Rate Professor Mary Albert

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences, University of California, San Diego; M.S. in Engineering Sciences, University of California, San Diego; B.S. in Engineering, California Polytechnic State University.

Research Interests: Focuses on ice core science, climate change, and polar engineering. Her work includes studying heat, mass, and gas transfer in porous media, particularly in snow and firn, with applications to paleoclimate reconstruction and ice sheet dynamics.

Appointments: Professor of Engineering at Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College; Executive Director of the U.S. Ice Drilling Program Office, funded by the National Science Foundation.

Awards: Recognized for contributions to polar research and engineering education.

Additional Contributions: Leads the School of Ice program, which educates faculty from minority-serving institutions about ice core science for classroom integration.