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WAYNE POLLARD

Refereed journal publications (*denotes graduate student)

• Pollard, W. H. (in press, accepted Sept 2002) A comparison of two massive ground ice types. Bulletin of Glaciological Research.
• Murton, J.B., Whiteman, C.A., Waller, R.I., Pollard, W.H., Dallimore,S.R. & Clark, I., (in press – accepted (Jan. 04) Basal ice facies and supraglacial melt-out till of the Laurentide Ice Sheet, Tuktoyaktuk Coastlands, western Arctic Canada. . Quaternary Science Reviews.
• Murton, J.B., Waller, R., Hart, J.K., Whiteman, C., Pollard, W.H., and Clark, I. (in press – accepted Oct. 2003). Stratigraphy and glaciotectonic structures of permafrost deformed beneath the northwest margin of the Laurentide Ice Sheet, Tuktoyaktuk Coastlands, Canada. Journal of Glaciology
• Omelon, C., Pollard, W. & Andersen, D., (in press – accepted March 2003) Geochemical evolution of perennial springs and the formation of travertines at Expedition Fiord in the Canadian High Arctic. Sedimentology*
• Mueller D.R. & Pollard , W.H., (2004) Gradient analysis of glacial cryoconite ecosystems: a bipolar comparison. Polar Biology, 66-74.*
• Hawes, I., Andersen, D. & Pollard, W., (2002). Aquatic Macrophytes in Colour Lake, a naturally acidic polar lake. Arctic, 55, 320-327*
• Soare, R., Green, D. and Pollard, W. (2002) The habitability of Europa: A Cautionary Note. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union. 83, 231.*
• Andersen, D., Pollard, W., MacKay, C. & Heldmann, J., (2002) Cold springs in Permafrost on Earth and Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research, 107, E.3 10.10129/2000JE001436*
• Soare, R., Pollard, W. & Green, D. 2001. Deductive model proposed for evaluating terrestrial analogues. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 82, 501*
• Mueller, D.R., Vincent, W.F., Pollard, W.H. & Fritsen, C.H. (2001).Glacial cryoconite ecosystems: A bipolar comparison of algal communities and habitats. Nova Hedwigia Beihefte, 123, 173-197*
• Omelon ,C. R., Pollard W.H. & Marion, G.M. (2001). Seasonal formation of Ikaite (CaCO3•6H2O) in saline spring discharge at Expedition Fiord, Canadian High Arctic: assessing conditional constraints for natural crystal growth. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta , 65, 1429-1437.*
• Cabrol, N., Grim, E. & Pollard, W.H. (2000). Possible frost mounds in an ancient Martian lakebed, ICARUS 145, 91-107
• Pollard, W., Omelon, C., Andersen, D. & McKay, C. (1999).Perennial spring occurrence in the Expedition Fiord area, Axel Heiberg Island, Canadian High Arctic Canadian Journal for Earth Sciences, 36, 105-120.
• Hu, X., Pollard, W.H. & Lewis J. (1999). Energy exchange during river icing formation in a subarctic environment, Yukon Territory, Canada. Géographie physique et Quaternaire, 2, 1-12
• Hu X. & Pollard, W.H. (1997a). Ground icing formation: Experimental and Statistical Analyses of the overflow process. Permafrost and Periglacial Research , 8, 217-235.
• Hu X.& Pollard, W.H. (1997b). The hydrologic analysis and modeling of river icing growth. Permafrost and Periglacial Research., 9, 279-294.

Articles submitted to refereed journals:

• Couture, N. and Pollard, W.H., Geomorphic response to climate change: Investigation of disturbance in a cold polar. Climate Change Research. (submitted Sept. 2003)
• Heldmann, J., McKay, C., Pollard, W. Andersen, D., High Arctic saline icing dynamics. Arctic and Alpine Research (Submitted December 2002).*
• Heldman, J.L., Mellon, M., Toon, B. Jakosky, B., McKay, C., Pollard, W.H. & Andersen, D., Formation of Martian gullies by the flow of simultaneously freezing and boiling liquid water, Nature (Submitted Sept 2003).*

