Asa K. Rennermalm
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Asa K. Rennermalm
Title and Address:
Assistant Professor
Department of Geography
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
54 Joyce Kilmer Avenue
Piscataway, NJ 08901
Education
Contact Information:
Tel: 848-445-4731
[email protected]
http://ahrl.rutgers.edu/
Highest Earned Degree
Ph.D., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton
University. 2008
Dissertation
Pan-Arctic Land Surface Hydrology: Patterns of Change and Global
Implications. Advisor: E. F. Wood. Princeton University, 2008
Other Earned Degrees
M.Sc. Advisor: H. Soegaard. Department of Geography, University of
Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2001
B.Sc. Advisor: H. Soegaard. Department of Geography, University of
Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1997
Employment
History
Teaching/Research Positions Held
2009Assistant Professor. Department of Geography, Rutgers, The State
ongoing University of New Jersey
20072009
Postdoctoral Scholar. Advisor: L. C. Smith. Department of Geography,
University of California Los Angeles
20022007
Research Assistant. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Princeton University
2005
Teaching Assistant. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Princeton University
19962001
Student Technical Assistant. Danish Meteorological Institute, Copenhagen,
Denmark
Administrative Positions Held at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2013Undergraduate Program Director:
ongoing Geography
International and Global Studies (minor only)
Honors and
Asa K. Rennermalm
Awards
Publications
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Professional Awards and Honors
2008
New Generation Polar Researchers Symposium (funded by National Science
Foundation), Participant (competitive selection). Colorado Springs, Colorado
2007
Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S., Annual Meeting and Arctic Forum,
Student travel award. Washington, D.C.
Published or Accepted in Refereed Journals
2015
L.C. Smith, V. W. Chu, Y. Kang, C. J. Gleeson, L. H. Pitcher, A. K.
Rennermalm, C. J. Legleiter, A. E. Behar, B. T. Overstreet, S. E. Moustafa,
M. Tedesco, R. R. Forster, A. L. LeWinter, D. C. Finnegan, Y. Sheng, J.
Balog. Efficient Meltwater Drainage through Supraglacial Streams and
Rivers on the Southwest Greenland Ice Sheet. Proceedings of the National
Academies of Sciences 112(4), 1001-1006, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1413024112.
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2015/01/07/1413024112.abstract
2014
J. R. Mioduszewski, A. K. Rennermalm, D. A. Robinson, L. Wang.
Controls on Spatial and Temporal Variability in Northern Hemisphere
Terrestrial Snow Melt Timing, 1979-2012. Journal of Climate. Early Online
Release, http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00558.1.
http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00558.1
2014
J. R. Mioduszewski, A. K. Rennermalm, D. A. Robinson, T. L. Mote.
Attribution of Snow Melt Onset in Northern Canada. Journal of Geophysical
Research - Atmospheres 119, 9638–9653, doi: 10.1002/2013JD021024,
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2013JD021024/pdf
2014
M. Tedesco, J. E. Box, J. Cappelen, X. Fettweis, T. Jensen, T. L. Mote, A.
K. Rennermalm, L. C. Smith, R. S. W. van de Wal, J. Wahr. The Arctic:
Greenland Ice Sheet in “State of the Climate 2013.” Bulletin of the American
Meteorological Society, 95(7), S136-S137,
doi:10.1175/2014BAMSStateoftheClimate.1, 2014.
http://www2.ametsoc.org/ams/index.cfm/publications/bulletin-of-theamerican-meteorological-society-bams/bams-state-of-the-climate-2013/?
utm_source=pr&utm_medium=pcon&&utm_campaign=stateofclimate2013
2013
A. K. Rennermalm, S. E. Moustafa, J. R. Mioduszewski. Understanding
Greenland Ice Sheet Hydrology Using an Integrated Multi-scale Approach.
Environmental Research Letters 8(1), 015017, 14pp, doi:10.1088/17489326/8/1, 2013. http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/8/1/015017
2013
A. K. Rennermalm, L. C. Smith, V. W. Chu, J. E. Box, R. R. Forster, M.
van den Broeke, D. van As, S. E. Moustafa. Evidence of Meltwater
Retention within the Greenland Ice Sheet. The Cryosphere 7(5), 1433-1445,
doi:10.5194/tc-7-1433-2013, 2013. http://www.thecryosphere.net/7/1433/2013/
2012
A. K. Rennermalm, A. Bring, T. L. Mote. Spatial and Scale Dependent
Controls on North American Pan-arctic Minimum River Discharge.
