Dr. Kenneth Golden
University of Utah
Dr. Kenneth M. Golden has journeyed seven times to Antarctica and ten times to the Arctic to study the effects of climate change on sea ice. A mathematician by training, he was selected in in 2011 as a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics for “extraordinary interdisciplinary work on the mathematics of sea ice.” In 2014, Golden was elected as a Fellow of The Explorers Club, joining this select group of those who have distinguished themselves by directly contributing to scientific knowledge through geographical exploration. He is a Professor of Mathematics and Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Utah.