Curriculum Vitae

Alexander Getraer

Education

• Ph.D. Student, Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, 2022—present
  • Advisors: Marisa C. Palucis, Justin V. Strauss
• B.A., Geosciences, Princeton University, 2019
  • Thesis: Tributary slopes record regional climate and constrain branching angles in U.S. river networks
  • Advisor: Adam C. Maloof

Professional Experience

• Physical Science Information Specialist, US Forest Service SW Region, 2021—2022
• Photogrammetry Technician (AmeriCorps), US Forest Service SW Region, 2019—2020

Publications

Limits to timescale dependence in erosion rates: Quantifying glacial and fluvial erosion across timescales

Wilner, J. A., Nordin, B. J., Getraer, A., Gregoire, R. M., Krishna, M., Li, J., et al. (2024). Limits to timescale dependence in erosion rates: Quantifying glacial and fluvial erosion across timescales. Science Advances, 10, eadr2009. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adr2009

Climate-Driven Variability in Runoff Erosion Encoded in Stream Network Geometry

Getraer, A., & Maloof, A. C. (2021). Climate-Driven Variability in Runoff Erosion Encoded in Stream Network Geometry. Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2020GL091777. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL091777

Teaching

• TA EARS 67 Environmental Geomechanics, Dartmouth College, Fall 2025
• TA EARS 33 Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Dartmouth College, Spring 2023, 2024
• TA GEO/WRI 201 Measuring Climate Change, Princeton University, Fall 2018