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Alf Siemens is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Geography, with a notable academic background from the University of Wisconsin where he earned his PhD, and the University of British Columbia, holding both a BA and MA. His research interests prominently focus on pre-Hispanic wetland agriculture, cultural-historical geography, and the Mesoamerican tropical lowlands, as well as the impacts of agricultural globalization. Currently, Siemens is engaged in environmental history studies of the Candelaria River Basin in southwestern Campeche, Mexico, investigating the river's historical role in transport and human intervention dating back to the Archaic period (circa 7000 BP). His contributions to the field include notable exhibitions and publications, such as 'Searching Prehistoric Landscapes Mesoamerica Means Aerial Reconnaissance' featured in the Oxford Handbook of Mesoamerican Archaeology and various presentations of aerial photography in multiple venues across Mexico.
Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.