John F. Nye, 1923–2019

John F. Nye, 1923–2019

John Nye died peacefully on 8 January 2019 following heart failure. John would have have become 96 next month. His funeral will take place in Bristol on 26 January. For more details contact the IGS office at igsoc@igsoc.org. John joined the IGS in 1950 and was thus...
Trevor J. Chinn, 1937–2018

Trevor J. Chinn, 1937–2018

It is with great sadness that the New Zealand branch of the International Glaciological Society and wider snow and ice research community acknowledge the passing of Dr Trevor Chinn. Trevor died on the morning of 20th December 2018 following a recent stroke. Trevor was...
Almut Iken, 1933–2018

Almut Iken, 1933–2018

On December 10, 2018 Dr. Almut Iken died peacefully at the Johanniter Haus in Bremen, Germany. Almut was born on 1 October, 1933 in Bremen. Shortly afterwards her family moved to Leipzig where her father operated a book store. In 1945 with the approach of the Red...
Lorne W. Gold, 1928–2018

Lorne W. Gold, 1928–2018

Dr. Lorne Gold, a respected member of Canada’s “Ice Research” community, and a long-time member of IGS, died in Ottawa on December 11, 2018 at the age of 90. He was recognized by both engineers and scientists for his contributions to northern engineering and more...
Keiji Higuchi, 1926-2018

Keiji Higuchi, 1926-2018

It is with great sadness that we inform you that Dr Keiji Higuchi has died on October 19th at the age of 92. He was made an honorary member of the Society in 2016. His contribution to glaciology has many aspects, but notably in the polymorphic characteristics of snow...