Lucas Zoet

Research

Surface processes affect the world around us every day. They dictate a safe location for building a structure or help us better understand future sea-level rise. I work on surface processes related to glaciers and coastal environments.

I conduct research aimed at understanding the physics of glacier motion through field observation, laboratory experiments, numerical modeling, and theoretical analysis. My work sits at the intersection of glaciology and glacial geology. I use a variety of geophysical and geological methods to explore glacial processes in modern glaciers as well as landforms left behind by Pleistocene glaciers. I also work on coastal processes using a range of instruments and new field and modeling techniques to estimate bluff stability and nearshore sediment transport processes. Wisconsin is a world-class location to study both glacial and coastal processes.

Topics that are of special interest to me include:

• Glacial basal processes
• Glacial erosion mechanics
• Glacial seismicity
• Glacial landform development
• Wave erosion of ice cliffs
• Great Lakes coastal erosion
• The effects of ice on coastal geomorphology
• Solar System Ices physical and chemical processes
• Hyper gravity modeling

Publications

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Teaching

Fall:

• GEOSCI 109: Geology of the National Parks
• GEOSCI 537: Quantitative Methods for Geoscience
• GEOSCI 720: Glaciology
• GEOSCI 920: Glacial and Pleistocene Seminar

Spring

• GEOSCI 320: Geomorphology
• GEOSCI 420: Glacial and Pleistocene Geology

Service

• L&S DEI Committee
• College of Menominee Nation Geoscience program development

Current Graduate Students

• Jeremy Brooks
• Kayla Hubbard
• Samuel Marcus
• Natasha Morgan-Witts
• Chelsea Volpano
• Jaiden Zak