Roger Buck

Roger Buck is a Lamont Research Professor at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) and an Adjunct Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences. He serves as Associate Director of LDEO, overseeing research initiatives in geophysics, climate science, and planetary tectonics. His work focuses on ice shelf dynamics, mid-ocean ridge tectonics, and Venusian geology, with a strong emphasis on integrating observational data with numerical modeling.

Research interests include the mechanical behavior of ice shelves under climate stress, magmatic processes at mid-ocean ridges, and the tectonic evolution of Venusian highland systems. His recent studies highlight buoyancy-driven crevassing mechanisms, slab window geodynamics, and the role of freshwater in ice shelf destabilization.

Publications span over two decades, with recent work exploring ice shelf rheology, mantle dynamics beneath subduction zones, and rift system morphology on Venus. His lab at LDEO collaborates globally on Earth Observation missions and planetary science initiatives.