Directory of Sustainability Scientists, Scholars, and Practitioners

The University of Iowa is home to many sustainability-focused scientists, scholars, and practitioners from a wide range of disciplines—including the natural and social sciences, medicine, engineering, mathematics, humanities, and the arts. Whether you're starting a research project, launching a new initiative, or looking for expert input on a class project, this directory can help you find the right collaborator.

To join this growing network, submit your information to sustainability@uiowa.edu.

Jonathan Adrain

Jonathan Adrain

Title/Position
Professor
Undergraduate Honors Coordinator
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Tiffany Adrain

Title/Position
Special Collections Manager
Adjunct Instructor
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Marc Armstrong

Title/Position
Professor and Collegiate Fellow, Emeritus
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Isabel Barbuzza

Title/Position
Professor of Sculpture and Intermedia
Director of Graduate Studies, Studio Arts
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Tyler Bell

Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Emma Bork

Emma Bork

Title/Position
Intern
Emma is a fourth-year student from Des Moines, IA studying Environmental Planning, with minors in French and Urban Studies, and a certificate in Sustainability...
Alisa Buchanan

Alisa Buchanan

Title/Position
Supply Chain Sustainability Specialist, University of Iowa Health Care
Alisa Buchanan joined University of Iowa Health Care in 1989 as a staff nurse and transitioned to Supply Chain in 2006. In 2023, she became the hospital’s...
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Gregory Carmichael

Title/Position
Karl Kammermeyer Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
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Margaret Carrel

Title/Position
Associate Professor, Geographical and Sustainability Sciences
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Nicholas Cladis

Title/Position
Assistant Professor of Instruction
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Amy Colbert

Title/Position
University of Iowa Distinguished Chair and Professor
Areas of Expertise: Leadership, Motivation, Identity Current Positions: University of Iowa Distinguished Chair, Management and Entrepreneurship, Professor...
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Bradley Cramer

Title/Position
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Professor
Bradley Cramer; interests: Earth System Science, deep-time Earth history, stable and radiogenic isotope geochemistry, chemostratigraphy, biostratigraphy...
Anna Current

Anna Current

Title/Position
Intern
Anna Current is a second-year undergraduate student from Clinton, Iowa pursuing majors in Environmental Policy & Planning and Ethics & Public Policy. While...
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David Cwiertny

Title/Position
William D. Ashton Professor of Civil Engineering
Andy Dahl

Andy Dahl

Title/Position
Urban Forestry Supervisor and Campus Arborist
Andy Dahl, Urban Forestry Supervisor and Campus Arborist, namesake of The Andy Dahl Miyawaki Forest. Research Areas: Land Management, Ecology, Living Labs
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Matt Dannenberg

Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Geographical and Sustainability Sciences
Advisory Committee Member
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John Doershuk

Title/Position
Director and State Archaeologist - University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist
Adjunct Professor
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Jeffrey Dorale

Title/Position
Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
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Tamra Elliott

Title/Position
Land Manager, Macbride Nature Recreation Area (MNRA)
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Michael Fallon

Title/Position
Adjunct Instructor, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Michael (Mike) Fallon has taught “Prairie Restoration,” a field course in the UI Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, for six years. Before becoming...