Leif S. Anderson
CONTACT
Department of Geological Sciences
INFORMATION Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
University of Colorado at Boulder
UCB 450
1540 30th St.
Boulder, CO 80303 USA
Email: [email protected]
RESEARCH
INTERESTS
Glacial history of the Western US. Theoretical relationship between moraines and paleoclimate. Numerical modeling of glaciers and earth surface processes. Mass balance
and dynamics of debris-covered glaciers. Linking atmospheric science and geomorphology.
EDUCATION
University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado USA
PhD Candidate, Geological Science (Expected graduation: May 2014)
Advisor: Professor Robert S. Anderson
Thesis: Glacier length variability and its controls through the Pleistocene
Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana USA
B.S., Earth Science, May 2007
Advisor: Professor William W. Locke
Geology emphasis
Honors Degree with Highest Distinction
Thesis: Surficial Geology of the Kongressvatnet Catchment, Svalbard
AWARDS
National Science Foundation
Graduate Research Fellowship, 2010 - 2013
Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists
Dudley and Marion Bolyard Scholarship Recipient (2013)
Absolute chronology of the Pre-Illianoian Rocky Mountain glacier advances
Wyoming Geological Association
David Love Geology Fellowship Recipient (2013)
Absolute chronology of the Pre-Illianoian Rocky Mountain glacier advances
Geological Society of America
Research Grant Recipient (2013)
Absolute chronology of the Pre-Illianoian Rocky Mountain glacier advances
University of Colorado Department of Geological Sciences
Graduate Student Grant Recipient (2010, 2013)
Absolute chronology of the Pre-Illianoian Rocky Mountain glacier advances
Murie Science and Learning Center, Denali NP
Research Fellowship Recipient (2011)
Specific balance of the debris-covered Kennicott Glacier, AK
Colorado Mountain Club Foundation Fellowship
Neal B. Kindig Fellowship (2010)
Near-surface air temperature lapse rate in the Wind River Range, WY
Montana State University
Presidential Scholar, 2003 - 2007
Member of the Presidential Scholars Selection Committee 2007
University Honors Program Service Award, 2007
Top Senior Geology Student 2006-2007
ASMSU Senator 2004-2006
Charles C. Bradley Scholarship Recipient, 2005
FIELD WORK
Khumbu Region, Himalaya, Nepal: (Fall 2012) Measured supraglacial lake
bathymetry using side scan sonar, installed water temperature moorings, sonde casts
in the supraglacial lake, monitored short wave radiation spatial variation on exposed
ice faces on debris covered glaciers, installed a weather station, documented surface elevation change of the glacier using a laser rangefinder, and measured albedo using a field
spectrometer to ground truth MODIS imagery; collaboration with Ulyana Horodyskyj,
Alia Khan, and Sarah Thompson
Illulisat, Nuuk, and Kangerlussuaq, Greenland: (Summer 2012) Gauged braided
rivers, installed Iridium satellite uplinks, installed sonic rangefinders, performed oceanographic surface layer casts (CDT and LISST), performed ocean and glacial polish spectrometry to ground truth MODIS and Hyperion output, and prepared lake core samples
for laboratory work; assistant to Ben Hudson
Kennicott Glacier, Wrangell Mountains, Alaska: (2010-2013) Measured ice ablation under debris, measured bare ice face retreat, installed air temperature sensors,
gauged the Kennicott River, surveyed using laser rangefinder, measured thermal gradients through supraglacial debris, installed time-lapse cameras, and assisted with kinematic GPS installation to measure 3D ice surface velocity.
Wind River Range, Wyoming: (2009 - 2012) Installed and maintained 18 air and
ground temperature sensors at high altitude, installed timelapse cameras, collected 10
Be exposure age samples, and measured fracture densities on glacially polished bedrock.
West Bijou Creek, Colorado: (Spring 2012) used terrestrial LiDAR to document
headcut erosion; assistant to Francis Rengers
Sand Hills, Nebraska: (Spring 2011) Extracted lake cores from interdune lakes, OSL
sampling, and augured aeolian deposits; assisting Giff Miller
Lake Linné, Svalbard: (Summer 2006) Mapped surficial geology, gauged proglacial
river, maintained an automatic sediment sampler, and made ablation stake measurements.
SW Montana: (Summer 2006) MSU Geology field camp; mapped Sevier and Basin
and Range associated faults near Dillon, MT
Central Utah: (Summer 2006) MSU Geology field camp; sedimentology and stratigraphy of the deltaic Ferron formation.
