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Stephanie Pfirman
Alma materWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Scientific career
ThesisModern sedimentation in the northern Barents Sea : input, dispersal, and deposition of suspended sediments from glacial meltwater (1985)

Stephanie Louise Pfirman is a professor at Arizona State University known for her work on sea ice, pollutants in sea ice, and how sea ice is changing over time. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Education and career

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Pfirman graduated from Roy C. Ketcham High School in New York and then received her B.A. from Colgate University in 1978. Following colleges she worked at the United States Geological Survey.[1] She then earned her Ph.D. from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1985.[2] Following her Ph.D. she worked at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and then the Environmental Defense Fund[2][3] where she was scientific coordinator for an exhibition on global warming that was presented at the American Museum of Natural History from May 1992 until January 1993.[4][5] In 1993 she moved to Barnard College[6] where she ultimately held the position of Alena Wels Hirschorn '58 and Martin Hirschorn Professor of Environmental and Applied Sciences. In 2018 she move to Arizona State University where, as of 2022, she is a professor.[2]

Research

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Pfirman is known for her research on Arctic sea ice and the impact of global warming. Her early research examined glacial melting,[7] sediment on Arctic ice,[8] and transport of pollutants by sea ice.[9][10] She has used her research on the movement of ice packs in the Arctic[11][12] to consider how the voyages of Fridtjof Nansen and Ernest Shackleton may have been different if ice floes took a different path through the Arctic.[13] Pfirman has examined decreases in sea ice in the Arctic,[14] and developed games to teach people about global warming.[15][16][17] Beyond academic research, Pfirman has examined how women make the decision to conduct Interdisciplinary research,[18] and suggested and co-chaired the River Summer program that brought teachers to do hands-on studies of the Hudson River.[19]

Selected publications

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Awards and honors

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In 2009 Phirman was elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[20]

References

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  1. ^ Trapani, Carol (1982-11-01). "Arctic waters warm researcher's heart". Poughkeepsie Journal. p. 27. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  2. ^ a b c "Stephanie Pfirman - Person". Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  3. ^ Rosen, Yereth (1993-05-06). "Pollution cited as major threat to Arctic". National Post. p. 48. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  4. ^ Zelig, Eva; Pfirman, Stephanie L. (1993). "Handling a Hot Topic-Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast". Curator: The Museum Journal. 36 (4): 256–271. doi:10.1111/j.2151-6952.1993.tb00801.x.
  5. ^ Rist, Curtis (1992-05-12). "Bringing global warming to life". Newsday (Nassau Edition). pp. [1], [2]. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  6. ^ "Stephanie Pfirman". 2021-09-06. Archived from the original on 2021-09-06. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  7. ^ Pfirman, Stephanie L; Solheim, Anders (1989-04-01). "Subglacial meltwater discharge in the open-marine tidewater glacier environment: Observations from Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Archipelago". Marine Geology. 86 (4): 265–281. Bibcode:1989MGeol..86..265P. doi:10.1016/0025-3227(89)90089-3. ISSN 0025-3227.
  8. ^ Pfirman, Stephanie; Wollenburg, Ingo; Thiede, Jörn; Lange, Manfred A. (1989), Leinen, Margaret; Sarnthein, Michael (eds.), "Lithogenic sediment on Arctic pack ice: Potential aeolian flux and contribution to deep sea sediments", Paleoclimatology and Paleometeorology: Modern and Past Patterns of Global Atmospheric Transport, Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, pp. 463–493, doi:10.1007/978-94-009-0995-3_19, ISBN 978-94-010-6937-3, retrieved 2022-12-22
  9. ^ Pearce, Fred (1997-07-13). "Clipped From The Independent". The Independent. pp. [3], [4]. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  10. ^ Pavlov, V. K.; Pfirman, S. L. (1995-01-01). "Hydrographic structure and variability of the Kara Sea: Implications for pollutant distribution". Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 42 (6): 1369–1390. Bibcode:1995DSRII..42.1369P. doi:10.1016/0967-0645(95)00046-1. ISSN 0967-0645.
  11. ^ Pfirman, Stephanie; Haxby, William F.; Colony, Roger; Rigor, Ignatius (2004). "Variability in Arctic sea ice drift". Geophysical Research Letters. 31 (16): L16402. Bibcode:2004GeoRL..3116402P. doi:10.1029/2004GL020063. ISSN 0094-8276. S2CID 129438169.
  12. ^ Pfirman, S. L.; Colony, R.; Nürnberg, D.; Eicken, H.; Rigor, I. (1997-06-15). "Reconstructing the origin and trajectory of drifting Arctic sea ice". Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 102 (C6): 12575–12586. Bibcode:1997JGR...10212575P. doi:10.1029/96JC03980.
  13. ^ Pfirman, Stephanie; Tremblay, Bruno; Fowler, Charles (2017-02-06). "Going with the Floe?". American Scientist. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  14. ^ Rosen, Julia (February 9, 2017). "Arctic 2.0: What Happens after All the Ice Goes?". Scientific American. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  15. ^ Pyper, Julia (May 1, 2014). "New Climate-Fiction (Cli-Fi) Game Sends Players Clues from the Future". Scientific American. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  16. ^ Pfirman, Stephanie; Hamilton, Lawrence; Turrin, Margie; Narveson, Craig; Lloyd, Carrie A. (2021-04-03). "Polar knowledge of US students as indicated by an online Kahoot! quiz game". Journal of Geoscience Education. 69 (2): 150–165. Bibcode:2021JGeEd..69..150P. doi:10.1080/10899995.2021.1877526. ISSN 1089-9995. S2CID 233413471.
  17. ^ Pfirman, S.; O’Garra, T.; Bachrach Simon, E.; Brunacini, J.; Reckien, D.; Lee, J. J.; Lukasiewicz, E. (2021-04-03). ""Stickier" learning through gameplay: An effective approach to climate change education". Journal of Geoscience Education. 69 (2): 192–206. Bibcode:2021JGeEd..69..192P. doi:10.1080/10899995.2020.1858266. ISSN 1089-9995. S2CID 233413856.
  18. ^ Rhoten, Diana; Pfirman, Stephanie (2007-02-01). "Women in interdisciplinary science: Exploring preferences and consequences". Research Policy. 36 (1): 56–75. doi:10.1016/j.respol.2006.08.001. ISSN 0048-7333.
  19. ^ Incalcaterra, Laura (2005-07-19). "Mud in eye and more: teachers study Hudson". The Journal News. pp. [5], [6]. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  20. ^ "Historic Fellows | American Association for the Advancement of Science". www.aaas.org. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
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