Luke Zoet

Typed text: "It is my belief that this paper should not be published in its present form. For the most part it is a re-hash of older opinions without any new data. As a matter of fact, there is no new interpretation either as the author comes to the same conclusion as Martin did long ago. There are many references to earlier opinions without stating specifically who expressed them. Some of these are clear cut cases of beating dead horses. Others are apparently the result of a grudge against the Geological Survey and perhaps still other sources that are less apparent. If this paper is ever to be published it must be carefully rewritten. I have made no effort to correct the many grammatical and typographical errors. So far as I can tell, there is nothing publishable in this report. However, some additional work might make it worthy of a note in the Bulletin."

A 1959 peer review. It's of Fred Thwaites' manuscript, "Evidences of dissected erosion surfaces in the Driftless Area," submitted to GSA Bulletin. I wonder who anonymously said it was "a re-hash of older opinions without any new data". Published later in the Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy.

These photos are from Devils Lake, WI (Devils Lake State Park) not North Dakota

🌊🧪I am honored to be the 2026 recipient of the Selby Fellowship, awarded by the Australian Academy of Science. Looking forward to speaking to (& with!) the public about climate change, sea level rise & coral reefs, drawing upon my field work in AU & around the world science.org.au/news-events/...

A portrait of Eric Wilcots under the arches of Bascom Hall.

Congratulations to current College of Letters & Science Dean Eric Wilcots for his appointment as UW–Madison’s interim chancellor effective May 17. 

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YouTube video by International Glaciological Society 4 Feb 2026 - Luke Zoet's "Examining How Glacial Slip Varies Across Different Bed Conditions"

Here is a talk I gave last week on glacier slip for the @igsoc.bsky.social Global Seminar Series. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFY2...

Breaking ice, moving earth: Greenland will release more sediment into the ocean as the climate warms A new paper from Irina Overeem and Ethan Pierce describes how icebergs export Greenlandic sediment into the Arctic Ocean — and how that process might change in

We are chipping away at Greenland dirty secrets! @instaar.bsky.social @tommarchitto.bsky.social @colorado.edu
www.colorado.edu/instaar/2026...

We're looking for a postdoctoral research associate to measure Greenland meltwater using Cryoeggs and seismometers. Join our dream team, apply here by 9 Feb: www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
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#glaciologyjobs

Archaeological evidence of intensive indigenous farming in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, USA We describe archaeological evidence of intensive ancestral Native American agriculture in the now heavily forested Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Recent LIDAR (light detection and ranging) and excavatio...

A study in Science reveals an extensive precolonial agricultural landscape in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, suggesting Indigenous American communities cultivated maize intensively between 1000 and 1600 CE, despite a cold climate and marginal growing conditions. https://scim.ag/49voBGO

This is really nice

Grad student Tanner May has a new fun paper out in the Journal of Glaciology that is kind of magical. The magic trick that Tanner performs is that he manages to estimate thickness of glaciers using only surface elevations and nothing else.

This shouldn't work, but it does. Let me tell you why.

Glacial Slip Physics: Crucial, But Never Seen This is just some of the physics of the least understood, but most important part of glaciers

🥼❄️ ⚒️
A new Glaciers & Whatnot article is live! Let's talk about glacier slip and why its formulation is important for projecting sea level change 👇
open.substack.com/pub/glaciers...

Interesting piece here on glacier slip.

A 3He-based Holocene glacial chronology from Villarrica volcano, Chile Understanding alpine glacier extent during past climate variability is instructive for determining the glacier response to future climate change. Vill…

Congrats to @yasmeenorellana.bsky.social on her first lead-author paper, out now in Quaternary Science Reviews! Check it out to learn about Holocene alpine ice position at Villarrica Volcano, Chile! #Geochronology #CosmogenicNuclides #Climate #Glaciers #Holocene www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Winnie Chu Awarded NSF CAREER Grant to Create First-Ever Map of Antarctic Ice Sheet Base Temperatures

Congratulations to @winnie-polargeo.bsky.social for earning an NSF CAREER grant to map temperatures at the base of the Antarctic ice sheet — the first project of its kind.

This research will refine climate models and help predict future melt, protecting coastal communities.

b.gatech.edu/3LyaveA

Map of Lake Superior bathymetry, which shows multiple deep north-south troughs in the easternmost part of the lake.

The bathymetry of eastern Lake Superior, the part that would be crossed by an ore carrier coming from the NW, trying to make Whitefish Bay in a storm, is fascinating. I have heard those N-S troughs explained as subglacially eroded tunnel channels, but there are probably other ideas out there.

New video: A glacier on Antarctica’s Eastern Peninsula experienced the fastest retreat recorded in modern history—in just two months, nearly 50 percent of the glacier disintegrated. Watch this video to understand what happened. Study by @ciresnews #Antarctica #glaciermelt

Lovely to receive the first copies of my new book, "Life on a Little-Known Planet." Thanks to www.evangaffneydesign.com for the great cover design.