Other refereed contributions

• McKay, C., Andersen, D., Pollard, W.H., Heldmann, J., Doran, P., Fritsen, C., Priscu, J., (in press- Accepted Nov 2003) Polar Lakes, Streams, and Springs as Analogs for the Hydrological Cycle on Mars. In Water on Mars and Life, edited by T. Tokano, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2004.
• Pollard, W. (in press) 6 entries in the Arctic Encyclopedia (thermokarst, periglacial environments, polar deserts, polygonal ground, Axel Heiberg, Herschel Island) Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers.
• Heldmann, J., Toon, O., McKay, C., Andersen, D., Pollard, W., (2003). High Arctic saline springs as analogues for springs on Mars. Proceedings of the 8th International Permafrost Conference, Zurich, Switzerland 373-377.
• Omelon, C.R., Pollard, W.H., Ferris, F.G., White, L, and Andersen, D. (2003). High Arctic cryptoendolithic microorganisms: ecological constraints and survival strategies in a polar desert environment. Proceedings of the 8th International Permafrost Conference, Zurich, Switzerland 851-857
• Pollard, W., Doran, P. & Wharton, R. (2002). Massive ground ice in the Ross Sea Drift, Garwood Valley, McMurdo Sound. In Gamble, J. (ed.) Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Science, Wellington New Zealand, July 1999. 397-404.
• Pollard, W., Omelon, C., Couture, N., Solomon, S. & Budkewitsch, P., (2002) Ice content and sensitivity analysis based on landscape interpretation for several sites along the Beaufort Sea coast. Berichte zur Polarforshung und Meeresforschung, 413, 48-52
• Herd, C., Juniper, K., Pollard, W., Spray, J., and Vali, H. (2001) Solid planetology, exobiology and terrestrial analog studies. Canadian Journal of Space Exploration,1, 13-21
• Pollard, W.H. (2000). Distribution and characterization of ground ice on Fosheim Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, in Environmental Response to Climate Change in the Canadian High Arctic, (ed) M. Garneau and B.T. Alt; Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 529. P. 207-233
• Pollard, W.H. (2000). Ground ice aggradation on Fosheim Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, in Environmental Response to Climate Change in the Canadian High Arctic, (ed) M. Garneau and B.T. Alt; Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 529. P. 325-333
• Budkewitsch, P., D'Iorio, M.A., Vachon, P.W., Pollard, W.H. & Andersen, D.T. (2000). Geomorphic, Active Layer and Environmental Changes Detected in SAR Scene Coherence Images. In: Proceedings of the Sixth Circumpolar Symposium on Remote Sensing of Polar Environments, Yellowknife, NWT, June 12-14, 8-16.
• Pollard, W., Andersen, D., Vali, H., & McKay, C., and Arkani-Hamed J. (1999) A Mars Analogue Research Station (MARS) in the Canadian High Arctic. In: Proceedings Canada in Space Exploration: The Second Canadian Space Exploration Workshop, Canada Space Agency, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta. Oct. 17-21.
• Pollard, W.H. (1998). Arctic Permafrost and Ground ice. In: Weatherhead, E. And Morseth, C.M. (eds.) Chapter 11: Climate Change, Ozone and ultraviolet Radiation. Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program Report.
• Pollard, W., Omelon, C., Andersen, D. & McKay, C. (1998). Geomorphic and hydrologic characteristics of perennial springs on Axel Heiberg Island, NWT. In: Lewkowicz, A.G. and Allard, M. (editors) Proceedings, Seventh International Permafrost Conference, Yellowknife, 23 27 June, Universite Laval, Centre d'etudes nordiques, Collection Nordicana, No 57, 909 914.
• Pollard, W. & T. Bell (1998). Massive ice formation in the Eureka Sound Lowlands: A landscape model. In: Lewkowicz, A.G. and Allard, M. (editors) Proceedings, Seventh International Permafrost Conference, Yellowknife, 23 27 June, Université Laval, Centre d'etudes nordiques, Collection Nordicana, No 57, 903 908.
• Couture, N. & Pollard, W. (1998). An assessment of ground ice volume near Eureka Northwest Territories. In: Lewkowicz, A.G. and Allard, M. (editors) Proceedings, Seventh International Permafrost Conference, Yellowknife, 23 27 June, Université Laval, Centre d' études nordiques, Collection Nordicana, No 57, 195 200.*
• Robinson, S. & Pollard, W. (1998). Massive ground ice within Eureka Sound bedrock, Fosheim Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, NWT. In: Lewkowicz, A.G. and Allard, M. (editors) Proceedings, Seventh International Permafrost Conference, Yellowknife, 23 27 June, Universite Laval, Centre d' études nordiques, Collection Nordicana, No 57, 949 954.*

