Staff

IonE Management Team

Jessica Hellmann
Executive Director
hellmann@umn.edu
@JessicaHellmann
Melissa Kenney
Director of Research & Knowledge Initiatives
makenney@umn.edu
612-624-2648
@melissakenney
April Snyder
Director of Administration
aprilsnyder@umn.edu
612-626-1216
Cathy Jordan
Director of Leadership & Education
jorda003@umn.edu
612-625-7591
Julie Etterson
Director, IonE @ UMN-Duluth
jetterso@d.umn.edu
Julie K. Hanus
Director of Communications
hanus018@umn.edu
612-624-6566

Administration

April Snyder
Director of Administration
aprilsnyder@umn.edu
612-626-1216
Jack Moebius
Projects Manager & Executive Administrator
moebi001@umn.edu
612-626-9553

Communications

Julie K. Hanus
Director of Communications
hanus018@umn.edu
612-624-6566
Courtney Peters
Communications and Engagement Coordinator
pete9668@umn.edu
612-624-8359
Kate Nyquist
Manager of Communications & Content
muehe001@umn.edu
Kimberly Long
Event Strategist & Project Manager
longx296@umn.edu
612-626-1143
Megan Guerber
Managing Editor, Special Projects; Communications Manager, DAWN project
guerber@umn.edu
Grace Abifarin
Communications Assistant
abifa001@umn.edu
Rupsa Raychaudhuri
Communications Assistant
raych006@umn.edu

Development

Environmental Media Lab

David Doody
Interim Editor in Chief, Ensia
dldoody@umn.edu
612-626-1211
@dlukedoody
Elise Bernstein
Communications Assistant

Leadership and Education

Cathy Jordan
Director of Leadership & Education
jorda003@umn.edu
612-625-7591
Aaron Hanson
Energy Program Specialist
hans4732@umn.edu
Barrett Colombo
Lead Education & Communications Platform Development
colom008@umn.edu
612-626-2167
@barrett_colombo
Beth Mercer-Taylor
Co-Program Director, Sustainability Education
bethmt@umn.edu
612-624-9430
Christina Lundgren
Student Engagement Coordinator
lundg131@umn.edu
Fred Rose
Acara Instructor
rosex122@umn.edu
612-624-2143
George Masson
Solar Mapping Research Assistant
masso035@umn.edu
Grant McCormack
Academic Advisor
grantkm@umn.edu
Mary Hannemann
Co-Program Director, Sustainability Education
oldha012@umn.edu
Megan Voorhees
Program Director of Experiential Education and Graduate Programs
voorhees@umn.edu
415-336-1340
Sabine Engel
Program Director of International Partnerships
engel056@umn.edu
Joe Warren
Graduate Research Assistant
warre665@umn.edu
Kathryn Burden
Graduate Research Assistant
burd0133@umn.edu
Khaled Abdellatif
Graduate Research Assistant
abdel236@umn.edu
Cynthia Wu
IonE Educators & Associates Communications Assistant
wu000720@umn.edu
Erik Ren
Accounting and Administrative Assistant
ren00067@umn.edu
Gabriella Gutenkauf
International Energy Partnerships student assistant
guten019@umn.edu
Jacob Bechtold
Program Assistant
becht113@umn.edu
Jacqueline Nguyen
Sustainability Education Graphic Design Assistant
nguy3400@umn.edu
Jessica Jurcek
Sustainability Education Lead Assistant
jurce003@umn.edu
Manashree Padiyath
Communications & Research Assistant
padiy004@umn.edu
Manashree Padiyath Copy
Communications Assistant
padiy004@umn.edu
Maria Morande
Program Assistant, Experiential Education and Graduate Programs
moran551@umn.edu
Priya Shenoi
International Energy Partnerships student assistant
sheno022@umn.edu
Sophia Fisher
Communications Program Assistant
fish00550@umn.edu
Victoria D’Amico
Energy & Climate Leaders Intern Assistant
damic023@umn.edu
YuQi Zeng
International Energy Partnerships student assistant
zeng0079@umn.edu

