Alessandro Ielpi

Associate Professor

Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences

Office: SCI 311
Email: alessandro.ielpi@ubc.ca

Research Summary

Earth and planetary geomorphology; watersheds, rivers, and floodplains; basin analysis; fluvial biogeochemistry.

Courses & Teaching

Geomorphology (EESC / GEOG 222); Stratigraphy and Sedimentology (EESC / GEOG 356).

Biography

I was born in Italy and have been drawn to rivers and mountains since I was a child. The passion for landscapes is what eventually led me to geology, and specifically the study of surface processes. I found my perfect geoscience playground in Arctic Canada and the deserts of the western USA. I love meandering rivers, remote fieldwork, old-growth forests, and wolf biology.

Websites

ubco-surf.weebly.com

Degrees

BSc Hons, University of Siena
MSc, University of Siena
PhD, University of Siena

Research Interests & Projects

My research group is conducting research focused on three broad thematics: Earth and planetary geomorphology; basin analysis; and fluvial biogeochemistry.

Selected Publications & Presentations

Google Scholar
Research Gate

Media

Stanford News, January 2022. A story written in mud.

Penn State News, Phys.org, EurekAlert!, et al., December 2020. Geoscientists use zircon to trace origin of Earth’s continents.

Eos, April 2020. How fast did an ancient Martian delta form?

Stanford News, Phys.org, EurekAlert!, AGU Blogosphere, et al., April 2020. Promising signs for Perseverance rover in its quest for past Martian life.

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, December 2019. Plants hold back rivers.

Physics Today, December 2019. Plants slow river migration.

Scientific American Blog, December 2019. The real riverworld.

Nature, November 2019. The meandering rivers that speed across barren landscapes.

Uphere Magazine, January 2019. A trip back in time.

BBC Earth, August 2018. The river that runs through the dawn of life.