Department
Department of Earth and Space Sciences
OrganizationUniversity of Washington
Emailsteig@uw.edu
Phone206-685-3715
AddressBox 351310
Seattle , Washington 98195United StatesBioDr. Eric Steig is professor in Earth and Space Sciences, adjunct professor in Atmospheric Sciences, director of IsoLab at the University of Washington. Steig studies the glaciology and climate of polar and alpine regions. His primary focus is the development of paleoclimate records from ice cores, and their application to understanding of Antarctic climate variability and the relationship between climate and ice-sheet dynamics. He is a former Director of the Quaternary Research Center, member of the board of reviewing editors for the journal Science, and steering committee member of International Partnerships in Ice Coring Science (IPICS) and the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Initiative. He is a current member of the U.S. Ice Core Working Group.