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Our team

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Alia Lesnek, PhD

Assistant Professor

Lab Director

Beatrice Capone

PhD Student

Glacial landscapes of Southeast Alaska

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Jody Creel

PhD Student

Deglaciation of Southwest Alaska

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Amado Cordova

PhD Student

Controls on glacial striation morphology

I am recruiting undergraduate and graduate students to join the Glaciers and Climate Lab. I am looking for students who are motivated, resourceful, and have excellent written and oral communication skills in English. MA thesis students are fully based at Queens College; Ph.D. students split their time between Queens College and the CUNY Graduate Center.

If you have experience with, or are interested in learning more about terrestrial records of glaciation, glacial processes, cosmogenic nuclides, or Quaternary surficial geology, please get in touch with me via email.

See our group research page to learn more about what we are working on.

We're hiring!

Lab alumni

Graduate students

  • Devina Kalika (MA Geology, 2025) → City Research Scientist at NYC Department of Environmental Protection

  • Rania Taib (MA Geology, 2025) → Staff Geologist at Roux

Undergraduate students

  • Shane Narine (BS Geology, 2026)

  • Mariia Ihnatiuk (BS Geology, 2025) → pursuing Master's degree, University of Maryland

  • Kimberly Lutchman (BS Environmental Science, 2024) → Laboratory Analyst Technician at KAM Consultants

  • Adrian Sterling (BS Environmental Science, 2024) → Environmental Scientist at TRC Companies

© 2026 by Alia Lesnek

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