Jeremy Bassis

Jeremy Bassis is Professor of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering at the University of Michigan College of Engineering and Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. His research examines dynamic processes affecting ice sheet and glacier evolution and their interactions with climate change.

Education:

• PhD, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
• B.Sc. Physics, Pennsylvania State University

Bassis focuses on iceberg calving mechanics—accounting for two-thirds of cryospheric mass loss to oceans—and its implications for sea-level rise and rapid ice sheet response times. His work integrates field observations (GPS, seismometers), satellite imagery, laboratory experiments, and theoretical/numerical modeling to understand fracture propagation in ice. Recent societal engagement includes community-centered approaches to sea-level rise adaptation in coastal cities like Detroit.

His publications demonstrate methodological innovation in modeling ice fracture mechanics, marine ice cliff instability, and ice-ocean-atmosphere coupling. Recent articles emphasize parameterization improvements for IPCC-class models, interdisciplinary collaboration, and educational modernization in climate science.

Bassis directs research on Antarctic ice shelf vulnerability and Greenland outlet glacier dynamics, supported by NSF and NASA. He mentors students through polar fieldwork and computational modeling projects.