Geographical Analysis 44(3), 202-218, doi:10.1111/j.15384632.2012.00849.x, 2012. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.15384632.2012.00849.x/abstract?
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2012
A. K. Rennermalm, L. C. Smith, V. W. Chu, R. R. Forster, J. E. Box, B.
Hagedorn. Proglacial River Dataset from the Akuliarusiarsuup Kuua River
Northern Tributary, Southwest Greenland, 2008–2010. Earth System Science
Data 4(1), 1-12, doi:10.5194/essd-4-1-2012, 2012. http://www.earth-systsci-data.net/4/1/2012/essd-4-1-2012.pdf
2012
V. W. Chu, L. C. Smith, A. K. Rennermalm, R. R. Forster, J. E. Box.
Hydrologic Controls on Coastal Suspended Sediment Plumes around the
Greenland Ice Sheet. The Cryosphere 6(1), 1-19, doi:10.5194/tc-6-1-2012,
2012. http://www.the-cryosphere.net/6/1/2012/tc-6-1-2012.html
2010
A. K. Rennermalm, J. M. Nordbotten, E. F. Wood. Hydrologic Variability
and its Influence on Long-term Peat Dynamics. Water Resources Research
46, W12546, 18pp, doi:10.1029/2009WR008242, 2010.
http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2010/2009WR008242.shtml
2010
A. K. Rennermalm, E. F. Wood, T. J. Troy. Observed Changes in Panarctic Cold-season Minimum Monthly River Discharge. Climate Dynamics
35(6), 923-939, doi:10.1007/s00382-009-0730-5, 2010.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/52hg50n8t2208164/
2009
V. W. Chu, L. C. Smith, A. K. Rennermalm, R. R. Forster, J. E. Box, N.
Reeh. Sediment Plume Response to Surface Melting and Supraglacial Lake
Drainages on the Greenland Ice Sheet. Journal of Glaciology 55(194), 10721082, 2009. http://www.igsoc.org/journal/55/194/
2009
A. K. Rennermalm, L. C. Smith, J. C. Stroeve, V. W. Chu. Does Sea Ice
Influence Greenland Ice Sheet Surface-melt? Environmental Research
Letters 4(2), 024011, 6pp, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/4/2/024011, 2009.
http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/4/2/024011
2008
L. Grondahl, T. Friborg, T. R. Christensen, A. Ekberg, B. Elberling, L.
Illeris, C. Nordstroem, A. K. Rennermalm, C. Sigsgaard, H. Sogaard.
Spatial and Inter-annual Variability of Trace Gas Fluxes in a Heterogeneous
High-Arctic Landscape. Advances in Ecological Research 40, 473-498,
2008. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S006525040700020
2007
A. K. Rennermalm, E. F. Wood, A. J. Weaver, M. Eby, S. J. Dery. Relative
Sensitivity of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation to River
Discharge into Hudson Bay and the Arctic Ocean. Journal of Geophysical
Research: Biogeoscience 112(G4), G04S48, 12pp,
doi:10.1029/2006JG000330, 2007.
http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2007/2006JG000330.shtml
2006
A. K. Rennermalm, E. F. Wood, S. J. Dery, A. J. Weaver, M. Eby.
Sensitivity of the Thermohaline Circulation to Arctic Ocean Runoff.
Geophysical Research Letters 33(12), L12703, 4pp,
doi:10.1029/2006GL026124, 2006.
http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2006/2006GL026124.shtml
2005
A. K. Rennermalm, H. S. Soegaard, C. N. Nordstroem. Interannual
Variability in Carbon Dioxide Flux from a High Arctic Fen Estimated by
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Measurements and Modeling. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research 37(4),
545-556, 2005. http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1657/1523-0430%
282005%29037%5B0545%3AIVICDE%5D2.0.CO%3B2
2005
S. J. Dery, M. Steiglitz, A. K. Rennermalm, E. F. Wood. The Water Budget
of the Kuparuk River Basin. Journal of Hydrometeorology 6(5), 633-655,
doi:10.1175/JHM434.1, 2005. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?
