Dr. Dan Lowry (CV) (Google Scholar)
Dan is an Assistant Professor of Geological Oceanography at the University of South Florida’s College of Marine Science, with expertise in ice sheet and paleoclimate modeling. His research aims to advance understanding of the interactions between ice sheets and the broader Earth climate system to improve climate and sea level projections. Before joining USF in 2025, Dan was a Senior Scientist at GNS Science (now Earth Sciences New Zealand). At GNS, Dan co-led the Antarctic Science Platform’s Antarctic Ice Dynamics (AID) programme, a NZ government-funded research programme to investigate how Antarctic Ice Sheet dynamics will change in a Paris Target world of 2°C above preindustrial. AID accomplished a number of scientific achievements, including obtaining new observations of past and present ice-ocean interactions at the Kamb Ice Stream grounding zone, and the development of coupled ice sheet-sea level, ice sheet-ocean, and atmosphere-ocean models. The team’s work directly contributed to a national guidance for sea level rise in New Zealand. Prior to GNS, Dan completed his PhD at Victoria University of Wellington’s Antarctic Research Centre, working with Nick Golledge and Nancy Bertler. His PhD research focused on understanding the climatic controls on deglacial ice sheet retreat in Antarctica’s Ross Embayment since the Last Glacial Maximum. Before moving to New Zealand, Dan grew up in the Philadelphia area and completed his BSc in Geology at Brown University and MSc in Earth & Environmental Science at the University of Michigan. He is a former elite track and field runner and competed in the US Olympic Trials in the 5000m in 2012, and placed in the top 10 at two USA championships. Outside of the lab, Dan enjoys spending time at the beach with his husband Ashton and labradoodle Izzy.
Dr. Joey Schnaubelt
Joey is a postdoctoral researcher in the ICE2O lab at USF. He completed a BSc in Physics at Juniata College and an MSc in Physics and PhD in Earth Science at the University of Connecticut. During his time at UConn, Joey worked to constrain the configuration of the Antarctic Ice Sheet during the Last Interglacial using water isotope enabled CESM simulations and high latitude proxies. His work also involved characterizing the impact of Antarctic Ice Sheet melt on regional and global climate, and exploring the impact of atmospheric rivers on ice sheets and sea ice in past, present, and future climates. At USF, Joey will be working on the ICE2O lab’s contributions to ISMIP7. Additionally, Joey is working on asynchronously coupling PISM to CESM to accurately capture ice-ocean interactions which are important for accurately capturing historical Southern Ocean conditions and future projections. Outside of the lab, Joey enjoys running, cycling, reading, and hiking with his wife, Cynthia, and his two Australian Shepherds, Mochi and Bento.
Brandon Daly
Brandon is a PhD student in Geological Oceanography at USF and a member of the ICE2O Lab. His research focuses on paleoglaciology, with a particular interest in understanding how sub-ice shelf bathymetry has influenced Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat since the Last Glacial Maximum. Prior to joining USF, Brandon earned a BS in Climate Science from Oregon State University and an MS in Hydrology from the Colorado School of Mines. He also writes about glaciers, climate science, and related topics through his newsletter, Glaciers and Whatnot (glaciersandwhatnot.substack.com).
Hunter Strong
Hunter is a MS student in Geological Oceanography at USF and a member of the ICE2O Lab. His research focuses on modeling changes in Antarctic ice sheet extent during past warm climate intervals and under different paleotopographic conditions to aid interpretation of geological records. Prior to joining USF, Hunter completed a BS in Geology and Geological Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island. As an undergraduate, he worked as a Laboratory Assistant in the Robinson Paleoceanography Lab at the URI Graduate School of Oceanography and completed an independent study investigating nitrogen cycling in the Mozambique Channel.
External affiliated researchers
Vincent Papin
Vincent is a PhD student at Victoria University of Wellington. He completed two BSc degrees in Physics and Earth Sciences at the University of Strasbourg and an MSc in Physical Oceanography at the University of Toulon, France. After his MSc, Vincent worked at the Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, in Warsaw, Poland, as a research assistant. His work consisted of analysing sea ice in Hornsund fjord using SAR imagery, applying a segmentation algorithm to separate ice from water, and examining the weather conditions leading to the annual formation and disappearance of landfast ice. In 2026, Vincent joined the Antarctic Research Centre at Victoria University of Wellington as a PhD student. His research mainly focuses on using an ice sheet model to provide quantitative estimates of the timescale and total ice volume change in response to AMOC collapse in individual Antarctic Ice Sheet basins.
Vincent Charnay
Vincent is a PhD candidate at Victoria University of Wellington. He completed his BSc in Physics at Sorbonne University and MSc in Climate Science at Lyon University in France. Before moving to New Zealand, Vincent joined the Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science at the University of Leeds in the UK as a research assistant in climate dynamics for one year. In 2023, Vincent joined the Antarctic Research Centre at Victoria University of Wellington as a PhD student. His research mainly focuses on using an ice sheet model to investigate the effect of future extreme events on the surface mass balance of the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS), aiming to demonstrate the potential influence of extreme events on the 21st-century AIS contribution to sea level.
Jack Williams
Jack is a Masters student at Victoria University of Wellington. He completed his undergraduate study in 2023 with a BCom in public policy and BSc majoring in environmental science and physical geography. Jack has begun working at Land Information New Zealand as a geospatial specialist where he works with regional scale LiDAR and Aerial Imagery as an early career scientist. His Masters research focuses on using ice sheet models to understand the influence of subglacial bed topography on ice sheet dynamics in the Ross embayment, to better understand the relationship between ice, ocean and solid earth processes on the Antarctic ice sheet.
Past students advised by Dan
Natalie Trayling – Victoria University of Wellington, MSc (2022) – Current: Science Advisor at Climate Change Commission (New Zealand)
Katie O’Leary – Brown University undergraduate SPRINT Fellowship (2020) – Current: Data Scientist at RPM