About Us
What is Ice Planet Earth?
Ice Planet Earth is a collaborative project led by the University of New Hampshire to promote understanding of Earth’s polar regions and the uniqueness of Earth as an ice and water planet in our solar system.
Meet the UNH Team
 Annette Schloss |
I work with teachers and museums to bring global climate change studies into classrooms and science museums. I am the Ice Planet Earth Project Leader. |
 Mark Fahnestock |
I study the large ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica. I use information from satellites, and instruments and cameras placed on the ice. I am interested in learning more about rapid ice flow in glaciers that flow into the ocean, so that we may better anticipate future changes as the high latitudes warm. The flow of large glaciers will be the major contributor to sea level rise in the future. |
 Richard Lammers |
I study water and how it moves from the air, to the land, through the rivers, and on to the sea. I am interested in how much water people have now and how that will change if the climate changes. I use computer models to help me in my work. |
 Jonathan Pundsack |
I am the director of the Arctic-CHAMP Science Management Office, also funded by NSF. I help coordinate 22 projects focusing on changes in the freshwater cycle in the Arctic. Collectively, these projects aim to document what changes are taking place in water in rivers, on land, in the air, and in the ocean. |
Learn More About Our Creative Partners
…at the Houston Museum of Natural Science
Carolyn Sumners and her team at HMNS are leaders in creating innovative products for planetariums including several new products developed especially for the Ice Planet Earth project.
…at Evans and Sutherland
Terence Murtaugh, Co-General Manager of E&S Digital Theater, has traveled to Antarctica and the Arctic on several occasions and used his knowledge of those regions in producing the Ice Worlds show. E&S is the world's leading producer of full-dome shows and the world’s largest distributor of full-dome shows. Their catalog features shows on topics from astronomy to natural history; from science fiction to entertainment.
…at e-Planetarium
Patricia Reiff and her partners at e-Planetarium create and distribute full-dome planetarium shows worldwide along with portable inflatable domes, projectors and software that have provided countless audiences with truly immersive experiences around Earth and space science themes.