Associate professor

University affiliation

• College of Engineering and Mines
• University of Alaska Fairbanks (Fairbanks)

Contact information

• Email: rapeterson@alaska.edu
• Phone: (907) 474-5593

Media contact

University Relations

• Email: uaf-news@alaska.edu

Areas of expertise

• Engineering

Research interests/biography

Mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, thermodynamics. Modeling frost heave and other phenomena associated with seasonal freezing and thawing of soils. Numerical dispersion models for tracking volcanic ash clouds.