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.

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Jeffrey Dorale

Title/Position
Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
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Daniel Fobi

Title/Position
Assistant Professor of Instruction
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Tori Forbes

Title/Position
Professor
Director, Materials Analysis, Testing, and Fabrication (MATFab) Facility
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Richard Fosse

Title/Position
Professor of Practice, Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Jenna Freeseman

Title/Position
Intern
Jenna is a second-year student from Ankeny, IA, double-majoring in Screenwriting Arts and Cinema with a minor in Theatre Arts...
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Stratis Giannakouros

Title/Position
Director
Stratis 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...
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Kate Giannini

Title/Position
Program Manager, IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering, Iowa Flood Center
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Jay Gorsh

Title/Position
Director, School of the Wild
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Varun Gulwadi

Title/Position
Intern
Varun is a second-year student from Cedar Falls, IA, studying Journalism and Psychology with a certificate in Sustainability...
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Hannah Harclerode

Title/Position
Intern
Hannah Harclerode is a third-year undergraduate student on the Pre-Law track studying Environmental Policy and Political Science...
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Matthew Hill, Jr.

Title/Position
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Collegiate Scholar (2024-2026)
Professor
Audrey Hoey-Kummerow

Audrey Hoey-Kummerow

Title/Position
Intern
Audrey Hoey-Kummerow is a senior at the University of Iowa studying Sustainability Science. She is also pursuing a GIS certificate and a Spanish minor...
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Kayleigh Hrabrich

Title/Position
Intern
Kayleigh is a third year undergraduate from Lisle, Illinois studying Sustainability Science and a minor in English...
Kate Ibsen

Kate Ibsen

Title/Position
Assistant Director, Iowa Raptor Project
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Brandi Janssen

Title/Position
Director of Undergraduate Programs
Clinical Associate Professor
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Rebecca Kauten

Title/Position
Visiting Assistant Professor, Geographical and Sustainability Sciences
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Travis Kraus

Title/Position
Professor of Practice, School of Planning & Public Affairs
Director, Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities
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Allison Kruzich

Title/Position
Intern
Allison Kruzich is a third-year student from Nevada, Iowa studying environmental planning, economics, and sustainability. While working in the Office of Sustainability and the Environment...
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Andrew Kusiak

Title/Position
Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
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Gregory LeFevre

Title/Position
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Shae Loecke

Shae Loecke

Title/Position
Intern
Shae Loecke is a third-year environmental engineering student on the ecological engineering track and is working towards a minor in geography...