Non-refereed contributions, reports and conference presentations

• Pollard, W.H., (2002). Bipolar science: A Canadian contribution to earth system science. Meridian, Spring-Summer, 2-5
• Pollard, W.H. & Couture, N., (2000). Application of morphological methods to estimation of ground ice content at selected sites along the Beaufort Sea coast. Report for Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic), 39 pp.
• Pollard, W. (2000) Review of General Geocryology, by E.D. Yershov, Arctic, 53, 4, 464-465
• Pollard, W. (2000) Review of General Geocryology, by E.D. Yershov, Journal of Quaternary Science,. 15, 843-845.
• Pollard, W.H. & Couture, N., (1999). The use of morphological methods to estimate ground ice volumes along the Canadian Beaufort Sea coast. Report for Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic), 30 pp.
• Omelon, C. & Pollard, W. (1998) A geochemical investigation of perennial spring activity, Axel Heiberg Island, NWT. In :Conference Proceedings: Fifth National Student conference on Northern Studies. 70-73.

Conference Presentations

In the last 6 years I have made 30 national and international conference presentations including 6 at the 3rd Canadian Space Exploration Workshop in 2001, 4 at the 7th International Permafrost Conference in 1998, 3 Arctic Coastal Dynamics Workshops, 3 Arctic workshops, 4 AGU, 3 AGC, Planetary Society and various specialised meetings on microbiology, remote sensing.

Other evidence of impact and contribution:

National and International Activities

• Chair of the Canadian Committee for Antarctic Research (CCAR), 2001-present
• Member of the Canadian Committee for Antarctic Research (CCAR), 1998 -2001
• Member of Science Committee for Antarctic Research (SCAR) Geology Working Group
• Chair of the Polar Continental Shelf Program (PCSP) Scientific Screening Committee, 1999 – pres
• Co-chair of the Polar Continental Shelf Program (PCSP) advisory committee 1999 – pres
• Member of Minister's National Advisory Board on Earth Sciences
• Elected Fellow of the Arctic Institute of North America (2001)
• Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS), Board of Directors 1995-98 and McGill University Council Member 1995 - 2001

Review and Editorial Committees

• Review committee for CANQUA Johnston Medal for lifetime achievement, 2001
• Review committee for ARCUS (Arctic Research Consortium for the United States) Research Awards 2000 & 2001
• Associate Editor, Geographie physique et Quaternaire. 1993 – present
• Granting Agencies - NSERC, FCAR, NSF, FWF Austria (~10 proposals/year)
Journals – CJES, GPQ, Polar Geology, Arctic, Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, ~15 papers/yr

McGill University

• Scientific Director- McGill’s Northern Field Stations (Schefferville/Axel Heiberg) 1992- pres.
• Director - McGill Centre for Climate and Global Change Research (C2GCR) 2002-pre.
Chairman - McGill University Northern Scientific Training Program Committee, 1991-pres.

Invited presentations and public fora

• Invited speaker – “Canadian Antarctic Research Activities” Canadian National CliC Workshop – Victoria, Dec 2002.
• Invited speaker –“Hydrological research in the Antarctic” International conference on Permafrost Southern Hemisphere Working Group of the International Permafrost Association. – July 2003
• Invited speaker – “Polar regions as analogues for Mars” McGill Astrobiology Public Lecture, 2001
• Invited speaker “Ground ice in polar environments” NASA Ames Exobiology Seminar Series, 1998
• Invited speaker “Ground ice and polar desert geomorphology” University of Nevada, Desert Research Institute Colloquia - April 1996
• Invited speaker "Problems in Ground Ice" Canadian Quaternary Association, St. John's Nfld. 1995
• Canadian Representative at the International Permafrost Association meeting in Berlin, August 1996
• Interviews with the Washington Post, New Scientist, CBC Radio – Cross Canada, Discovery Channel and Zone Science

Research collaborations

• Canadian PI on a Mars Scout Mission in partnership with NASA Ames Research Center. 2002
• New Zealand Antarctic Program, Ground ice drilling project – Nov. 2000
• US. Antarctic Program – Dry Valleys LTER, October 16-December 25, 1997
• Undertook science camps for Inuit Students from (1) Cambridge Bay and (2) Grise Fiord, Nunavut



