A University of Maine professor in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences died in an accident Saturday in Antarctica.

Gordon Hamilton was working on White Island in the Ross Archipelago in Antarctica, an area where he has conducted research for several seasons. The snowmobile he was riding hit a crevasse and he was killed in a 100-foot fall. He was 50.

His current research projects included ice-ocean interaction in Greenland and ice shelf stability in Antarctica. Hamilton also taught UMaine undergraduate and graduate courses, and was involved in statewide STEM initiatives for grades 9-12.

 

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