US Antarctic Science Interview Series - Dr. Terry Wilson and Dr. Jamey Stutz

Dear US-SCAR Colleagues,

As the new US Delegate to SCAR, I'm delighted to announce the next installment of our US Antarctic Science Interview Series, a wonderful initiative started by outgoing US SCAR Delegate Professor Deneb Karentz. Before introducing our featured scientists, I want to express my deep gratitude to Deneb for her incredible and tireless devotion to SCAR and science in Antarctica. Her transformational leadership in US-SCAR and vision in creating platforms like this interview series have strengthened our connections as researchers and elevated Antarctic science, and we look forward to her continued contributions to the Antarctic community.

This interview series provides the opportunity for us to highlight pairs of researchers involved in the US Antarctic Program and their science - featuring someone with an established career along with an early career collaborator. These conversations capture not only the evolution of Antarctic science but also the vital mentorship relationships that sustain our research community.

The newest interviews are with Dr. Terry Wilson, Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences at The Ohio State University, and Dr. Jamey Stutz, a glacial geologist at the Ohio Geological Survey. Terry is a structural geologist who has been conducting Antarctic research since 1989, with 25 field seasons to the continent. She is renowned for her leadership of the Polar Earth Observing Network (POLENET) and her groundbreaking work on understanding the interactions between Antarctica's solid earth and ice sheets. Jamey, who completed his Master's degree under Terry's supervision at Ohio State, worked extensively with POLENET during his graduate studies and has conducted research on glacial dynamics and cosmogenic dating in Antarctica. Their scientific collaboration represents a perfect example of mentorship and knowledge transfer in polar science.

The interviews were conducted and written by US-SCAR fellow, Lynn Kaluzienski. We would also like to acknowledge our webmaster, Joe Souney (University of New Hampshire), for making the interviews available online.

We hope you will enjoy reading about these two US Antarctic scientists who share insights about their research journey, the evolution of Antarctic science, and their experiences working together on understanding the dynamic relationship between Antarctica's bedrock and its ice sheets.

Best regards,
Allan Weatherwax
US Delegate to SCAR