Shamar Chin's research entails using the skeletal remains of microscopic algae, known as calcareous nannofossils, to understand the onset of climatic events such as extreme greenhouse conditions or changes in the global carbon cycle.

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's research interests include bio-chemostratigraphy and Earth history.

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, 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's interests include the use of isotopic and elemental tracers and chronometers to reconstruct past environmental conditions.

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

Learn more about Jim Eagan, a retired Petroleum Geologist and Consultant and a member of EES Alumni Board

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

Learn more about Melissa Evans, Petrophysicist at Battelle Carbon Services and a member of Alumni Board.

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

Emily Finzel’s research focuses on sedimentary processes in modern and ancient basins.

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.

Tom Foster's research primarily focuses on high temperature reaction mechanisms and metamorphic petrology.

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.

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

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.

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

Katie Goff, Environmental Scientist at Eocene Environmental Group, specializes in geoscience, wetland mitigation, stream restoration, and environmental compliance. Registered geologist in Missouri.

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