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Institute Leadership

Jessica Hellmann
Director
hellmann@umn.edu
612-301-9194
@JessicaHellmann
Lewis Gilbert
Managing Director / COO
legilber@umn.edu
612-624-6973
@LewisEGilbert
Jan Gerstenberger
Director of Partnerships & Development
jgersten@umn.edu
612-624-2675
@jgersten
Todd Reubold
Director of Communications & Ensia
treubold@umn.edu
612-624-6140
@treubold

Administration

April Snyder
Associate Director of Operations
aprilsnyder@umn.edu
612-626-1216
Kimberly Long
Events Coordinator & Program Associate
longx296@umn.edu
612-626-9553
Avonna Starck
Assistant to the Director
star0333@umn.edu
612-301-9194
Dustin Carlson
Digital Content & IT Manager
carlsod@umn.edu
612-626-2670
Jennifer Thissen
Pre-Award Grants Coordinator
this0017@umn.edu
612-626-1187
Courtney Peters
Events and Projects Assistant
pete9668@umn.edu
Alyssa Johnson
Administrative Assistant
joh10074@umn.edu
Jennifer Vang
Student Administrative Assistant
vang2132@umn.edu

Communications

Dustin Carlson
Digital Content & IT Manager
carlsod@umn.edu
612-626-2670
Julie Hanus
Senior Communications Strategist
hanus018@umn.edu
612-624-6566
Sean Quinn
Graphic Designer
quinn283@umn.edu
612-624-7594
Andrew Urevig
Communications Assistant
urevi007@umn.edu
Trong Nguyen
Graphic Design Intern
nguy1902@umn.edu

Acara Social Entrepreneurship

Fred Rose
Director
rosex122@umn.edu
612-624-2143
Megan Voorhees
Associate Director
voorhees@umn.edu
612-624-9855
Aruna Raman
India Coordinator
arunauminn@gmail.com
Erin Kayser
Program Coordinator
kayse049@umn.edu
612-624-9855
@erinkayser
Leo Sharkey
Consultant
shark022@umn.edu
Anna Brekke
Program Assistant
brekk161@umn.edu

Boreas Leadership Program

Kristi Kremers
Director of Graduate Leadership Programs
kremers@umn.edu
@kristikremers

Ensia

Todd Reubold
Director of Communications & Ensia
treubold@umn.edu
612-624-6140
@treubold
David Doody
Senior Editor
dldoody@umn.edu
612-626-1211
@dlukedoody
Mary Hoff
Editor in Chief
mary@ensia.com
612-625-3516
Andrew Urevig
Communications Assistant
urevi007@umn.edu

Global Landscapes Initiative (GLI)

Paul West
Co-Director & Lead Scientist
pcwest@umn.edu
@CoolFireEcology
James Gerber
Co-Director & Lead Scientist
jsgerber@umn.edu
612-624-2639
@jsgerb
Kate Brauman
Lead Scientist
kbrauman@umn.edu
612-626-9502
@KateBrauman
Barrett Colombo
Lead Education & Communications Platform Development
colom008@umn.edu
612-626-2167
Deepak Ray
Senior Scientist
dray@umn.edu
612-626-4029
Derric Pennington
WWF Lead Scientist
penn0107@umn.edu
513-313-2185
Peder Engstrom
GIS Scientist
engs0074@umn.edu
Mariana Ogg
Assistant Scientist
oggxx008@umn.edu
Leah Samberg
Postdoctoral Research Associate
lsamberg@umn.edu
Lindsey Leigh Sloat
Postdoctoral Research Associate
lsloat@umn.edu
Ethan Butler
Postdoctoral Research Associate
eebutler@umn.edu
Eric Lind
Researcher
elind@umn.edu
@elindie
Justin Johnson
Senior Scientist and Economist
joh07536@umn.edu
@jandrewjohns
Mike Clark
Graduate Student
maclark@umn.edu
Andrew Urevig
Communications Assistant
urevi007@umn.edu

Global Water Initiative (GWI)

Kate Brauman
Lead Scientist
kbrauman@umn.edu
612-626-9502
@KateBrauman
Kate Thompson
Researcher
kmthompson@umn.edu
@globalwatergeek
Rachel Brown
Research Assistant
brow3543@umn.edu

Natural Capital Project (NatCap)

Bonnie Keeler
Program Director and Lead Scientist
keeler@umn.edu
612-626-2120
@BonnieKeeler
Marie Donahue
Program Manager
dona0212@umn.edu
612-626-2120
@mlynndonahue
Eric Lonsdorf
Lead Scientist
lons0011@umn.edu
717-358-4840
Stephen Polasky
Faculty Fellow and Regents Professor
polasky@umn.edu
Derric Pennington
WWF Lead Scientist
penn0107@umn.edu
513-313-2185
Justin Johnson
Senior Scientist and Economist
joh07536@umn.edu
@jandrewjohns
Ryan Noe
Researcher
rrnoe@umn.edu
Peter Hawthorne
Senior Scientist
hawt0010@umn.edu
Laura Dee
Postdoctoral Scholar
ledee@umn.edu
@lauraellendee
Orli Handmaker
Researcher
orli@umn.edu
Kelly Meza Prado
Researcher
kmezapra@umn.edu
Maike Hamann
Postdoctoral Researcher
mhamann@umn.edu
Kate Thompson
Researcher
kmthompson@umn.edu
@globalwatergeek
Ruida Li
Visiting Researcher
lixx5283@umn.edu
Vanessa Voller
Graduate Research Assistant
voll0144@umn.edu

