Undergraduate Advisors

Undergraduate Arts and Sciences College Advisors

All Earth Science undergraduate students are assigned an academic advisor through the College of Arts and Sciences. Your academic advisor can provide guidance on your degree requirements, connect you to on-campus resources, and can help you overcome academic challenges. You may schedule an appointment with your academic advisor using Buff Portal Advising.

Amairany Casillas-Alcala
Amairany Casillas-Alcala
Academic Advisor: Geography; Earth Science; Environmental Studies
Amairany.CasillasAlcala@colorado.edu
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Jordyn Dwyer
Jordyn Dwyer
Academic Advisor: Biochemistry; Chemistry; Earth Science; Interdisciplinary Climate Science Minor
Jordyn.Dwyer@Colorado.EDU
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Cole Gladhart
Cole Gladhart
Academic Advisor: Earth Science; Math; Statistics and Data Science Advisor

Cole.Gladhart@Colorado.EDU
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Undergraduate Faculty Mentors

Earth Science Mentors Lon Abbott and Jennifer Stempien are available to meet with Earth Science undergraduate students to provide guidance on coursework (including which electives to take based on career interest), research opportunities, graduate information (graduate schools and how to prepare for graduate school), career paths, and Earth Science in general.

Lon Abbott

Lon Abbott, PhD
Teaching Professor of Distinction and Undergraduate Faculty Mentor
Fall 2026 walk-in office hours in Benson 222A: 

  • Wed: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
  • Wed: 9:30 – 11:30 AM (scheduled appointment times)

Mentoring website - see for reserving individual mentoring appts.
Lon.Abbott@Colorado.EDU
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Jenn Stempien

Jennifer Stempien, PhD
Teaching Associate Professor and Undergraduate Faculty Mentor
Fall 2026 walk-in office hours in Benson 222B: 

  • Mon: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM & 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
  • Tue: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
  • Fri: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Appointment available through course and mentoring websites
Course websites - see for course specific Zoom links and available appts.
Mentoring website - see for reserving individual mentoring appts.
stempien@Colorado.EDU
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Undergraduate Program Assistant

EarthSciUG@Colorado.EDU