sid=c1758e81-8139-408c-8c0c-9056216d5a38%
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In Review, Refereed Journals
2014
V. W. Chu, L. C. Smith, K. Yang, C. J. Legleiter, C. Gleeson, A. K.
Rennermalm. Adaptation of Manning’s Equation for Remote Estimation of
Supraglacial River Discharge using GIS Modeling and WorldView-2
Satellite Imagery. GIScience & Remote Sensing
2014
S. E. Moustafa, A. K. Rennermalm, L. C. Smith, J. R. Mioduszewski, M.
Miller. Bimodal Albedo Distributions in the Ablation Zone of the
Southwestern Greenland Ice Sheet. The Cryosphere Discussion 8, 47374778, doi:10.5194/tcd-8-4737-2014. www.the-cryospherediscuss.net/8/4737/2014/ [Open review journal for manuscript considered by
the peer-reviewed journal The Cryosphere]
In Preparation, Refereed Journals
2014
B. Hagedorn, A. K. Rennermalm, A. B. P. Mikkelsen, B. Hasholt, K.
Choquette, R. Sletten. The July 2012 Record Melt Event of the Greenland
Ice Sheet: Consequences for Ice Sheet Dynamics and Nutrient Fluxes. To be
submitted to Biogeochemistry
2014
A. K. Rennermalm, M. Tedesco, T. L. Mote, I. Overeem, A. P. B.
Mikkelsen, B. Hasholt. Greenland Ice Sheet Freshwater Export and River
Discharge. To be submitted to Annals of American Geographers
2014
A. K. Rennermalm, A. P. B. Mikkelsen, I. Overeem, V. W. Chu, L. C.
Smith, D. van As, T. L. Mote, B. Hasholt. Spatial Variation of Greenland Ice
Sheet Meltwater Export Inferred from River Discharge Observations.
Geophysical Research Letters
Electronic Publications, Refereed
2013
M. Tedesco, J. E. Box, J. Cappelen, X. Fettweis, T. Jensen, T. L. Mote, A.
K. Rennermalm, L. C. Smith, R. S. W. van de Wal, J. Wahr. Greenland Ice
Sheet. Arctic Report Card 2013, 2013.
www.arctic.noaa.gov/reportcard/greenland_ice_sheet.html
Articles in Non-refereed or General Journals
2012
A. K. Rennermalm, J. R. Mioduszewski, S. E. Moustafa. Breaking the Ice:
Theorizing the Mechanisms of Arctic Thaw. Eos, Transactions American
Geophysical Union 93(42), 416, doi:10.1029/2012EO420006, 2012.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2012EO420006/abstract
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2013
A. K. Rennermalm. Insight: Greenland Ice Loss Speeds Ahead.
Environmental Research Web 22 April, 2013.
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/53148
Datasets in Research Data Repositories
2014
A. K. Rennermalm, L. C. Smith, V. W. Chu, S. E. Moustafa, L. Pitcher, C.
Gleason. Proglacial River Dataset from the Akuliarusiarsuup Kuua River
Northern Tributary, Southwest Greenland, 2008 - 2013, version 2.0.
PANGEA, http://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.838812
2012
A. K. Rennermalm, L. C. Smith, V. W. Chu, R. R. Forster, J. E. Box, B.
Hagedorn. Proglacial River Dataset from the Akuliarusiarsuup Kuua River
Northern Tributary, Southwest Greenland, 2008 - 2010, Version 1.0.
PANGEA, doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.762818, 2012.
http://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.762818
Scholarship Other
2014
"Diane Burko: Visualizing Arctic Transitions." Interview by E. Dingman.
World Policy Blog, 4 September, 2014.
http://www.worldpolicy.org/blog/2014/09/04/visualizing-arctic-transitions
2014
"Documenting Climate Change through Art." Radio Interview by E. PerezLuna. The Pulse, WHYY, National Public Radio Philadelphia, 20 March,
2014. http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/thepulse/item/65983documenting-climate-change-through-art-
2014
"The Core of the Matter." Radio Interview by M. Heyns. 90.3 The Core,
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Radio Station, 14 January, 2014.
https://soundcloud.com/ecomary
2014
"Rutgers Scientists Study Climate Change in Greenland." Interview by E.
Petenko. Daily Targum, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Student
Newspaper, 4 November, 2014.
http://www.dailytargum.com/news/science/rutgers-scientists-study-climatechange-in-greenland/article_293b1758-44ee-11e3-bb65-0019bb30f31a.html
2012
"Melting Point Greenland." Interview by S. Callebs. China Central
Television America, 23 December, 2012. http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=qgnvbMwRaf8&feature=share
2012
"2012 Greenland Melt Strongest on Record, and It's Not Over Yet."
