Current Group Members
Mathieu Morlighem
Principal Investigator
Ice-climate interactions, ice sheet contribution to sea level rise, ISSM founder and core developer
Kevin Shionalyn
2026-present
Machine learning models applied to ice sheet and glacier dynamics
Kevin Shionalyn
Kevin earned their Ph.D. in Geosciences from the University of Texas at Austin following a B.S. in Geology from Central Washington University. They joined the group as a Postdoc in 2026, designing and applying physics-informed machine learning models to ice sheets. They are interested in utilizing big data from the satellite era to better understand the poles and exploring the bridge between machine learning and numerical modeling methods.
Contact: Kevin.W.Shionalyn [at] dartmouth.edu
Yinmin Liu
2025-present
Ice-sheet modeling with machine learning
Yinmin Liu
Yinmin earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, where he developed expertise in numerical modeling of physical systems and a strong interest in scientific machine learning. He joined the group as a postdoctoral researcher in 2025 and is working to address ice-sheet modeling challenges through machine learning methods.
Contact: Yinmin.Liu [at] dartmouth.edu
Benjy Getraer
2022-present
Ice-Ocean interactions, Thwaites Glacier
Benjy Getraer
Benjy previously obtained a B.A. in Geosciences from Princeton University. He is broadly interested in ice–ocean interactions, ice deformation processes, and historical and ongoing West Antarctic ice sheet change.
Contact: benjamin.p.getraer.gr [at] dartmouth.edu
Mansa Krishna
2022-present
Deep learning models applied to ice sheet and glacier dynamics
Mansa Krishna
Mansa previously obtained a B.S. in Applied Mathematics with a Specialisation in Computing at the University of California Los Angeles. She is broadly interested in exploring the applications of deep learning models to ice sheet and glacier dynamics.
Contact: mansa.krishna.gr [at] dartmouth.edu
Hugh Shields
2024-present
Transient data assimilation
Hugh Shields
Under construction
Contact: nikolaus.h.shields.gr [at] dartmouth.edu
Rina Cao
2026-present
Ice-sea-level-ocean interactions
Rina Cao
Under construction
Contact: Rina.Cao.GR [at] dartmouth.edu