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Mickey Mackie sitting on a glacier looking into the distance with a blue beanie, black jacket, red snow pants and white gloves.

Associate Professor, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Mickey MacKie, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Dr. Emma "Mickey" MacKie and the Gator Glaciology Lab are focused on investigating the conditions beneath ice sheets and their influence on ice sheet evolution. We specialize in the development and application of machine learning tools for studying this environment. Areas of research include geophysical data analysis, geostatistical simulation, hydrological modeling, and geologic interpretation.

The topography beneath glaciers controls the flow of ice and subglacial water. Traditional approaches for estimating the topography produce topography that is unrealistically smooth, which can bias ice sheet models. We use geostatistical methods to stochastically simulate realistically rough topography. Ongoing research includes the development of geostatistical methods and their application in Greenland and Antarctica.