Interview by R. Palmer. International Business Times, 15 August, 2012.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/374042/20120815/greenland-ice-meltcumulative-record.htm
2012
"Ullaarnganit Tusakkat." Radio interview by M. Q. Absalonsen. Kalaallit
Nunaata Radioa (Greenlandic Broadcasting Corporation), 13 July, 2012.
http://knr.gl/da/radio/ullaarnganit
2011
"Probing a Glacier as It Thaws." Interview by L. Morello. New York Times
and Scientific American, 5 August, 2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2011/08/05/05climatewire-probing-a-glacier-
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as-it-thaws-93332.html
2011
"On Endless Ice, Searching for Clues to Our Future." Interview by C. J.
Hanley. Associated Press, and webpages of San Francisco Chronicle,
Boston Globe, Philadelphia Inquirer, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, ABC
News, 14 August, 2011.
http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/14/7371136-on-endless-icesearching-for-clues-to-our-future
Research Fieldwork
2013
Hydrometeorological and glaciological studies. Kangerlussuaq, Greenland,
2013
2012
Hydrometeorological and glaciological studies. Kangerlussuaq, Greenland,
2012
2011
Hydrometeorological studies. Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, 2011
2010
Hydrometeorological studies. Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, 2010
2009
Hydrometeorological studies. Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, 2009
2008
Hydrometeorological studies. Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, 2008
2003
Micrometeorological studies. Toolik Lake Research Station, Alaska, 2003
1999
Micrometeorological studies. Zackenberg Ecological Research Station,
Greenland, 1999
1998
Micrometeorological studies. Zackenberg Ecological Research Station,
Greenland, 1998
Conference
Presentations,
Invited Addresses
Lectures,
Demonstrations
2015
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, U.S. Department of
Commerce/NOAA/OAR. Greenland Ice Sheet Meltwater Export and River
Discharge. Princeton, New Jersey, 2015
2014
Montclair State University, Department of Earth and Environmental Studies.
Greenland Ice Sheet Meltwater Export and River Discharge. Montclair, New
Jersey, 2014
2014
Stony Brook University, Institute for Terrestrial and Planetary Atmospheres.
Greenland Ice Sheet Meltdown. Stony Brook, New York, 2014
2014
The City College of New York, Department of Earth and Atmospheric
Sciences. Greenland Ice Sheet Meltwater Export and River Discharge. New
York, New York, 2014
2014
University of Georgia, Department of Geography. Greenland Ice Sheet
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Meltdown: A Perspective from the Ground. Athens, Georgia, 2014
2013
City University New York, Earth and Environmental Sciences GEOS
Seminar Series. Arctic Climate Change and The Greenland Ice Sheet. New
York, New York, 2013
2013
Columbia University, White Arctic, Blue Arctic Workshop. Greenland Ice
Sheet and Sea Ice. New York, New York, 2013
2013
Princeton University, Department of Geoscience. Greenland Ice Sheet
Meltdown: A Perspective from the Ground. Princeton, New Jersey, 2013
2013
Syracuse University, Department of Geography Colloquium. Greenland Ice
Sheet Meltdown: How Climate Change in the Arctic May Affect All of Us.
