I joined the KU Department of Geology in 2009, after completing my Ph.D. in the Department of Earth and Climate Sciences at the University of Maine. I study outlet glacier dynamics in Greenland, Antarctica, and Alaska using satellite remote sensing techniques, field based observations, and numerical modeling.

In addition to maintaining an active research program and serving on a number of national and international committees to improve polar data acquisition and distribution, I teach several courses in the Department of Geology. These courses include GIS and Remote Sensing, Ethics of the National Parks, Climate Science, Environmental Geology, Glaciology and a number of independent studies and seminars. I am interested in climate education and literacy, at all ages.


Contact Info:

stearns@ku.edu
+1(785) 864-4202

University of Kansas
Dept. of Geology
1414 Naismith Drive, #354A
Lawrence, KS 66045 USA