	Publications WAYNE POLLARD Refereed journal publications (denotes graduate student) • Pollard, W. H. (in press, accepted Sept 2002) A comparison of two massive ground ice types. Bulletin of Glaciological Research. • Murton, J.B., Whiteman, C.A., Waller, R.I., Pollard, W.H., Dallimore,S.R. & Clark, I., (in press – accepted (Jan. 04) Basal ice facies and supraglacial melt-out till of the Laurentide Ice Sheet, Tuktoyaktuk Coastlands, western Arctic Canada. . Quaternary Science Reviews. • Murton, J.B., Waller, R., Hart, J.K., Whiteman, C., Pollard, W.H., and Clark, I. (in press – accepted Oct. 2003). Stratigraphy and glaciotectonic structures of permafrost deformed beneath the northwest margin of the Laurentide Ice Sheet, Tuktoyaktuk Coastlands, Canada. Journal of Glaciology • Omelon, C., Pollard, W. & Andersen, D., (in press – accepted March 2003) Geochemical evolution of perennial springs and the formation of travertines at Expedition Fiord in the Canadian High Arctic. Sedimentology • Mueller D.R. & Pollard , W.H., (2004) Gradient analysis of glacial cryoconite ecosystems: a bipolar comparison. Polar Biology, 66-74.* • Hawes, I., Andersen, D. & Pollard, W., (2002). Aquatic Macrophytes in Colour Lake, a naturally acidic polar lake. Arctic, 55, 320-327* • Soare, R., Green, D. and Pollard, W. (2002) The habitability of Europa: A Cautionary Note. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union. 83, 231.* • Andersen, D., Pollard, W., MacKay, C. & Heldmann, J., (2002) Cold springs in Permafrost on Earth and Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research, 107, E.3 10.10129/2000JE001436* • Soare, R., Pollard, W. & Green, D. 2001. Deductive model proposed for evaluating terrestrial analogues. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 82, 501* • Mueller, D.R., Vincent, W.F., Pollard, W.H. & Fritsen, C.H. (2001).Glacial cryoconite ecosystems: A bipolar comparison of algal communities and habitats. Nova Hedwigia Beihefte, 123, 173-197* • Omelon ,C. R., Pollard W.H. & Marion, G.M. (2001). Seasonal formation of Ikaite (CaCO3•6H2O) in saline spring discharge at Expedition Fiord, Canadian High Arctic: assessing conditional constraints for natural crystal growth. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta , 65, 1429-1437.* • Cabrol, N., Grim, E. & Pollard, W.H. (2000). Possible frost mounds in an ancient Martian lakebed, ICARUS 145, 91-107 • Pollard, W., Omelon, C., Andersen, D. & McKay, C. (1999).Perennial spring occurrence in the Expedition Fiord area, Axel Heiberg Island, Canadian High Arctic Canadian Journal for Earth Sciences, 36, 105-120. • Hu, X., Pollard, W.H. & Lewis J. (1999). Energy exchange during river icing formation in a subarctic environment, Yukon Territory, Canada. Géographie physique et Quaternaire, 2, 1-12 • Hu X. & Pollard, W.H. (1997a). Ground icing formation: Experimental and Statistical Analyses of the overflow process. Permafrost and Periglacial Research , 8, 217-235. • Hu X.& Pollard, W.H. (1997b). The hydrologic analysis and modeling of river icing growth. Permafrost and Periglacial Research., 9, 279-294. Articles submitted to refereed journals: • Couture, N. and Pollard, W.H., Geomorphic response to climate change: Investigation of disturbance in a cold polar. Climate Change Research. (submitted Sept. 2003) • Heldmann, J., McKay, C., Pollard, W. Andersen, D., High Arctic saline icing dynamics. Arctic and Alpine Research (Submitted December 2002).* • Heldman, J.L., Mellon, M., Toon, B. Jakosky, B., McKay, C., Pollard, W.H. & Andersen, D., Formation of Martian gullies by the flow of simultaneously freezing and boiling liquid water, Nature (Submitted Sept 2003).