Jingtao LAI

来景涛
Research Scientist at the University of Glasgow

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I am an Earth scientist focused on studying the interactions between climate and Earth’s topography. I work as a Research Scientist in the School of Geographical and Earth Sciences at the University of Glasgow.

I received my Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2020 and my B.Sc. in Geology from Peking University in 2015. Prior to moving to Glasgow, I was a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow/Postdoctoral Researcher at the GFZ Potsdam.

My research examines the evolution of Earth’s topography and how it interacts with climate and solid Earth. I combine numerical models with observational data to quantify the rates and patterns of landscape evolution. I am particularly interested in characterizing how glaciers and rivers change Earth’s topography during glacial-interglacial cycles.

Prospective collaboration & Ph.D. students: please feel free to contact me via email for any collaboration, discussion of ideas, or Ph.D. student opportunities.

News

Sep 2024 I’m excited to move to Glasgow and start my first long-term position!
Jul 2024 New paper on drainage reorganization in glacial landscapes is published in Geophysical Research Letters.
Jul 2023 Our new paper on glacial landscape evolution and postglacial response in the Qilian Shan is published in Geology, and a feature article is published on Phys.org.

Selected publications

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    Climate-Driven Topographic Asymmetry Enhanced by Glaciers: Implications for Drainage Reorganization in Glacial Landscapes
    Jingtao Lai, and Kimberly Huppert
    Geophysical Research Letters, Jul 2024
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    Asymmetric Glaciation, Divide Migration, and Postglacial Fluvial Response Times in the Qilian Shan
    Jingtao Lai, and Kimberly Huppert
    Geology, Jul 2023
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    Climatic Controls on Mountain Glacier Basal Thermal Regimes Dictate Spatial Patterns of Glacial Erosion
    Jingtao Lai, and Alison M Anders
    Earth Surface Dynamics, Aug 2021
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    Tectonic Controls on Rates and Spatial Patterns of Glacial Erosion through Geothermal Heat Flux
    Jingtao Lai, and Alison M. Anders
    Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Aug 2020
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    Modeled Postglacial Landscape Evolution at the Southern Margin of the Laurentide Ice Sheet: Hydrological Connection of Uplands Controls the Pace and Style of Fluvial Network Expansion
    Jingtao Lai, and Alison M. Anders
    Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, May 2018