David Shean, a soon-to-be assistant professor in Civil & Environmental Engineering, has developed a new way of measuring mountain glacier change. Shean uses high-resolution satellite images to track elevation changes on local mountain glacier regions. His hope is to integrate the observations of glaciers with climate models and ask, “based on what we know now, where are these systems headed?”. This prediction could be used to better manage water supplies and flood risks in a warmer world.