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Dr. Sophie Norris is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Victoria. She leads the Geomorphology and Chronology Research (GCR) Lab, located in DTB B133, which focuses on understanding glacier and ice sheet dynamics during the Quaternary period. Her research integrates laboratory analyses, computer modeling, and field data to quantify landscape change in cryosphere environments. Norris holds a PhD from the University of Alberta and specializes in Quaternary geomorphology, glacial erosion processes, and ice sheet dynamics.
Her research spans three core themes: 1) North American Ice Sheet Complex evolution during deglaciation, 2) modeling glacial lake outburst floods, and 3) quantifying glacial erosion rates. She teaches GEOG272 (Climatology/Hydrology), GEOG276 (Geomorphology), and GEOG491 (Advanced Geography Topics). Recent work includes studies on Laurentide Ice Sheet dynamics, Younger Dryas climate impacts, and glacial lake drainage mechanisms. Her GCR Lab employs cosmogenic nuclide dating, GIS modeling, and field-based geomorphological analysis to advance understanding of paleoenvironments.
Publications emphasize ice sheet behavior, glacial geomorphology, and chronological frameworks. While not currently accepting new graduate students, Norris collaborates on projects exploring ice sheet stability and Quaternary environmental reconstruction. Research findings contribute to climate change modeling and paleohydrological studies.
