2005) University of Washington Service: • ESS Graduate Program Coordinator (GPC), 2004-2009. • Acting GPC Sept 2013 - March 2014. • Program on Climate Change, board member representing ESS 2000-2003 and 2007-2009. • Program on Climate Change Executive Committee 2009-2010. • 2001 coordinator for Mindlin Lecture. • ESS Graduate Admissions, 2001, co-Chair 2002, ex-officio 2005-2009. 1 • ESS Tenure and Promotion 2002-2003. • ESS Development of a Liberal Arts BA (2003-2004). • ESS Teaching and Learning Assessment (Chair), 2004-2006. • ESS Hiring Priorities, 2006. • ESS Excellence in Teaching Award (Chair) 2006-2007. • ESS Prelim Exam 2010. • ESS Computing (Chair) 2010-2011. • ESS Curriculum Committee 2012 – present. • College of the Environment Curriculum Committee 2012 – 2014. • College of the Environment College Council 2014 – present. • Scientific Community Service: • AGU Committee on Snow, Ice and Permafrost, 1990-1993. • Ice Core Working Group, 1991-1995. • NRC Polar Research Board Committee on Glaciology, 1992-1995. • CRARY Science Center Users Committee, (McMurdo, Antarctica) 1993-1996. • US ITASE (International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expeditions) Steering Committee, 1996-1998. • WAISCORES (West Antarctic Ice Sheet Ice Cores) Executive Committee, 1997-2001. • Council of International Glaciological Society, 1995-1998, 2001-2004. • U.S. Victoria Land Biocomplexity steering committee, 2000-2002. • Advisory Board for CReSIS (Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets) University of Kansas (an NSF Science and Technology Center); 2005-2009. Editorial Contributions and Recognition: • Editor, IAHS (International Association of Hydrological Sciences) Publication 170, The Physical Basis of Ice Sheet Modelling, 1987, 384 p. • 1996 and 2012 Editor's citation for Excellence in Refereeing, Journal of Geophysical Research. • 2000 and 2003 Recognition for exceptional reviewing by Editors, Journal of Glaciology. • 2012 Assoc. Scientific Editor, Annals of Glaciology, Glaciers and Ice Sheets in a Warming Climate. Students Advised: James Cunningham MS received 1990. Shannon McDaniel PhD received 2005. John Firestone PhD received 1992. Michelle Koutnik PhD received 2009. David Morse PhD received 1997. Jessica Lundin PhD received 2012. Paul Jacobson PhD received 2001. T.J. Fudge PhD received 2013. Tom Neumann PhD received 2003 Regina Carns PhD received 2015. Erin Pettit PhD received 2003. Adam Campbell PhD received 2015. Bob Hawley PhD received 2005. Dan Kluskiewicz MS received 2015. 2 Michael Hay PhD expected 2016. C. (Max) Stevens PhD expected 2016. Research Interests: • Glacier geophysics to complement geochemical analyses of ice cores. • Applications of Geophysical Inverse Theory to glaciological problems. • Paleo-precipitation from layering in ice sheets. • Paleotemperatures from high-resolution borehole temperature measurements. • Internal flow instabilities and folding near ice-core sites. • Effect of divide migration and ice rheological properties on stratigraphic layers. • Shapes of internal layers and isotherms near ice divides. • Role of glaciers in landscape evolution. • Role of snow ventilation in the preservation or disruption of chemical signals in polar firn. • Field studies of ice motion and stratigraphy in Greenland and Antarctica. • Physics-based modeling of compaction of firn, and ice-age/gas-age difference. Field Projects: • Agassiz Ice Cap, Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada, ice-motion surveys and radar mapping. 