People

Jeff Corns
Title/Position
Alumni
Jeff Corns, a GIS expert, leads the GIS practice at The Schneider Corporation, helping local governments and Fortune 500 companies innovate with geography and spatial analysis.

Bradley Cramer
Title/Position
Professor
Bradley Cramer's research interests include bio-chemostratigraphy and Earth history.

Matt Dannenberg
Title/Position
Associate Professor
Matt Dannenberg studies past and present global change and its impacts on Earth’s ecosystems, at scales ranging from the regional (with a focus on dryland ecosystems of the western United States) to the global.

Richard Denne
Title/Position
EES Alumni Board
Hunter Enis Chair in Petroleum Geology and Director, TCU Energy Institute at Texas Christian University
Richard Denne, Director of TCU Energy Institute, expert in petroleum geology, with 25+ years in oil and gas. Researches Cretaceous depositional systems and shale plays.

Jeffrey Dorale
Title/Position
Associate Professor
Jeffrey Dorale's interests include the use of isotopic and elemental tracers and chronometers to reconstruct past environmental conditions.

Lon Drake
Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
Learn more about Lon Drake, Professor Emeritus at the University of Iowa

Jim Eagan
Title/Position
Alumni Board Member
Retired Petroleum Geologist and Consultant
Learn more about Jim Eagan, a retired Petroleum Geologist and Consultant and a member of EES Alumni Board

John M. Eiler
Title/Position
2019 Earth and Environmental Sciences Distinguish Alumni Award Recipient
Learn more about John Eiler, a 2019 Earth and Environmental Sciences Distinguish Alumni Award Recipient from the University of Iowa

Melissa Evans
Title/Position
Alumni Board Member
Petrophysicist at Battelle Carbon Services
Learn more about Melissa Evans, Petrophysicist at Battelle Carbon Services and a member of EES Alumni Board.

Mike Fallon
Title/Position
Adjunct Instructor
Learn more about Mike Fallon, Adjunct Instructor at the University of Iowa.

Emily Finzel
Title/Position
Professor
Departmental Executive Officer
Emily Finzel’s research focuses on sedimentary processes in modern and ancient basins.

Amanda Fisher
Title/Position
Alumni
Amanda Fisher, Assistant Professor of Botany at California State University, Long Beach, researches grass evolution and plant systematics, focusing on neotropical bamboos and Chusquea species.

C. Tom Foster
Title/Position
Professor
Tom Foster's research primarily focuses on high temperature reaction mechanisms and metamorphic petrology.

Bill Furnish
Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
William Madison Furnish, Jr., a renowned paleontologist and geologist, pioneered research on conodonts and invertebrate paleontology, shaping global stratigraphy and biostratigraphy.

Keith Gaddis
Title/Position
Alumni
Keith Gaddis, Visiting Assistant Professor at Texas A&M, studies climate change impacts on arctic greening and shrub expansion. He also manages NASA’s Biological Diversity programs.

Alexandra Geraets
Title/Position
Undergraduate Student and Office Coordinator
Learn more about Alexandra Geraets, Undergraduate Student and Office Coordinator at the University of Iowa.

Stratis Giannakouros
Title/Position
Adjunct Lecturer
Stratis Giannakouros comes to the UI from Arizona State University, where he served as project manager and program manager for the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability.

Jane Gilotti
Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
Learn more about Jane Gilotti, Professor Emeritus at the University of Iowa

Brian Glenister
Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
Brian F. Glenister, renowned paleontologist and biostratigrapher, specialized in Permian ammonoids and cephalopods, contributing significantly to geology and science education.

Katie Goff
Title/Position
Alumni Board Member
Environmental Scientist, Eocene Environmental Group
Katie Goff, Environmental Scientist at Eocene Environmental Group, specializes in geoscience, wetland mitigation, stream restoration, and environmental compliance. Registered geologist in Missouri.

Michaeleen Golay
Title/Position
Alumni
Michaeleen Golay, Assistant Professor of Biology at Wartburg College, researches nutrient cycling and herbaceous community composition in urban forests, focusing on natural resource ecology.

Daniel Harpenau
Title/Position
GIS Technician
Heartland Technology Solutions
Learn more about Daniel Harpenau, a GIS technician in the School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability.

Victoria Harris
Title/Position
Graduate Student
Learn more about Victoria Harris, a graduate student at the University of Iowa.

Brian Hartman
Title/Position
Alumni Board Member
Ridge Geoscience LLC Founder and Principal Geologist
Learn more about Brian Hartman, Founder and Principal Geologist of Ridge Geoscience LLC and a member of EES Alumni Board.

Craig Harvey
Title/Position
Alumni
Craig Harvey, a Geography graduate from the University of Iowa, is a GIS expert with extensive USGS experience. He's now leading NVision Solutions, a thriving tech company.

Philip Heckel
Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
Learn more about Philip Heckel, Professor Emeritus at the University of Iowa.

Stephen Hendrix, PhD
Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
Learn more about Stephen Hendrix, Professor Emeritus at the University of Iowa.

Luan Heywood
Title/Position
Alumni Board Member
Research Associate at International Ocean Discovery Program
Learn more about Luan Heywood, Iowa Alumni and an Alumni Board Member of University of Iowa.

Alice Hinzmann
Title/Position
Graduate Student
Learn more about Alice Hinzmann, PhD student at the University of Iowa.

Kiersten Hottendorf
Title/Position
Graduate Student
Learn more about Kiersten Hottendorf, PhD student at the University of Iowa.
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