Jacqueline Austermann

Pronouns: she/her

Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (DEES), Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO), Columbia Climate School

Affiliated with: Seismology, Geology and Tectonophysics, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)

Seismology 223
61 Route 9W
Palisades, NY 10964
USA

BIOGRAPHY:

Jacqueline Austermann is an Assistant Professor at Columbia University and part of the Seismology, Geology and Tectonophysics Division of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. In her research, she studies sea level changes ranging from the past glacial cycles to Millions of years ago in order to infer ice mass changes and ice sheet stability as well as constrain the Earth's rheology. Austermann also works on geodynamic and plate tectonic problems dealing with plate driving forces and dynamics of the Earth's deep interior.

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