My research focuses on glacial geology, glacial sedimentology, and records of climate change. I have worked most extensively on the glacial history of northwest Iceland, but I have also worked in Wisconsin and Maine. Environmental Studies majors from Gettysburg College are actively involved in all aspects of my research. Please refer to my CV for a full list of publications, presentations, and student research projects.
Recent Publications:
Principato, Sarah M., and Lee, Jessica, F.*, 2014, GIS analysis of cirques on Vestfirðir, northwest Iceland: implications for palaeoclimate. Boreas. vol. 43, p. 807–817. doi: 10.1111/bor.12075
Carlson, A.E., Principato, S.M., Chapel, D.M., and Mickelson, D.M, 2011, Quaternary Geology of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Bulletin 106, 32p.
Principato, S.M., and Johnson, J.*, 2009, Using a GIS to quantify patterns of glacial erosion on northwest Iceland: Implications for independent ice sheets, Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, vol. 41, p. 128 - 137.
Principato, S.M., 2008, Holocene glacier fluctuations and sea level changes one eastern Vestfirdir, Boreas, vol. 37, p. 132- 145
Andrews, J.T., Hardardottir, J., Stoner, J., and Principato, S.M., 2008, Holocene sediment magnetic properties along a transect from Isafjardardjup to Djupall, northwest Iceland, Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, vol. 40, p. 1-15.
Principato, S.M., Geirsdottir, A., Johannsdottir, G., and Andrews, J.T., 2006, Late Quaternary glacial and deglacial history of eastern Vestfirdir, Iceland, using cosmogenic isotope (36Cl) exposure ages and marine cores, Journal of Quaternary Science, vol. 21, p. 271 - 285.
Principato, S.M., Jennings, A.E., Kristjansdottir, G.B., and Andrews, J.T., 2005, A comparison of diamicton units from the SW and N Iceland Shelf: Implications for the glacial history of Iceland, Journal of Sedimentary Research, vol. 75, no. 6, p. 968 - 983.
Carlson, A.E., Mickelson, D.M., Principato, S.M., and Chapel, D.M., 2005, The genesis of the northern Kettle Moraine, Wisconsin: Geomorphology, vol. 67, p. 365- 374.
(* student co-author)
Recent Publications:
Principato, Sarah M., and Lee, Jessica, F.*, 2014, GIS analysis of cirques on Vestfirðir, northwest Iceland: implications for palaeoclimate. Boreas. vol. 43, p. 807–817. doi: 10.1111/bor.12075
Carlson, A.E., Principato, S.M., Chapel, D.M., and Mickelson, D.M, 2011, Quaternary Geology of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Bulletin 106, 32p.
Principato, S.M., and Johnson, J.*, 2009, Using a GIS to quantify patterns of glacial erosion on northwest Iceland: Implications for independent ice sheets, Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, vol. 41, p. 128 - 137.
Principato, S.M., 2008, Holocene glacier fluctuations and sea level changes one eastern Vestfirdir, Boreas, vol. 37, p. 132- 145
Andrews, J.T., Hardardottir, J., Stoner, J., and Principato, S.M., 2008, Holocene sediment magnetic properties along a transect from Isafjardardjup to Djupall, northwest Iceland, Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, vol. 40, p. 1-15.
Principato, S.M., Geirsdottir, A., Johannsdottir, G., and Andrews, J.T., 2006, Late Quaternary glacial and deglacial history of eastern Vestfirdir, Iceland, using cosmogenic isotope (36Cl) exposure ages and marine cores, Journal of Quaternary Science, vol. 21, p. 271 - 285.
Principato, S.M., Jennings, A.E., Kristjansdottir, G.B., and Andrews, J.T., 2005, A comparison of diamicton units from the SW and N Iceland Shelf: Implications for the glacial history of Iceland, Journal of Sedimentary Research, vol. 75, no. 6, p. 968 - 983.
Carlson, A.E., Mickelson, D.M., Principato, S.M., and Chapel, D.M., 2005, The genesis of the northern Kettle Moraine, Wisconsin: Geomorphology, vol. 67, p. 365- 374.
(* student co-author)