TEACHING
Laboratory Instructor, University of Colorado at Boulder
- GEOL 2001: Planet Earth (Fall 2010)
- GEOL 4241: Principles of Geomorphology (Fall 2009)
NCAA Athlete Geology and Math Tutor, University of Colorado (2013)
Substitute Teacher, Pre K - 12 Belgrade School District, Montana (2007-2008)
Interpretive Park Ranger, North Rim, Grand Canyon NP (2007)
PUBLICATIONS Anderson, R.S., M. Dühnforth ,W. Colgan, and L. Anderson, (2012) Far-flung moraines:
Exploring the feedback of glacial erosion on the evolution of glacier length. Geomorphology: 179, p. 269-285.
ACCEPTED
PAPERS
Anderson, L.S., G.H. Roe, and R.S. Anderson, In revision, The effects of interannual
climate variability on the moraine record, Geology.
PAPERS IN
Anderson, L.S. and G.H. Roe, Interannual climate variability and mean glacial length
PREPARATION
during the Last Glacial Maximum. (to be submitted to Journal of Climate)
Anderson L.S. and R.S. Anderson, Contributions of sub-debris melt and ice face
retreat to the rapid deflation of the debris-covered Kennicott Glacier Terminus,
Wrangell Mountains, Alaska. (to be submitted to the Journal of Glaciology)
CONFERENCE Anderson, L.S., G.H. Roe and R.S. Anderson, (2013) The effects of interannual
PROCEEDINGS
climate variability on the extraction of climate estimates from glacial moraines:
A case study from the Colorado Front Range, in Abstracts with Programs Annual
Meeting, Geological Society of America Rocky Mountain Section, Gunnison, CO.
Anderson, R.S., M. Dühnforth, L.S. Anderson, and W. Colgan, (2012) Impacts of
alpine glacial erosion on the shapes of glacial valleys, heights of mountains, and
sediment delivery to the foreland, in AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, American
Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA.
Anderson, L.S. and R.S. Anderson (2012), Redefining the relationship between moraines
and climate: A case study from the Colorado Front Range during the Last
Glacial Maximum, Graduate Climate Conference,Oral Presentation Pack Forest, WA.
Anderson, L.S. and R.S. Anderson (2011), Contributions of sub-debris melt and ice
face retreat contributions to the rapid deflation of the debris-covered Kennicott
Glacier terminus, Wrangell Mountains, Alaska,in AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts,
American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA.
Anderson, R.S., M. Dühnforth, W. Colgan, and L. Anderson (2011), Far-flung moraines
and ridge-capping tills: Exploring the feedbacks of long-term alpine glacial landscape modification, in Abstracts with Programs Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN.
Anderson L.S. and R.S. Anderson (2010) Development of a Spatially Distributed
Mass Balance Model: An Application of the Weather Research and Forecasting Model, in Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, Geological Society of
America, Denver, CO.
Anderson L., M. Retelle, A. Werner, and W.W. Locke (2007) Surficial Geology of
the Kongressvatnet Catchment, Svalbard, Norway, in Abstracts with Programs,
Arctic Workshop, Skaftafell, Iceland.
INVITED TALK Anderson L.S. (2012) Redefining the Relationship Between Moraines and Climate,
Department Seminar, Northern Colorado University, Greeley, CO.
OUTREACH
Presented a general talk on glaciers and climate change to middle school teachers during
a curriculum development workshop at the University of Colorado (2013)
Prepared a Kennicott Glacier factsheet, a video simulation of debris-covered glacier
evolution, and a time lapse video of ice face retreat on the Kennicott Glacier for the
Wrangell St. Elias National Park Interpretive Rangers and Murie Science and Learning
Center Denali National Park (2013)
Presented my glaciological research on debris-covered glaciers to the non-profit GlacierWorks for STEM video curriculum development (2012)
Organized University of Colorado geological sciences graduate student talks (20112012)
Lead student organizer of the Graduate Student Hydrological Sciences Symposium at
CU (2010-2011)
Mentored an undergraduate student thesis on supraglacial stream evolution on the
Kennicott Glacier, AK (2011)
Talk to the general public in Kennicott, AK organized by the Wrangell St. Elias
National Park Interpretive Rangers (2011)
Introduced middle school students to the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) during the INSTAAR open house (2010-2011)
PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATIONS
OR SOCIETY
MEMBERSHIPS
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
International Glaciology Society (IGS)
Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System (CSDMS)
Geological Society of America (GSA)
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT)