Roger LeB. Hooke

I grew up in Montclair, New Jersey, on the strike slope of a Triassic basalt sill, and spent many hours exploring the forested dip slope of the sill. That wet my appetite for nature. At Harvard (B.A. 1961. Mentor: John P. Miller) I discovered the science of geology. At Caltech (PhD 1965. Advisor: Bob Sharp) I found stimulation in research and discovery. My thesis was on alluvial fans, and I pursued that interest for a few years, looking at the connection between neotectonics and depositional patterns on fans and playas in the Death Valley area of California. During this time I was also involved in research on the mechanics of flow in meander bends. Glaciology became my principal focus in the 1970s, as I sought to understand the genesis of glacial landforms. I spent 15 years working on Barnes Ice Cap, Baffin Island, focusing on the mechanics of moraine formation at the margins of polar ice sheets and on the temperature distribution and mechanics of deformation in such ice sheets. In the early 1980s I began working on Storglaciären in northern Sweden, studying processes at the glacier-bed interface. I’ve published over 60 refereed journal articles on glaciology and glacial geology. "Principles of Glacier Mechanics" is based on a course I taught for several years at the University of Minnesota and University of Maine.

Here's a sample of my journal articles:

Hooke, R. LeB., 1967. Processes on arid-region alluvial fans. Journal of Geology, v. 75, p. 438-460.

Hooke, R. LeB., 1972. Geomorphic evidence for late-Wisconsin and Holocene tectonic deformation, Death Valley, California. Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 83, p. 2073-2098.

Hooke, R. LeB., 1973. Flow near the margin of the Barnes Ice Cap, and the development of ice-cored moraines. Geol. Soc. Amer. Bull., v. 84, p. 3929-3948.

Hooke, R. LeB., 1974. Distribution of sediment and shear stress in a meander bend. Jour. Geol., v. 83, p. 543-565.

Hooke, R. LeB., 1976. Pleistocene ice at the base of the Barnes Ice Cap, Baffin Island, N.W.T., Canada. Journal of Glaciology, v. 17, No. 75, p. 49-60.

Hooke, R. LeB. and Hudleston, P.J., 1978. Origin of foliation in glaciers. Jour. Glac., v. 20, No. 83, p. 285-299.

Hooke, R. LeB., and Clausen, H.B., 1982. Wisconsin and Holocene 18O variations - Barnes Ice Cap, Canada. Geol. Soc. Amer. Bull., v. 93, p. 784-789.

Hooke, R. LeB., Calla, P., Holmlund, P., Nilsson, M., and Stroeven, A., 1989. A three-year record of seasonal variations in surface velocity, Storglaciären, Sweden. Journal of Glaciology, v. 35, no. 120, p. 235-247.

Hooke, R. LeB., 1991. Positive feedbacks associated with erosion of glacial cirques and overdeepenings. Geol. Soc. Amer. Bulletin, v. 103, p. 1104-1108.

Hooke, R. LeB., Hanson, B., Iverson, N.R., Jansson, P., and Fischer, U., 1997, Rheology of till beneath Storglaciären, Sweden. Journal of Glaciology, v. 43, No. 143, p. 172-179.

Hooke, R. LeB., and Jennings, C., 2006, On the formation of tunnel valleys: Quaternary Science Reviews, v. 25(11-12), p. 1364-1372.

Hooke, R. LeB. and Fastook, J., 2007, Thermal conditions at the bed of the Laurentide Ice Sheet in Maine during deglaciation: Implications for Esker Formation. Journal of Glaciology, v. 53, no. 183, p. 646-658.

Hooke. R. LeB., and Medford, A., 2013. Are drumlins a result of a thermo-mechanical instability? Quaternary Research, v. 79(3), p. 458-464.

Hooke, R. LeB. and Ridge, J.C., 2016, Glacial lake deltas in New England record continuous, not delayed, postglacial rebound. Quaternary Research, v. 85, p. 399-408.