* Other refereed contributions • McKay, C., Andersen, D., Pollard, W.H., Heldmann, J., Doran, P., Fritsen, C., Priscu, J., (in press- Accepted Nov 2003) Polar Lakes, Streams, and Springs as Analogs for the Hydrological Cycle on Mars. In Water on Mars and Life, edited by T. Tokano, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2004. • Pollard, W. (in press) 6 entries in the Arctic Encyclopedia (thermokarst, periglacial environments, polar deserts, polygonal ground, Axel Heiberg, Herschel Island) Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. • Heldmann, J., Toon, O., McKay, C., Andersen, D., Pollard, W., (2003). High Arctic saline springs as analogues for springs on Mars. Proceedings of the 8th International Permafrost Conference, Zurich, Switzerland 373-377. • Omelon, C.R., Pollard, W.H., Ferris, F.G., White, L, and Andersen, D. (2003). High Arctic cryptoendolithic microorganisms: ecological constraints and survival strategies in a polar desert environment. Proceedings of the 8th International Permafrost Conference, Zurich, Switzerland 851-857 • Pollard, W., Doran, P. & Wharton, R. (2002). Massive ground ice in the Ross Sea Drift, Garwood Valley, McMurdo Sound. In Gamble, J. (ed.) Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Science, Wellington New Zealand, July 1999. 397-404. • Pollard, W., Omelon, C., Couture, N., Solomon, S. & Budkewitsch, P., (2002) Ice content and sensitivity analysis based on landscape interpretation for several sites along the Beaufort Sea coast. Berichte zur Polarforshung und Meeresforschung, 413, 48-52 • Herd, C., Juniper, K., Pollard, W., Spray, J., and Vali, H. (2001) Solid planetology, exobiology and terrestrial analog studies. Canadian Journal of Space Exploration,1, 13-21 • Pollard, W.H. (2000). Distribution and characterization of ground ice on Fosheim Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, in Environmental Response to Climate Change in the Canadian High Arctic, (ed) M. Garneau and B.T. Alt; Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 529. P. 207-233 • Pollard, W.H. (2000). Ground ice aggradation on Fosheim Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, in Environmental Response to Climate Change in the Canadian High Arctic, (ed) M. Garneau and B.T. Alt; Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 529. P. 325-333 • Budkewitsch, P., D'Iorio, M.A., Vachon, P.W., Pollard, W.H. & Andersen, D.T. (2000). Geomorphic, Active Layer and Environmental Changes Detected in SAR Scene Coherence Images. In: Proceedings of the Sixth Circumpolar Symposium on Remote Sensing of Polar Environments, Yellowknife, NWT, June 12-14, 8-16. • Pollard, W., Andersen, D., Vali, H., & McKay, C., and Arkani-Hamed J. (1999) A Mars Analogue Research Station (MARS) in the Canadian High Arctic. In: Proceedings Canada in Space Exploration: The Second Canadian Space Exploration Workshop, Canada Space Agency, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta. Oct. 17-21. • Pollard, W.H. (1998). Arctic Permafrost and Ground ice. In: Weatherhead, E. And Morseth, C.M. (eds.) Chapter 11: Climate Change, Ozone and ultraviolet Radiation. Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program Report. • Pollard, W., Omelon, C., Andersen, D. & McKay, C. (1998). Geomorphic and hydrologic characteristics of perennial springs on Axel Heiberg Island, NWT. In: Lewkowicz, A.G. and Allard, M. (editors) Proceedings, Seventh International Permafrost Conference, Yellowknife, 23 27 June, Universite Laval, Centre d'etudes nordiques, Collection Nordicana, No 57, 909 914. • Pollard, W. & T. Bell (1998). Massive ice formation in the Eureka Sound Lowlands: A landscape model. In: Lewkowicz, A.G. and Allard, M. (editors) Proceedings, Seventh International Permafrost Conference, Yellowknife, 23 27 June, Université Laval, Centre d'etudes nordiques, Collection Nordicana, No 57, 903 908. • Couture, N. & Pollard, W. (1998). An assessment of ground ice volume near Eureka Northwest Territories. In: Lewkowicz, A.G. and Allard, M. (editors) Proceedings, Seventh International Permafrost Conference, Yellowknife, 23 27 June, Université Laval, Centre d' études nordiques, Collection Nordicana, No 57, 195 200.* • Robinson, S. & Pollard, W. (1998). Massive ground ice within Eureka Sound bedrock, Fosheim Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, NWT. In: Lewkowicz, A.G. and Allard, M. (editors) Proceedings, Seventh International Permafrost Conference, Yellowknife, 23 27 June, Universite Laval, Centre d' études nordiques, Collection Nordicana, No 57, 949 954.