Syracuse, New York, 2013
2013
University of Northern British Columbia, Natural Resources and
Environment Studies Research Colloquium Series. Greenland Ice Sheet
Meltdown: A Perspective from the Ground. Prince George, Canada, 2013
2012
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting. Evidence of Meltwater
Retention within the Greenland Ice Sheet. San Francisco, California, 2012
2012
University of Colorado, Institute of Arctic and Antarctic Research. Evidence
for Meltwater Retention within the Greenland Ice Sheet. Boulder, Colorado,
2012
2012
University of Kansas, Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets. Evidence of
Meltwater Retention within the Greenland Ice Sheet. Kansas City, Kansas,
2012
2010
Institute of Global Environment and Society, Center of Ocean-LandAtmosphere Studies. Greenland Meltwater Export. Calverton, Maryland,
2010
2008
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting. The Influence of Hydrologic
Variability on Peatland Dynamics. San Francisco, California, 2008
Lectures and Paper Presentations
2014
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting. Polar Perspectives on Art and
Science. San Francisco, California, 2014
2014
Association of American Geographers, Annual Meeting. Greenland Rivers
and Ice Sheet Meltwater Export to Surrounding Oceans. Tampa, Florida,
2014
2014
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight
Center, Program for Arctic Regional Climate Assessment. Spatial
Distribution of Ice Sheet Meltwater Export and Retention in Southwest
Greenland from In Situ Observations. Greenbelt, Maryland, 2014
2013
Association of American Geographers, Annual Meeting. Greenland Ice
Sheet Hydrology Inferred from River Discharge in Nested Basins. Los
Angeles, California, 2013
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2013
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight
Center, Program for Arctic Regional Climate Assessment. Greenland's Supra
and Proglacial Rivers. Greenbelt, Maryland, 2013
2013
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight
Center, Surface Mass Balance and Snow on Sea Ice Working Group. In Situ
Measurements of Supra- and Proglacial River Streams. Greenbelt, Maryland,
2013
2012
Association of American Geographers, Annual Meeting. Controls on
Greenland Ice Sheet Runoff to the Ocean. New York, New York, 2012
2012
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight
Center, Program for Arctic Regional Climate Assessment. Towards
Understanding Greenland Hydrology. Greenbelt, Maryland, 2012
2012
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Department of Geography
Sixth MaGrann Symposium: Breaking the Ice: Theorizing the Mechanisms
of Arctic Thaw. Evidence for Meltwater Retention Within the Greenland Ice
Sheet. New Brunswick, New Jersey, 2012
2011
American Meteorological Society, 11th Conference on Polar Meteorology
and Oceanography. Observed Changes in Pan-arctic Cold-season Minimum
Monthly River Discharge. Boston, Massachusetts, 2011
2010
Association of American Geographers, Annual Meeting. Southwest
Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Melt Examined with a Linear Reservoir
Network Model and Stream Flow Observations. Washington, D. C., 2010
2010
University of Washington, Steve Burgess Retirement Symposium. Observed
Changes in Pan-arctic Cold-season Minimum Monthly River Discharge.
Seattle, Washington, 2010
2009
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, Meltwater Export from the
Greenland Inland Ice Investigated with Stream Observation and a Linear
Reservoir Network Model. San Francisco, California, 2009
2009
Association of American Geographers, Annual Meeting. Influence of Sea Ice
on Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Melt. Las Vegas, Nevada, 2009
2008
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting. Local Sea Ice Influence on
Greenland Surface Melt. San Francisco, California, 2008
2008
European Geoscience Union, General Assembly. Hydrological Variability
and Peatland Functioning. Vienna, Austria, 2008
2008
Max-Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Northern Eurasian Earth Science
Partnership Initiative Workshop. River Discharge in the NEESPI Region:
Trends in Mean and Extreme Flow. Jena, Germany, 2008
2007
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting. Hydrologic Variability and its
Influence on Peatland Dynamics. San Francisco, California, 2007
2007
International Arctic Research Center at University of Alaska Fairbanks,
Eurasian Hydroclimatology Workshop. Observations, Change, Attribution,
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and Impacts. Pan-arctic Change and Global Feedbacks. Fairbanks, Alaska,
2007
2006
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting. Regional Patterns of Trends and
Multi-decadal Variability in Pan-arctic River Runoff. San Francisco,
California, 2006
Poster Presentations
2014
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting. Greenland Ice Sheet Meltwater
Export and River Discharge. San Francisco, California, 2014
2013
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting. In Situ Data Suggest Supra-,
En- and/or Subglacial Meltwater Retention in Southwest Greenland. San
Francisco, California, 2013
2012
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting. Ice Sheet Hydrologic Network
Development and Functioning Examined with In Situ River Discharge from
Nested Watersheds in Southwest Greenland. San Francisco, California, 2012
2010
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting. Greenland Ice Margin
Processes Inferred from Terrestrial River Discharge. San Francisco,
California, 2010
2007
Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S., Annual Meeting and Arctic Forum.
Identification of Dominant Pan-arctic River Discharge Trends. Washington,
D.C., 2007
2006
Freshwater Initiative, All-hands meeting. Sensitivity of the Thermohaline
Circulation to Freshwater Export from Hudson Bay and Arctic Ocean Rivers.
