Ian Madden

Education

• Ph.D. in Computational and Mathematical Engineering, Stanford University 
• B.S. in Engineering Physics, Cornell University

Main Project

• Mechanisms for fracture and fracture propagation

Recent Award(s):

• NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Recent Conference Presentations:

• I. Madden and J. Suckale. “Sediment Deformation at the Large Scale: Effects of Non-monotonic Shear Localization on the Formation of Grounding Zone Wedges”. AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA. December 2025. EP31C–06.

Recent Publications:

• I. Madden, D. D. Hansen, L. K. Zoet, and J. Suckale. “Shear-layer thickness and structure evolves with effective stress in subglacial environments”. Geophysical Research Letters 52.6 (2025), e2024GL114109.

Contact Information

• Please contact me by email: ianmadden@sas.upenn.edu