Knowledge Initiatives

Melissa Kenney
Director of Research & Knowledge Initiatives
makenney@umn.edu
612-624-2648
@melissakenney
April Snyder
Director of Administration
aprilsnyder@umn.edu
612-626-1216
Eric Lonsdorf
Natural Capital Project Program Director and Lead Scientist, Natural Capital
lons0011@umn.edu
717-358-4840
Peter Hawthorne
Lead Scientist, Natural Capital
hawt0010@umn.edu
Akisha Everett
Project and Engagement Coordinator, Energy Transitions
aeverett@umn.edu
Becky Chaplin-Kramer
Senior Scientist, Natural Capital
bchaplin@stanford.edu
Chris Nootenboom
Scientist, Natural Capital
cnootenb@umn.edu
Deepak Ray
Senior Scientist, Global Landscapes
dray@umn.edu
612-626-4029
Felix Wolfinger
Social Science Research Specialist
wolfi014@umn.edu
Heidi Ries
Policy Analyst, Energy Transitions
hries@umn.edu
James Gerber
Senior Scientist, Global Landscapes
jsgerber@umn.edu
612-624-2639
@jsgerb
Jennifer Schmitt
Senior Scientist, Sustainable Enterprise
jorg0206@umn.edu
612-626-3637
Kate Brauman
Senior Scientist, Water Resources
kbrauman@umn.edu
612-626-9502
@KateBrauman
Lingling Liu
Remote Sensing Data Scientist
liu02034@umn.edu
Megan Guerber
Managing Editor, Special Projects; Communications Manager, DAWN project
guerber@umn.edu
Michel Levine
Research Assistant
levin474@umn.edu
Nathaniel Springer
Senior Scientist, Economist
sprin126@umn.edu
Rylie Pelton
Senior Scientist, Sustainable Enterprise
olso4235@umn.edu
Kayla Peterson
Graduate Research Assistant
pet04078@umn.edu
Manashree Padiyath
Communications & Research Assistant
padiy004@umn.edu
Natalie Barka
Undergrad Research Assistant
barka018@umn.edu
Thien Nguyen
Undergrad Research Assistant
nguy3856@umn.edu

Project Leads and Researchers

Read about all IonE funded projects.

Bharat Jalan
Affiliated since 2016
Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Direct Conversion of Heat to Electricity
Cheryl Robertson
Affiliated since 2016
School of Nursing
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Climate, Conflict and Displacement
Chris Leighton
Affiliated since 2016
Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Low-cost Renewable Electricity
Craig Packer
Affiliated since 2016
College of Biological Sciences
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Whole Village
Elizabeth Borer
Affiliated since 2016
Ecology, Evolution & Behavior
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Nutrient Network
Eray Aydil
Affiliated since 2016
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Tandon School of Engineering (NYU)
Related Projects: Low-cost Renewable Electricity
Eric Seabloom
Ecology, Evolution & Behavior
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Nutrient Network
Erik T. Brown
Affiliated since 2014
Large Lakes Observatory
University of Minnesota Duluth
Related Projects: Global Great Lakes
Jeff Marr
Affiliated since 2016
St. Anthony Falls Laboratory
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Controlling Wind Plant Power
Jiarong Hong
Affiliated since 2016
St. Anthony Falls Laboratory
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Controlling Wind Plant Power
Jill Baumgartner
Affiliated since 2013
Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
McGill University
Jonee Kulman Brigham
Affiliated since 2014
College of Design
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Katey Pelican
Affiliated since 2010
Veterinary Population Medicine
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Health and Environment in Africa
Laura Gagliardi
Affiliated since 2016
Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Low-cost Renewable Electricity
Lawrence Wackett
Affiliated since 2012
Biotechnology
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Cleaning Pollutants in Drinking Water
Lian Shen
Affiliated since 2016
St. Anthony Falls Laboratory
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Controlling Wind Plant Power
Mark Pedelty
Affiliated since 2010
Communication Studies
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Michele Guala
Affiliated since 2016
St. Anthony Falls Laboratory
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Controlling Wind Plant Power
Mike Greco
Center for Urban and Regional Affairs
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Resilient Communities Project
Murti Salapaka
Affiliated since 2016
Electrical & Computer Engineering
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Interface for Renewables & Storage
Nick Jordan
Affiliated since 2011
Agronomy & Plant Genomics
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Patrick Hamilton
Affiliated since 2010
Global Change Initiatives
Science Museum of Minnesota
Related Projects: Science on a Sphere
Paul Porter
Agronomy & Plant Genetics
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Climate, Conflict and Displacement
Peter Reich
Affiliated since 2010
Forest Ecology
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Boreal Forest and Community Resilience| Plant Data Synthesis
Peter Seiler
Affiliated since 2012
Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Controlling Wind Plant Power| Interface for Renewables & Storage
Peter Snyder
Soil, Water & Climate
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Islands in the Sun
Richard James
Affiliated since 2016
Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Direct Conversion of Heat to Electricity
Sairaj Dhople
Affiliated since 2016
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University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Interface for Renewables & Storage
Sarah Hobbie
Affiliated since 2011
Ecology, Evolution & Behavior
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Urban Ecosystems| Sustainable Cities
Shashi Shekhar
Affiliated since 2012
Computer Science & Engineering
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Terra Populus
Stephen Polasky
Affiliated since 2010
Applied Economics
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Sustainable Cities
Steven Manson
Affiliated since 2010
Geography
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Terra Populus| U-Spatial Data Locker
Tim Smith
Affiliated since 2010
Bioproducts & Biosystems Engineering
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Tracy Twine
Soil, Water & Climate
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Islands in the Sun