Estes Park, Colorado, 2006
2005
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting. The Role of River Runoff in the
Freshwater Budget of the Arctic Ocean. San Francisco, California, 2005
2000
European Geophysical Society, General Assembly. Carbon Dioxide and
Water Vapor Fluxes from a High Arctic Fen. Nice, France, 2000
Other Presentations, Lectures, Demonstrations
2014
Zimmerli Art Museum, Chatham High School Physical Geography Class
Visit. Glacial Perspectives, Tour of exhibit. New Brunswick, New Jersey,
2014
2013
Zimmerli Art Museum, Teacher Workshop: Arctic Visions Melting Visions.
The Greenland Ice Sheet and Arctic Climate Change, Lecture. New
Brunswick, New Jersey, 2013
2013
Chatham High School, Physical Geography Class. Greenland and Climate
Change, Guest Lecture. Chatham, New Jersey, 2013
2013
Syracuse University, Department of Geography Seminar: Geography of the
Anthropocene. Hydrology in the Anthropocene, Guest lecture. Syracuse,
New York, 2013
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Memberships
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2013
Barents Spektakel, Visionary Arctic Seminar. Arctic Meltdown: The
Extreme Weather of 2012 and What is Ahead, Lecture. Kirkenes, Norway,
2013
2010
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Colloquium. Greenland Meltwater Export, Lecture. Piscataway, New Jersey,
2010
2010
Princeton University, Graduate Engineering Council. Energy and
Environment, Panelist. Princeton, New Jersey, 2010
2009
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Faculty Seminar Series.
Greenland: Meltdown in the North, Lecture. Piscataway, New Jersey, 2009.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au44jTurWE4
Membership/Offices Held in Scholarly and Professional Societies
2013Association of American Geographers, Cryosphere Specialty Group,
ongoing Boardmember
2011American Meteorological Society, Member
ongoing
20112013
Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Sciences,
Inc., Representative for Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2008Association of American Geographers, Member
ongoing
2000American Geophysical Union, Member
ongoing
Organizing and
Participation in Organizing or Chairing Conferences, Workshops, and
Chairing
Organizations
Activities
2014
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Workshop. High-Performance
and Distributed Computing for Polar Sciences: Workshop on Applications
and
Cyberinfrastructure, Steering committee and organizer. New Brunswick,
New Jersey
2014
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting. Glacier, Ice Cap, and Ice Sheet
Hydrology, Session organizer and chair. San Francisco, California, 2014
2014
Association of American Geographers, Annual Meeting. R.S. Tarr Student
Illustrated Paper Competition, Session organizer and chair. Tampa, Florida,
2014
2013
Association of American Geographers, Annual Meeting. Arctic Hydrology
in a Changing Climate, Session organizer and chair. Los Angeles, California,
2013
2012
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting. Glacier, Ice Cap, and Ice Sheet
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Hydrology: Storage, Transport, and Impacts, Session organizer and chair.
San Francisco, California, 2012
Funding
2012
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Department of Geography
Sixth MaGrann Symposium. Breaking the Ice: Theorizing the Mechanisms
of Arctic Thaw, Organizer. New Brunswick, New Jersey, 2012
2010
Association of American Geographers, Annual Meeting. Land, Ocean, and
Atmosphere in a Changing Arctic, Session organizer and chair. Washington,
D.C., 2010
Externally-Funded Research Grants
20142017
(Grant Amount: $124,510) National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Drainage Efficiency of the Greenland Ice Sheet's Supraglacial River
Network. Candidate's role: Co-principal investigator, L. C. Smith, A. K.
Rennermalm
20132016
(Grant Amount: $295,659) National Science Foundation. Collaborative
Research: Assessing the Impact of Arctic Sea Ice Variability on the
Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Mass and Energy Balance, Award #: PLR1304805. Candidate's role: Principal investigator, J. C. Stroeve, M. C.
Serreze, A. K. Rennermalm, M. Tedesco
20132016
(Grant Amount: $134,087) National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
From the Ice Sheet to the Sea: An Interdisciplinary Study of the Impact of
Extreme Melt on Ocean Stratification and Productivity near West Greenland,
Award# NNX14AD98G. Candidate's role: Co-principal investigator, T.
Mote, K. Arrigo. R. Castelao, A. K. Rennermalm, M. Tedesco, P. Yaeger
20112014
(Grant Amount: $189,809) National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Towards Hydrologic Understanding of the Greenland Ice Sheet, Award#
NNX11AQ38. Candidate's role: Co-principal investigator, L. C. Smith, A. K.
