Luckman has carried out research in the Rockies for over 50 years, conducting fieldwork in every field season since 1968, except for 1979. This work has contributed to the understanding of landscapes in the Park through studies of geomorphic processes (rock falls and snow avalanches), hydrology, glacier history, environmental change, tree-ring studies and climate reconstruction. Tree rings have been used to study the history of glacier and treeline fluctuations and to develop reconstructions of temperature and precipitation fluctuations in the Park Luckman has published many papers about these topics for sites within the Parks and has worked with Parks staff to develop interpretive materials and displays for several sites. A major focus of his research has been dating changes of the Athabasca Glacier as well as reconstructing the climatic and environmental changes for the area around the Columbia Icefield over the last 1000 years. He has monitored changes in Angel and Cavell Glaciers at Mount Edith Cavell with repeat photography.