* Non-refereed contributions, reports and conference presentations • Pollard, W.H., (2002). Bipolar science: A Canadian contribution to earth system science. Meridian, Spring-Summer, 2-5 • Pollard, W.H. & Couture, N., (2000). Application of morphological methods to estimation of ground ice content at selected sites along the Beaufort Sea coast. Report for Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic), 39 pp. • Pollard, W. (2000) Review of General Geocryology, by E.D. Yershov, Arctic, 53, 4, 464-465 • Pollard, W. (2000) Review of General Geocryology, by E.D. Yershov, Journal of Quaternary Science,. 15, 843-845. • Pollard, W.H. & Couture, N., (1999). The use of morphological methods to estimate ground ice volumes along the Canadian Beaufort Sea coast. Report for Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic), 30 pp. • Omelon, C. & Pollard, W. (1998) A geochemical investigation of perennial spring activity, Axel Heiberg Island, NWT. In :Conference Proceedings: Fifth National Student conference on Northern Studies. 70-73. Conference Presentations In the last 6 years I have made 30 national and international conference presentations including 6 at the 3rd Canadian Space Exploration Workshop in 2001, 4 at the 7th International Permafrost Conference in 1998, 3 Arctic Coastal Dynamics Workshops, 3 Arctic workshops, 4 AGU, 3 AGC, Planetary Society and various specialised meetings on microbiology, remote sensing. Other evidence of impact and contribution: National and International Activities • Chair of the Canadian Committee for Antarctic Research (CCAR), 2001-present • Member of the Canadian Committee for Antarctic Research (CCAR), 1998 -2001 • Member of Science Committee for Antarctic Research (SCAR) Geology Working Group • Chair of the Polar Continental Shelf Program (PCSP) Scientific Screening Committee, 1999 – pres • Co-chair of the Polar Continental Shelf Program (PCSP) advisory committee 1999 – pres • Member of Minister's National Advisory Board on Earth Sciences • Elected Fellow of the Arctic Institute of North America (2001) • Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS), Board of Directors 1995-98 and McGill University Council Member 1995 - 2001 Review and Editorial Committees • Review committee for CANQUA Johnston Medal for lifetime achievement, 2001 • Review committee for ARCUS (Arctic Research Consortium for the United States) Research Awards 2000 & 2001 • Associate Editor, Geographie physique et Quaternaire. 1993 – present • Granting Agencies - NSERC, FCAR, NSF, FWF Austria (~10 proposals/year) Journals – CJES, GPQ, Polar Geology, Arctic, Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, ~15 papers/yr McGill University • Scientific Director- McGill’s Northern Field Stations (Schefferville/Axel Heiberg) 1992- pres. • Director - McGill Centre for Climate and Global Change Research (C2GCR) 2002-pre. Chairman - McGill University Northern Scientific Training Program Committee, 1991-pres. Invited presentations and public fora • Invited speaker – “Canadian Antarctic Research Activities” Canadian National CliC Workshop – Victoria, Dec 2002. • Invited speaker –“Hydrological research in the Antarctic” International conference on Permafrost Southern Hemisphere Working Group of the International Permafrost Association. – July 2003 • Invited speaker – “Polar regions as analogues for Mars” McGill Astrobiology Public Lecture, 2001 • Invited speaker “Ground ice in polar environments” NASA Ames Exobiology Seminar Series, 1998 • Invited speaker “Ground ice and polar desert geomorphology” University of Nevada, Desert Research Institute Colloquia - April 1996 • Invited speaker "Problems in Ground Ice" Canadian Quaternary Association, St. John's Nfld. 1995 • Canadian Representative at the International Permafrost Association meeting in Berlin, August 1996 • Interviews with the Washington Post, New Scientist, CBC Radio – Cross Canada, Discovery Channel and Zone Science Research collaborations • Canadian PI on a Mars Scout Mission in partnership with NASA Ames Research Center. 2002 • New Zealand Antarctic Program, Ground ice drilling project – Nov. 2000 • US. Antarctic Program – Dry Valleys LTER, October 16-December 25, 1997 • Undertook science camps for Inuit Students from (1) Cambridge Bay and (2) Grise Fiord, Nunavut
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