Rennermalm, Y. Sheng
Externally-Funded Research Grants, Pending
2014
(Grant Amount: $1,601,894) National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, Meltponds. Candidates role: Co-principal investigator, L.
Koenig, L. C. Smith, W. Abdalati, A. K. Rennermalm, M. Tedesco, S.
Nowecki, and others
Externally-Funded co-Curricular Programming Grants
2013
(Grant Amount: $1,600) The Consortium of Universities for the
Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc., Let Us Talk About Water.
Support for events about Arctic climate change and water issues, A. K.
Rennermalm, T. Birkenholz
2011
(Grant Amount: $2,000) Arctic Research Consortium of the United States,
Arctic Visiting Speaker Series. Support for hosting speaker at Chatham High
School and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, A. K. Rennermalm,
M. Holzer
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Internally-Funded Research Grants
2012
(Grant Amount: $18,520) Faculty Research Grant Program. Towards
Understanding Greenland Ice Sheet’s Riverine Runoff. Candidate's role:
Principal investigator, A. K. Rennermalm
Internally-Funded Curricular Programming Grants
Students
Supervised
20132014
(Grant Amount: $2,500) Global Initiatives: Global Health. Support for Polar
Perspectives on Science and Art (six events associated with the Zimerli Art
Museum exhbit Glacial Perspectives), A. K. Rennermalm, H. Salzman, D.
Gustafsson
20112012
(Grant Amount: $600) Global Initiatives: Technologies Without Borders:
Technologies Across Borders. Support for two seminar speakers, A. K.
Rennermalm
20102011
(Grant Amount: $750) Global Initiatives: Ecologies in the Balance? The
Way Forward. Support for three seminar speakers, A. K. Rennermalm
Doctoral Dissertation Advisor
Doctoral - Primary
2016
S. E. Moustafa. Assessing Greenland Ice Sheet Meltwater Losses at the
Pixel, Catchment, and Continental Scale. Geography Graduate Program
2015
J. R. Mioduszewski. Characterization and Attribution of Spring Snow Melt
over Northern Hemisphere Lands. Geography Graduate Program (Coadvisor)
Doctoral Dissertation Committee
Doctoral - Committee
2014
A. Siebert. Assessing the Viability of Index Insurance as an Adaptation Tool
in a Changing Climate Context: Case Study in the West African Sahel.
Department of Geography
2014
M. Berdahl. Impacts of Volcanic Eruptions and Geoengineering on Arctic
Climate. Atmospheric Science Graduate Program
2010
T. Troy. The Hydrology of Northern Eurasia: Uncertainty and Change in the
Terrestrial Water and Energy Budgets. Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering, Princeton University
Doctoral Qualifying Exam Committee
Doctoral Examiner
2013
D. Barone. Oral and written exams. Geography Graduate Program
2011
A. Siebert. Oral and written exams. Geography Graduate Program
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Master's Thesis Committee
Master's - Committee
2014
J. Randall. Understanding Water Use in Phoenix, AZ: A Spatial Statistics
Approach. Geography Graduate Program
2013
S. Hlubik. GIS Spatial Analysis of FxJj20 AB, Koobi Fora, Kenya, with
Implications on Modern Behavior and Fire Control. Anthropology Graduate
Program
2011
C. Earp. Characterizing Invasive Species: The Case of Bracken Fern
(Pteridium Aquilinium) in the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor Sian
