Earth System Science
907-474-7565 

Earth System Science

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M.S., Ph.D., Earth System Science

Earth System Science at UAF is a multidisciplinary degree program that provides the option for a disciplinary concentration in one of eight topics:

• Sustainability
• Ecosystems
• Hydrology
• Atmospheric and Climate Sciences
• Cryosphere
• Solid Earth Geophysics
• Geoscience
• Geospatial Science

The ESS program involves faculty participation from six departments and programs:

• Natural Resources and Environment
• Center for Cross-Cultural Studies
• Biology and Wildlife
• Civil, Geological, and Environmental Engineering
• Atmospheric Sciences
• Geosciences

and five research institutes:

• Institute of Agriculture/Natural Resources and Extension
• Institute of Arctic Biology
• Institute of Northern Engineering
• International Arctic Research Center
• Geophysical Institute.

Minimum Requirements for Earth System Science Degrees: M.S.: 30 credits; Ph.D.: 26-41 credits.

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Degrees

• M.S., Earth System Science
• Ph.D., Earth System Science

Faculty

Marisa Acosta

Department of Geosciences

Concentration Area(s): Geoscience

mdacosta@alaska.edu

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Christopher Arp

Water and Environmental Research Center

Concentration Area(s): Sustainability, Ecosystems, Hydrology

cdarp@alaska.edu

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Andy Aschwanden

Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Cryosphere

aaschwanden@alaska.edu

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Thomas Ballinger

International Arctic Research Center

Concentration Area(s): Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, Cryosphere

tjballinger@alaska.edu

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Uma Bhatt

Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Atmospheric and Climate Sciences

usbhatt@alaska.edu

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Peter Bieniek

International Arctic Research Center

Concentration Area(s): Atmospheric and Climate Sciences

pbieniek@alaska.edu

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Greg Breed

Department of Biology and Wildlife

Concentration Area(s): Ecosystems

gabreed@alaska.edu

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Donie Bret-Harte

Department of Biology and Wildlife

Concentration Area(s): Ecosystems

msbretharte@alaska.edu

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Bryant Chow

Department of Geosciences
Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Solid Earth Geophysics

bhchow@alaska.edu

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Bernard Coakley

Department of Geosciences
​Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Solid Earth Geophysics, Geoscience

bjcoakley@alaska.edu

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Richard Collins

Department of Atmospheric Sciences

Concentration Area(s): Atmospheric and Climate Sciences

rlcollins@alaska.edu

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Anna Costa

Water and Environmental Research Center

Concentration Area(s): Hydrology

acosta2@alaska.edu

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Jennifer Delamere

Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Cryosphere, Geospatial Science

jsdelamere@alaska.edu

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Devin Drown

Department of Biology and Wildlife, Institute of Arctic Biology

Concentration Area(s): Ecosystems

dmdrown@alaska.edu

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Patrick Druckenmiller

Department of Geosciences
University of Alaska Museum of the North

Concentration Area(s): Geoscience

psdruckenmiller@alaska.edu

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Hajo Eicken

Department of Geosciences

Concentration Area(s): Cryosphere

heicken@alaska.edu

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Eugenie Euskirchen

Department of Biology and Wildlife, Institute of Arctic Biology

Concentration Area(s): Ecosystems

seeuskirchen@alaska.edu

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Mark Fahnestock

Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Cryosphere

mfahnestock@alaska.edu

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Louise Farquharson

Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Cryosphere

lmfarquharson@alaska.edu

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David Fee

Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Solid Earth Geophysics

dfee1@alaska.edu

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Javier Fochesatto

Department of Atmospheric Sciences

Concentration Area(s): Atmospheric and Climate Sciences

gjfochesatto@alaska.edu

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Sarah Fowell

Department of Geosciences

Concentration Area(s): Geoscience

sjfowell@alaska.edu

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Nancy Fresco

International Arctic Research Center

Concentration Area(s): Sustainability, Ecosystems

nlfresco@alaska.edu

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Benjamin Gaglioti

Water and Environmental Research Center

Concentration Area(s): Ecosystems, Geoscience

bvgaglioti@alaska.edu

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Helene Genet

Department of Biology and Wildlife, Institute of Arctic Biology

Concentration Area(s): Ecosystems

hgenet@alaska.edu

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Rudi Gens

Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Geospatial Science

rgens@alaska.edu

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Társilo Girona

Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Solid Earth Geophysics

tarsilo.girona@alaska.edu

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Nate Graham

College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Concentration Area(s): Geoscience

nagraham2@alaska.edu

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Ronni Grapenthin

Department of Geosciences
​Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Solid Earth Geophysics

rgrapenthin@alaska.edu

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Robert Herrick

Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Solid Earth Geophysics, Geospatial Science

rrherrick@alaska.edu

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Florian Hofmann

Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Geoscience

fhofmann@alaska.edu

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Falk Huettmann

Department of Biology and Wildlife, Institute of Arctic Biology

Concentration Area(s): Ecosystems, Hydrology, Geospatial Science

fhuettmann@alaska.edu

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Steffi Ickert-Bond

Department of Biology and Wildlife

Concentration Area(s): Ecosystems

smickertbond@alaska.edu

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Pavel Izbekov

Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Geoscience

peizbekov@alaska.edu

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Jay Jones

Department of Biology and Wildlife

Concentration Area(s): Ecosystems

jbjonesjr@alaska.edu

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Benjamin Jones

Water and Environmental Research Center

Concentration Area(s): Cryosphere, Geoscience, Geospatial Science

bmjones3@alaska.edu

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Ezgi Karasozen

Department of Geosciences
​Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Solid Earth Geophysics

