Hi! I'm Alex, a glacial geologist and geomorphologist working in New York City.
I study glacial landforms associated with the Cordilleran and Laurentide ice sheets that once covered a significant portion of North America during the Last Glacial Maximum. My focus is on a wide variety of landforms associated with ice sheet deglaciation, as well as the formation and drainage of proglacial lakes. I use a combination of remote sensing, sedimentology and near-surface geophysics to understand the morphology and structure/composition of glacial landforms. The through-line of my work is understanding what the dynamics of past ice sheets were like during deglaciation and how insights from paleo ice sheets can aid in understanding modern ice sheet dynamics.
My interests span both research and teaching, and especially mentoring students on their own research projects. Currently, I teach Environmental Health and Earth Systems Science at the Bronx Community College of the City University of New York. Both courses serve as introductions for many students into environmental science and geology, respectively. My goal when I teach is to help students see that science is for everyone, regardless of background, and that with environmental science and geology, we can learn so much about the world around us, even in the middle of NYC!
When I'm not doing geology, my I enjoy hiking, ham radio (AD2GI), and amateur astronomy.
I study glacial landforms associated with the Cordilleran and Laurentide ice sheets that once covered a significant portion of North America during the Last Glacial Maximum. My focus is on a wide variety of landforms associated with ice sheet deglaciation, as well as the formation and drainage of proglacial lakes. I use a combination of remote sensing, sedimentology and near-surface geophysics to understand the morphology and structure/composition of glacial landforms. The through-line of my work is understanding what the dynamics of past ice sheets were like during deglaciation and how insights from paleo ice sheets can aid in understanding modern ice sheet dynamics.
My interests span both research and teaching, and especially mentoring students on their own research projects. Currently, I teach Environmental Health and Earth Systems Science at the Bronx Community College of the City University of New York. Both courses serve as introductions for many students into environmental science and geology, respectively. My goal when I teach is to help students see that science is for everyone, regardless of background, and that with environmental science and geology, we can learn so much about the world around us, even in the middle of NYC!
When I'm not doing geology, my I enjoy hiking, ham radio (AD2GI), and amateur astronomy.