diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9c31e5c..777c551 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -21,6 +21,22 @@ RUN source activate esmvaltool && \
     /opt/conda/bin/jupyter labextension install @pyviz/jupyterlab_pyviz \
                            jupyter-leaflet
 
+# Install requirements for cesm 
+ADD cesm_environment.yml cesm_environment.yml
+
+# Python packages
+RUN conda env create -f cesm_environment.yml && conda clean -yt
+RUN ["/bin/bash" , "-c", ". /opt/conda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh && \
+    conda activate cesm && \
+    python -m pip install ipykernel && \
+    ipython kernel install --user --name cesm && \
+    python -m ipykernel install --user --name=cesm && \
+    jupyter labextension install @jupyterlab/hub-extension \
+            @jupyter-widgets/jupyterlab-manager && \
+    jupyter labextension install jupyterlab-datawidgets && \
+    conda deactivate && \
+    conda init bash"]
+
 # Fix hub failure
 RUN fix-permissions $HOME
 
diff --git a/cesm_environment.yml b/cesm_environment.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84765a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cesm_environment.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+name: cesm
+channels:
+  - conda-forge
+  - bioconda
+  - defaults
+dependencies:
+  - biopython
+  # core scipy packages
+  - numpy
+  - scipy
+  - matplotlib
+  - pandas
+  - xarray
+   # geospatial
+  - iris
+  - cartopy
+  - basemap
+  - basemap-data-hires
+  - geopandas
+  - rasterio
+  - netcdf4
+  - erddapy
+  - pydap
+  - h5py
+  - h5netcdf
+  - regionmask
+  - rio-cogeo
+  # geoscience-related
+  - climlab
+  - metpy
+  - satpy
+  - gsw
+  - eofs
+  - esmpy
+  - xesmf
+  - windspharm
+  # misc
+  - python-wget
+  - wget
+  - pip
+  - pyaerocom
+  - nc-time-axis
+  - nco
+  - jupytext
+  - cdo
+  - cdsapi
+  - cfgrib
+  - cis
+  - cesm
+  - pip:
+      - bioblend 
+      - galaxy-ie-helpers