Department
Department of Earth and Space Sciences
Organization
University of Washington
Email
steig@uw.edu

Location

Seattle , Washington 98195
United States

Bio

Dr. Eric Steig is professor in Earth and Space Sciences, adjunct professor in Atmospheric Sciences, director of IsoLab at the University of Washington. Steig studies the glaciology and climate of polar and alpine regions. His primary focus is the development of paleoclimate records from ice cores, and their application to understanding of Antarctic climate variability and the relationship between climate and ice-sheet dynamics. He is a former Director of the Quaternary Research Center, member of the board of reviewing editors for the journal Science, and steering committee member of International Partnerships in Ice Coring Science (IPICS) and the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Initiative. He is a current member of the U.S. Ice Core Working Group.

Science Specialties

geochemistry, glaciology, global change

Current Research

Ice-core analysis. Atmospheric water vapor. Cosmogenic isotopes. Stable isotopes.