1987-1992. • Summit, Greenland, ice-motion surveys, 1993-1994. • Taylor Dome, Antarctica, ice-core site selection and interpretation, 1990-1997. • WAIS Western Divide, Antarctica, ice-core site selection, 2002-2004. • Roosevelt Island, Antarctica, ice motion and radar stratigraphy, 2011-2013. • WAIS Divide, borehole sonic-velocity measurements, 2011-2013. • NEEM, Greenland, borehole sonic-velocity measurements, 2012. • Greenland firn-compaction measurements, 2015-2017. Ice motion strain networks, radio-echo sounding, automatic weather stations, borehole sonic- velocity logging, and microclimate physics to enhance ice-core interpretation and to infer past size of ice sheets. Direct measurements of firn compaction for dating of past atmosphere in ice bubbles. Research Grants Summary: • Principal Investigator for 6 currently funded projects. ($2,282K) • Co-Investigator for 3 currently funded projects ($1,611K) Publications Summary: • 110 articles published or in press in peer-reviewed journals and books, 5 others submitted. Date: 2016-03-27 3 PUBLICATIONS (Peer-reviewed journals and book chapters) – E.D. Waddington 1. Waddington, E.D. and C.H. Chapman. 1974. Numerical seismograms for wave trapping structures near the core boundary. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 11, 598-602. 2. Dunlop, D.J. and E.D. Waddington. 1975. The field dependence of thermoremanent magnetization in igneous rocks. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 25, 11-25. 3. Waddington, E.D. and M.R. Dence. 1979. Skeleton Lake, Ontario - evidence for a paleozoic impact crater. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 16, 256-263. 4. Paterson,W.S.B. and E.D. Waddington. 1984. Past precipitation rates derived from ice core measurements: methods and data analysis. Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics, 22, 123-130. 5. Paterson, W.S.B., and E.D. Waddington. 1986. Estimated basal temperatures at Crete, Greenland, throughout a glacial cycle. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 12, 99- 102. 6. Waddington, E.D., and R.T. Marriott. 1986. Ice divide migration at Blue Glacier, U.S.A. Annals of Glaciology, 8, 175-176. 7. Waddington, E.D., D.A. Fisher, R.M. Koerner, and W.S.B. Paterson. 1986. Flow near an ice divide: analysis problems and data requirements. Annals of Glaciology, 8, 171-174. 8. Waddington, E.D. 1986. Wave ogives. Journal of Glaciology, 32(112), 325-334. 9. Waddington, E.D. 1987. Geothermal heat flux beneath ice sheets. In The physical basis of ice sheet modeling, IAHS Publication No. 170, p. 217-226. 10. Clarke, G.K.C., D.A. Fisher, and E. D. Waddington. 1987. Wind pumping: a potentially significant heat source in ice sheets. In The physical basis of ice sheet modeling, IAHS Publication No. 170, 169-180. 11. Waddington, E.D. and G.K.C. Clarke. 1988. Stable isotope pattern predicted in surge-type glaciers. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 25(5), 657-668. 12. Walker, J.C.F. and E.D. Waddington. 1988. Descent of glaciers: some early speculations on glacier flow and ice physics. Journal of Glaciology, 34(118), 342- 348. 13. Johannesson, T., C.F. Raymond, and E.D. Waddington. 1989. A simple method for determining the response time of glaciers. in Glacier fluctuations and climatic change, J. Oerlemans (ed.), Kluwer Academic Publishers. p. 343-352. 14. Johannesson, T., C.F. Raymond, and E.D. Waddington. 1989. Time scale for adjustment of glaciers to changes in mass balance. Journal of Glaciology, 35(121), 355-369. 15. Firestone, John, Ed Waddington and James Cunningham. 1990. The potential for basal melting under Summit Greenland. Journal of Glaciology, 36(123), 163-168. 1 16. Cunningham, James, and E.D. Waddington. 1990. Boudinage: a source of stratigraphic disturbance in glacial ice in central Greenland. Journal of Glaciology, 36(124), 269-272. 17. Clarke, Garry K.C., and Edwin D. Waddington. 1991. A three-dimensional theory of wind pumping. Journal of Glaciology, 37(125), 89-96. 18. MacAyeal, D., J. Firestone and E.D. Waddington. 1991. Paleothermometry by control methods. Journal of Glaciology, 37(127), 326-338. 19. Schøtt, C., E.D. Waddington and C.F. Raymond. 1992. Predicted time-scales for GISP 2 and GRIP boreholes at Summit, Greenland. Journal of Glaciology, 38(128), 162-168. 20. Hallet, B. and E.D. Waddington. 1992. Buoyancy forces induced by freeze/thaw in the active layer: implications for diapirism and soil
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