University of Alaska Southeast

Res. Assoc. Professor, Geology & Geophysics, UAF

Telephone: (907) 586-1994

Email: roman.motyka@uas.alaska.edu

Faculty: Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences - Environmental Sciences
Campus: Juneau
Office Location: 416 Harris Street, Suite 214, Juneau, AK 99801

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.

Curriculum vitae (PDF|48Kb)

Research:

• 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)

Publications: Selected Publications

Courses Taught:

Upper Division:

• GEOL 301 – Geomorphology
• GEOL 310 – Glaciation and Climate Change
• ENVS 493 – Snow and Glaciers