Steve Ackley, University of Texas at San Antiono& Dept of Environmental Science

UTSA	THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO
	DEPARTMENT OF EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Stephen Fred Ackley
Research Associate Professor
Dept of Earth & Environmental Science
University of Texas at San Antonio

One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX, 78249

Science Building (SB) 4.02.20

Tel: 210-458-6793

Fax: 210-458-4469

Stephen.ackley@utsa.edu

sackley@pol.net

Professor Ackley, a sea ice specialist previously with U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's (ERDC) Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) for approximately 30 years, recently joined to the Department of Earth and Environmental Science at UTSA. Professor Ackley is particularly working with the research group at the Laboratory for Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics (LRSG) and will advise graduate students and postdocs on Antarctic research.

Ackley Point was named in Antarctica to honor Professor Ackley for his outstanding sea ice work in Antarctica by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Ackley Point is an ice covered spot located near McMurdo Sound where Ackley worked and conducted research for more than 25 years. The exact location of Ackley Point is 77° 47'S, 166° 55'E.

Professor Ackley was the chairman of Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) program on Antarctic Sea Ice Processes and Climate (ASPeCt) (1998-2006) and is the co-convener for the International Workshop on Antarctic Sea Ice thickness will be held in Hobart, Australia, 5-7 July 2006.

Curriculum Vitae

Last Updated: May, 2006