Laura Gillard, PhD, MSc, BSc

Contact

Research Associate, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences

Email: Laura.Gillard@ualberta.ca
Address: 3-274 Centennial Ctr For Interdisciplinary SCS I
11355 - Saskatchewan Drive

Edmonton AB

T6G 2H5

Overview

Area of Study / Keywords

High Latitude Oceanography Glacier & Ocean Interactions Numerical Modelling

About

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Physical Ocean Modelling, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 2020.
Master of Science, Physical Ocean Sciences, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 2015.
Bachelor of Science, Specialization in Atmospheric Sciences. University of Alberta, 2013.

Research

As a physical ocean modeller, my research interests include the ocean's impact on the climate in high latitudes (e.g. Greenland, Arctic, and the North Atlantic regions). My research focuses on the interconnections between the ocean and the cryosphere (the impact of glacier melt and icebergs on the ocean and the impact ocean heat can have on glaciers).

Teaching

Sessional Instructor

Sessional Instructor, EAS373: The Climate System, University of Alberta, Faculty of Science, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. 2025. 2022.
Sessional Instructor, EAS212: The Ocean, University of Alberta, Faculty of Science, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. 2024.

Guest Lecture

Guest Lecture, EAS471: Atmospheric Modelling, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Alberta, 2019.
Guest Lecture, EAS212: The Oceans, University of Alberta, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Alberta, 2015 - 2019.
Guest Lecture, EAS371: Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Ocean I, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Alberta, 2015 - 2019.

Courses

EAS 373 - The Climate System

An examination of the physical processes influencing global climate. Radiation and energy in the climate system, the hydrological cycle, vertical structure of the atmosphere and ocean, influence of the Earth's rotation, general circulation of the atmosphere and ocean, climate feedback mechanisms, climate history and climate change, introduction to climate models. Prerequisite: EAS 270. Not available to students with credit in EAS 271. [Faculty of Science]

Winter Term 2025

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