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Sophie Nowicki.

Sophie Nowicki.

Sophie Nowicki is a SUNY Empire Innovation Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences in the UB College of Arts and Sciences, and a core faculty member in the UB RENEW Institute. Photo: Douglas Levere/University at Buffalo

SUNY Empire Innovation Professor Sophie Nowicki elected ACU Fellow

_{Release Date: September 23, 2026}

American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fellows are AGU members who have made exceptional contributions to Earth and space science through a breakthrough, discovery, or innovation in their field.

Nowicki, is an internationally recognized ice sheet scientist and climate modeler, her work focuses on using advanced models to analyze the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, their connections to Earth’s climate system and their impact on sea level.

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