Ryan Jess

Ryan has spent the last 14 years working as a dendrochronologist—first at the University of Alaska, where he managed the Tree Ring Research Laboratory for five years, and since early 2017 at Utah State University, managing the Tree Ring Science Center under the direction of Dr. Justin DeRose. He specializes in developing long-term tree-ring records to reconstruct past climate conditions, fire history, and other ecological disturbance processes. Outside of his professional life, Ryan loves spending time with his wife of 17 years, Sara, and their two wild, adventurous kids!

BS, Natural Resource Management, University of Alaska – Fairbanks, 2011

Senior Research Technician, UFRI
Location: NR 307
Email: ryan.jess@usu.edu