NorthStar Initiative for Sustainable Enterprise (NiSE)

Jennifer Schmitt
Program Director and Lead Scientist
jorg0206@umn.edu
612-626-3637
Taegon Kim
Postdoctoral Associate
taegon@umn.edu
Rylie Pelton
Postdoctoral Associate
olso4235@umn.edu
Tim Smith
NorthStar Founder and Professor
timsmith@umn.edu
612-624-2648
Luyi Chen
Graduate Student Researcher
chen3461@umn.edu
Mo Li
Graduate Student Researcher
lixx1407@umn.edu
Lloyd Rivera
Graduate Student Researcher
river370@umn.edu

Sustainability Education

Beth Mercer-Taylor
Coordinator
bethmt@umn.edu
612-624-9430
Barrett Colombo
Lead Education & Communications Platform Development
colom008@umn.edu
612-626-2167
Lauren McCarthy
Advisor
lfmccart@umn.edu
612-625-6443
Jonee Kulman Brigham
Senior Research Fellow
kulma002@umn.edu
651-895-7834
Mary Hannemann
Educational Coordinator
oldha012@umn.edu
Kate Flick
Research Assistant
flick063@umn.edu
Frank Wagner
Sustainability Education Support
wagn0686@umn.edu
Patrick Roisen
Graduate Research Assistant
roise010@umn.edu
Andreas Fenner
Communications Assistant
fenne106@umn.edu
Mikaela Isaacson
Communications Assistant
isaac295@umn.edu
Lauren Schultz
Communications Assistant
schu3246@umn.edu
Gerald Aulandez
Communications Assistant
aulan001@umn.edu

Energy

Ellen Anderson
Executive Director, Energy Transition Lab
ellena@umn.edu
612-625-1981
Sabine Engel
Director of International Partnerships
engel056@umn.edu
Barbara Jacobs
Project Manager
jaco0270@umn.edu
612-626-9541
Katy Baker
Student Assistant
ione-int@umn.edu
Joseph Mullen
Student Assistant
ione-int@umn.edu

Special Projects

Jeff Standish
Manager, Corporate Sustainability
standish@umn.edu
612-626-3900
Martina Grecequet
Postdoctoral Research Associate
mgrecequ@umn.edu
Christov Churchward
Graduate Research Assistant
churc098@umn.edu
Nathaniel Springer
Postdoctoral Researcher
sprin126@umn.edu
Madeline Norgaard
Graduate Research Assistant
norga053@umn.edu

Interns

Tina Thao
Right Track Intern
thou0013@umn.edu
Mellisa Ofori
Right Track Intern
ofori025@d.umn.edu
Mohamed Abdi
Right Track Intern
abdi0078@umn.edu
Jaraide Dossavi
Right Track Intern
dossa028@umn.edu

Project Leads and Researchers

Read about all IonE funded projects.

Aaron Doering
Affiliated since 2011
Curriculum & Instruction
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Earthducation
Bharat Jalan
Affiliated since 2016
Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Direct Conversion of Heat to Electricity
Bonnie Keeler
Institute on the Environment
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Sustainable Cities
Carissa Schively Slotterback
Affiliated since 2010
Urban & Regional Planning
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Resilient Communities Project
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
Ellen Anderson
Affiliated since 2015
Institute on the Environment
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Energy Transition Lab
Eray Aydil
Affiliated since 2016
Chemical Engineering and Material Science
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Low-cost Renewable Electricity
Eric Lind
Institute on the Environment
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Nutrient Network
Eric Seabloom
Ecology, Evolution & Behavior
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Nutrient Network
Erik Thorson Brown
Affiliated since 2014
Large Lakes Observatory
University of Minnesota Duluth
Related Projects: Global Great Lakes
Fred Rose
Institute on the Environment
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Climate, Conflict and Displacement
Habacuc Flores-Moreno
Institute on the Environment
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Nutrient Network
Hari Osofsky
Affiliated since 2012
Law School
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Energy Transition Lab
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
Julian Marshall
Affiliated since 2010
Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Household Stove Change-Out
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
Matteo Convertino
Affiliated since 2014
School of Public Health
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Food System Design for Health
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
Tom Johnson
Affiliated since 2011
Large Lakes Observatory
University of Minnesota Duluth
Related Projects: Global Great Lakes
Tracy Twine
Soil, Water & Climate
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Related Projects: Islands in the Sun

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