Dr. Alison Anders

Associate Professor

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Biography

Alison M Anders is an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth Science & Environmental Change at the University of Illinois. Her research focuses on the interactions between climate, erosion, and tectonics, particularly in relation to orographic precipitation and anthropogenic influences on landscape evolution. She actively investigates various aspects, including the measurement and modeling of climatological precipitation patterns across scales from 1 km to 100 km, characterizing erosion rates in regions with spatially variable precipitation, and analyzing sediment sources and fluxes within agricultural landscapes. Her numerical modeling work on landscape evolution complements her field research, which spans diverse geographic areas such as the Olympic Mountains in Washington State, the Western Ghats in India, the Swiss Alps, and the Midwestern United States.

Research Interests

Courses

GEOL 107: Physical Geology GEOL 401: Geomorphology

Requirements for University of Illinois

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:103
GRE General
Prerequisites
Mathematical background Linear Algebra Calculus
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

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