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Britney Schmidt
Associate Professor, Cornell University
Member, Cryosphere Nye and Early Career Award Committee
Professional Experience
Cornell University
Associate Professor
2021 - Present
Georgia Institute of Technology
2020 - Present
Georgia Institute of Technology
Associate Professor
2013 - Present
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Education
Doctorate
2010
Doctorate
2010
Honors & Awards
John F. Nye Lecture
Received December 2023
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Publications
Ice‐Ocean Interactions on Ocean Worlds Influence Ice Shell Topography
The freezing point of water is negatively dependent on pressure; therefore in any ocean without external forcing it is warmest at the surface and g...
February 13, 2024
Variable Salinity and Hydrogen Production in Europa's Ocean
November 27, 2023
AGU Abstracts
High Variability Observed in the Internal Structure of Arctic Pingos: Implications for Hydrologically Derived Icy Landforms Across the Solar System
AGU 2024
earth and planetary surface processes | 13 december 2024
Kynan Hughson, Britney Schmidt, Matthew Siegfried,...
Ice-cored hills, known as pingos, found in permafrost environments on Earth serve as indicators of intra-permafrost hydrologic systems. Hydrostatic pi...
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How do ice shelf basal terraces melt? Direct observations of ice-ocean interactions within a basal terrace beneath Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf yield insights
AGU 2024
cryosphere | 13 december 2024
Peter Washam, Britney Schmidt, Peter E D Davis, Ke...
At present, considerable uncertainty surrounds the details of how Earths ice sheets interact with the surrounding ocean. This inhibits the reliability...
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Geomorphologic and Glaciological Indicators of Subglacial Channel Evolution at Kamb Ice Stream from Icefin
AGU 2024
cryosphere | 13 december 2024
Britney Schmidt, Peter Washam, Willow Lewis, Gavin...
Kamb Ice Stream (KIS) is one of the largest tributaries to the Ross Ice Shelf, grounded near the southernmost edge of the massive ice shelf. Stagnant ...
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Volunteer Experience
2024 - 2026
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Cryosphere Nye and Early Career Award Committee
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