UTTERLY SURREAL LOW ANGLE GLACIER SLIDE!! 😮😱

On Saturday at 11:00 am, a 2 km-long, 25 m-high, and 150-200 m in width section detached off the Ismoil Somoni Glacier (Tajikistan) and slid down the gorge! 🧊🌊

asiaplustj.info/en/node/354309
📽️ via @volcaholic1

Letter from the IGS President Shin Sugiyama announcing the new Secretary General, Allen Pope, and thanking the outgoing Secretary General, Magnus Mar Magnusson. Followed by a letter from Allen Pope, who feels excited, as a glaciologist, to be appointed in this community-facing role, and who thanks Magnus for his leadership and for his help during this transition period.

Photos of the new Secretary General of the IGS, Allen Pope, and the outgoing Secretary General, Magnus Mar Magnusson.

Announcing the new Secretary General of the International Glaciological Society, ❄Allen Pope❄, and honouring the outgoing Secretary General, ❄Magnús Már Magnússon❄.
-> See details in attached letters <-
#glaciology #ice #snow #openscience #academicassociation #learnedsociety @allenpope.bsky.social

Badger Talk: How Glaciers Shaped Wisconsin Glaciers have been shaping the terrain of Wisconsin for hundreds of thousands of years and perhaps most significantly during the last Ice Age called the Wisconsin Ice Age. As glaciers flowed to the so...

Do you love Glacial Geology and Corn Mazes? If so come check out this talk I'm giving at Treinen Farm tomorrow www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/event/badger.... @uwmadscience.bsky.social

Award made of rocks with plaque reading: "Presented to Andrea Dutton 2025 GSA Public Service Award in honor of Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker"

Picture of Andrea Dutton smiling and holding her (heavy) award made of rocks.

Some personal news: This week I was awarded the Geological Society of America Public Service award for all my work communicating climate science to the public. I received this beautiful award (they know their audience, geologists love rocks!)

People of the Big Voice: Photographs of Ho-Chunk Families by Charles Van Schaick, 1879–1942 Hardcover: $29.95 288 pages, 330 duotone photos, 8½ x 11 ISBN: 9780870204760 Published by Wisconsin Historical Society PressOrdering for retail, wholesale, school, library, or other tax-exempt organ...

People of the Big Voice. van Schaick's photos of Ho-Chunk families, with text by Ho-Chunk scholars and artists and others involved in producing the book. shop.wisconsinhistory.org/people-of-th...

Light attenuation due to preferential orientation of particles in waves and shear flow: Idealized modeling for bacteria, algae, and microplastics Particles are a key component of aquatic light climate due to their attenuation of light. Near the water surface, waves and sheared currents can induce a preferential orientation of nonspherical part....

New paper on how wave and shear flow can align particles and alter light transmission into the water column!! aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Job ad for postdoctoral research in ice sheet modeling | Andrea Dutton 🌊 🌊 JOB ALERT!! Looking for a postdoc that does not rely on federal funding?? Looking to live in a city that is routinely ranked as one of the best cities to live in across the entire U.S.? Come jo...

🌊🌊JOB ALERT!! Are you an ice sheet modeler looking for a postdoc that does not rely on federal funding? Come join our research team at University of Wisconsin-Madison to study the physical and human dynamics of sea-level rise. www.linkedin.com/posts/andrea...

2025 winners of the Cool Science Image Contest This year's winners used a variety of tools—from phone cameras to CT scanners— to capture fascinating, surprising and simply beautiful aspects of the natural world.

Check out our new Cool Scirnce competition winners! @uwmadscience.bsky.social

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Glaciers in California’s Sierra Nevada are likely disappearing for the first time in the Holocene The projected loss of glaciers in California’s Sierra Nevada is likely unprecedented in at least the past 30,000 years.

Very cool work (with a very sobering result) led by Andy Jones (a paleoCAMP alumnus!) in Science Advances: 'Glaciers in California’s Sierra Nevada are likely disappearing for the first time in the Holocene' www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Assistant Professor of Geoscience (RISE-EARTH) - Madison, Wisconsin, United States Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...

#Geoscience #JobAlert #PhD Join UW-Madison Geoscience! Our department is recruiting at the Assistant Professor level for someone who addresses problems related to the Energy Transition (expertise in critical minerals, economic geology, and/or decarbonization). jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...

Assistant Professor of Geoscience (RISE-EARTH) - Madison, Wisconsin, United States Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...

New tenure track position in my department at UW-Madison. One area of focus is Geophysics. Reach out if you have any questions. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...

Indigenous fire stewardship shaped North American Great Lakes forests | PNAS Interest in bringing Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and Western Science together to enhance climate and landscape resilience is growing rap...

I knew this project was underway; looking forward to reading this paper that has come out of it: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...