ekarasozen@alaska.edu

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Knut Kielland

Department of Biology and Wildlife

Concentration Area(s): Ecosystems

kkielland@alaska.edu

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Alexander Koholodov

Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Cryosphere

alkholodov@alaska.edu

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Michael Koskey

Center for Cross-Cultural Studies

Concentration Area(s): Sustainability

mskoskey@alaska.edu

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Richard Lader

International Arctic Research Center

Concentration Area(s): Atmospheric and Climate Sciences

rtladerjr@alaska.edu

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Chris Larsen

Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Cryosphere

cflarsen@alaska.edu

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Jessica Larsen

Department of Geosciences
​Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Solid Earth Geophysics, Geoscience

jflarsen@alaska.edu

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Mary Beth Leigh

Department of Biology and Wildlife, Institute of Arctic Biology

Concentration Area(s): Ecosystems

mbleigh@alaska.edu

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Taryn Lopez

Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Solid Earth Geophysics, Geoscience

tmlopez@alaska.edu

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Andy Mahoney

Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Cryosphere

armahoney@alaska.edu

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Chris Maio

Department of Geosciences
Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Geoscience, Geospatial Science

cvmaio@alaska.edu

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Paul McCarthy

Department of Geosciences
Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Geoscience

pjmccarthy@alaska.edu

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Franz Meyer

Department of Geosciences
Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Geospatial Science

fjmeyer@alaska.edu

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Jochen Mezger

Department of Geosciences

Concentration Area(s): Geoscience

jemezger@alaska.edu

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Debu Misra

Department of Civil, Geological, and Environmental Engineering

Concentration Area(s): Hydrology

dmisra@alaska.edu

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Jeff Muehlbauer

Department of Biology and Wildlife, Institute of Arctic Biology

Concentration Area(s): Ecosystems

jdmuehlbauer@alaska.edu

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LeeAnn Munk

Department of Geosciences
Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Hydrology, Geoscience

lamunk@alaska.edu

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Mario Muscarella

Department of Biology and Wildlife, Institute of Arctic Biology

Concentration Area(s): Ecosystems

memuscarella@alaska.edu

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Elisabeth Nadin

Department of Geosciences

Concentration Area(s): Geoscience

enadin@alaska.edu

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Dmitry Nicolsky

Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Cryosphere, Solid Earth Geophysics

djnicolsky@alaska.edu

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Santosh Panda

Natural Resources and Environment
Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension

Concentration Area(s): Geospatial Science

skpanda@alaska.edu

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Revathy Parameswaran

Department of Geosciences
​Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Solid Earth Geophysics

rmparameswaran@alaska.edu

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Igor Polyakov

Department of Atmospheric Sciences

Concentration Area(s): Atmospheric and Climate Sciences

ivpolyakov@alaska.edu

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Anupma Prakash

Concentration Area(s): Geospatial Science

aprakash@alaska.edu 

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Sean Regan

Department of Geosciences
Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Geoscience

sregan5@alaska.edu

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Michael Roddewig

Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Geospatial Science

mrroddewig@alaska.edu

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Erik Schoen

International Arctic Research Center

Concentration Area(s): Sustainability, Ecosystems

eschoen@alaska.edu

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Sveta Stuefer

Department of Civil, Geological, and Environmental Engineering

Concentration Area(s): Hydrology

slstuefer@alaska.edu

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Matthew Sturm

Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Cryosphere

msturm1@alaska.edu

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Ken Tape

Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Ecosystems, Hydrology, Cryosphere, Geospatial Science

kdtape@alaska.edu

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Carl Tape

Department of Geosciences
​Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Solid Earth Geophysics

ctape@alaska.edu

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Kristin Timm

International Arctic Research Center

Concentration Area(s): Sustainability

kmtimm@alaska.edu

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Horacio Toniolo

Department of Civil, Geological, and Environmental Engineering

Concentration Area(s): Hydrology

hatoniolo@alaska.edu

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Sarah Trainor

Natural Resources and Environment

Concentration Area(s): Sustainability

sftrainor@alaska.edu

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Erin Trochim

Institute of Northern Engineering

Concentration Area(s): Hydrology, Geospatial Science

edtrochim@alaska.edu

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Martin Truffer

Department of Physics, Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Cryosphere

mtruffer2@alaska.edu

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Skip Walker

Department of Biology and Wildlife

Concentration Area(s): Ecosystems

dawalker@alaska.edu

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Peter Webley

Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Geospatial Science

pwwebley@alaska.edu

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Michael West

Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Solid Earth Geophysics

mewest@alaska.edu

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Simon Zwieback

Department of Geosciences
Geophysical Institute

Concentration Area(s): Geospatial Science

szwieback@alaska.edu

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Affiliated Faculty

Robert Bolton

Concentration Area(s):  Hydrology, Cryosphere

wrbolton@alaska.edu

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Tamara Harms

Concentration Area(s): Ecosystems, Hydrology, Cryosphere

tkharms@alaska.edu

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Natalia Ruppert

Concentration Area(s): Solid Earth Geophysics

naruppert@alaska.edu

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