The purpose of this collaborative research (with Dr. Robert Gilbert, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada) is to quantify erosional forms made by ice, and by meltwater in a region that has experienced recent (and ongoing) erosion by continental ice and by meltwater (in modern fluvial environments and in past subglacial environments).

Field work near Kangerlussuaq in July, 2000 focussed on detailed surface mapping using a total station, and on the collection of low-level pole photography. Undergraduate student Rebbeca Kerwin  (Department of Geography, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; supervised by Dr. Robert Gilbert) is currently analyzing these images as part of an undergraduate research project.

New field work is in the summer of 2001 is planned. It is my hope to involve one or more EES majors from Eastern Connecticut State University in this work (EES students please let me know if you are interested).

In addition to primary research, a number of virtual field trips are being developed from this site to illustrate a variety of glacial and subglacial landforms. Stay tuned for updates.