Ka'an-Calakmul, Mexico. Geography Graduate Program
Graduate Independent Studies Supervised
2014
S. E. Moustafa. Cryosphere and the Greenland Ice Sheet
2010
J. R. Mioduszewski. Analysis of North Eurasian Radiation Budget
Undergraduate Independent Studies Supervised
2014
D. Baquero. Cryosphere and Greenland
2013
A. Fried, E. Miller, and B. Rotermund. Land Surface Hydrology
2013
D. Williams. Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Climate
2011
Z. Vajda. Greenland Ice Sheet Discharge
Aresty Undergraduate Research Assistants Supervised
2014
D. Baquero. Precipitation Analysis in Relation to Greenland's Melting Ice
Sheet and a Changing Global Climate
2012
C. Guzman. Surface Climate along a Greenland Transect.
2011
A. Blenner. Using Remote Sensing to Analyze Greenland's Braided Rivers.
Undergraduate Internships Supervised
2014
David Ferraro. Union County
2014
R. Soto. Burlington County
2013
J. Donatiello. Vertices
2013
J. Lilly. Lansdale Borough
2011
M. Napolitano. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Academic Advisement
2014
Academic and career advising for undergraduates (100 students)
Asa K. Rennermalm
Teaching
Activities
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2013
Academic and career advising for undergraduates (100 students)
2012
Academic and career advising for undergraduates (10 students)
2011
Academic and career advising for undergraduates (10 students)
Large Lecture Courses Taught
Earth Systems
Small Lecture/Laboratory Courses Taught
Geographical Research Methods
Geographical Hydrology
Advanced Physical Geography: Polar Environments
Advanced Physical Geography: Surface Water
Spatial Data Analysis
Seminar Courses Taught
Geographic Problems and Geography Seminar: The World in 2050
Curricular Development - Courses and Programs Developed
2013
Designed new course: Water Resources
2011
Designed new course: Geographical Hydrology
2011
Revised syllabus and developed weekly laboratory activities: Spatial Data
Analysis
Pedagogical Training
2013
Rutgers Climate Institute. Climate Change Education Workshop
2011
Center for Teaching Advancement and Assessment, Webinars: "How Do I
Get Students to Read Their Assignments Before Class?", and "What Are My
Multiple Choice Test Results Telling Me?"
Teaching Other
2011
Service
Rutgers Learning Center. Earth Systems study sessions, Organizer and
supervisor for two students leading the sessions
Service to Department of Geography
2012
Graduate program admissions committee member
20112012
Department seminar series coordinator (eight speakers)
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2011
Graduate program admissions committee member
20102011
Department seminar series coordinator (six speakers)
2010Office of Information Technology liason
ongoing
Service to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2013
Polar Perspectives on Science and Art. Zimmerli Museum Art exhibit and
seven events/seminars, Organizing committee
2013
Rutgers Climate Institute. Bridging the Climate Divide: Informing The
Response to Hurricane Sandy and Implications for Future Vulnerability,
Panelist
2013
Rutgers Climate Institute. Climate Change Education Workshop, Planning
committee
2013
Students for Environmental Awareness and Rutgers Geology Club. Earth
Day Film Festival, Panelist
2011
Institute for Women and Art. Global Warming: Women in Science and Art
Discuss Climate Issues and Activism, Panelist
Panel Reviewer
2010
National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs Arctic Observing
Networks (2010)
Proposal Reviewer
2012
National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Discovery
Grants Program (2012)
2012
National Aeronautics & Space Administration, New Early Career
Investigator Program in Earth Science (2012)
2014
National Science Foundation, Office of Polar Programs (2010, 2013, 2014,
2014, 2015)
2012
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (Netherland's
Council for the Earth and Life Sciences), Polar Programme (2012, 2014)
Manuscript Reviewer
2013
Environmental Research Letters (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013)
2013
Climate Dynamics (2013)
2011
Canadian Water Resources Journal (2011)
2013
Geophysical Research Letters (2012, 2013, 2013, 2013)
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2012
International Journal of Climatology (2012)
2012
Journal of Climate (2011, 2011, 2012)
2009
Journal of Flood Engineering (2009)
2011
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres (2010, 2011)
2011
Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeoscience (2009, 2010, 2011)
2009
Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface (2009)
2010
Journal of Glaciology (2010)
2013
Journal of Hydrology (2012, 2013)
2013
Progress in Physical Geography (2013)
2013
Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group (2013)
2012
The Cryosphere (2010, 2012, 2014)
2013
Water Resources Research (2009, 2010, 2011, 2011, 2013)
Service to Other Public Bodies
2012
Joint Science Education Project (funded by National Science Foundation),
Field School and Science Education Week. Ice Sheet Hydrology,
Classroom/fieldwork activities for Greenlandic, Danish, and US High School
students. Kangerlussuaq, Greenland
2011
Joint Science Education Project (funded by National Science Foundation),
Field School and Science Education Week. Ice Sheet Hydrology,
Classroom/fieldwork activities for Greenlandic, Danish, and US High School
students. Kangerlussuaq, Greenland,
http://www.polartrec.com/expeditions/greenland-education-tour2011/journals/2011-07-15
2009
The Wagner Free Institute of Science of Philadelphia, Clean Air Cool Planet,
Hip Boot Tour. Greenland: Meltdown in the North, Lecture. Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania