Robert Bindschlader

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Robert Bindschadler is the Chief Scientist of the Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Laboratory at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Dr. Robert Bindschadler has been an active Antarctic field researcher for the past 25 years, leading 14 field expeditions to Antarctica and participating in many other expeditions to glaciers and ice caps around the world. He maintains an active interest in the dynamics of glaciers and ice sheets, investigating how remote sensing can be used to improve our understanding of the role of ice in the Earth's climate. He has advised the US Congress and the Vice President on the stability of ice sheets and ice shelves and served on many scientific commissions and study groups as an expert in glaciology and remote sensing of ice. He currently is the Immediate Past President of the International Glaciological Society, chairs the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Initiative and is an Editor for the Journal of Glaciology.