IonE Associates are relatively early-career researchers at the University of Minnesota seeking training and mentorship to develop engaged and interdisciplinary careers in environmental scholarship. IonE Associates are those individuals with the greatest promise to become internationally recognized for their environmental and sustainability research and those most likely to affect transformative environmental outcomes. IonE Associates serve for two years. Ideally, Associate alumni will apply at a later date to become IonE Fellows.

A key purpose of the IonE Associates is training for and capacity building of pre-tenure faculty. Early career researchers in long-term, non-tenure track appointments that include a track for promotion also are eligible. Post-tenure scholars can apply if they are newly embarking on interdisciplinary career or shifting their research to environmental topics.

IonE Associates attend monthly cohort-building workshops per year. This training will cover media and stakeholder engagement, best practices for interdisciplinary scholarship, and strategies for effective project management and strategic thinking to create impact in society. Each IonE Associates also will receive formal and informal mentorship by one or more IonE Fellow(s) during the fellowship period, with the hope that mentorship will continue to tenure. These mentors are established environmental scholars with considerable experience navigating an interdisciplinary career within a largely, disciplinary academy. IonE Fellows will learn new methods and approaches from IonE Associates through mentoring relationships as well.

For current Associates, view the Cohort 1 Calendar (2016-2018) or Cohort 2 Calendar (2017-2019) for more information on upcoming opportunities.

Download the IonE Affiliates Program PDF to learn more about the overall program.

Nominations for IonE Associates are due to the ioneaffiliates@umn.edu by Sept. 18, 2017, with announcement of new IonE Associates by late October.

IonE Associates

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  Alison Hoxie
  IonE Associate since 2016
  College of Science and Engineering
  University of Minnesota Duluth
  
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  Andy Wickert
  IonE Associate since 2017
  Department of Earth Sciences
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
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  Aparna Katre
  IonE Associate since 2017
  Department of World Languages and Cultures
  University of Minnesota Duluth
  
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  Ardeshir Ebtehaj
  IonE Associate since 2016
  College of Science and Engineering
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
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  Audrey Dorelien
  IonE Associate since 2017
  Humphrey School of Public Affairs
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
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  Cara Santelli
  IonE Associate since 2017
  Department of Earth Sciences
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
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  Daniel Larkin
  IonE Associate since 2016
  College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
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  Diana Karwan
  IonE Associate since 2016
  College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
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  Eric Shook
  IonE Associate since 2017
  Department of Geography, Environment and Society
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
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  Forest Isbell
  IonE Associate since 2017
  Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
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  Gabriel Chan
  IonE Associate since 2016
  Humphrey School of Public Affairs
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
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  Jack DeWaard
  IonE Associate since 2016
  College of Liberal Arts
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
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  Jennifer Schmitt
  IonE Associate since 2017
  Institute on the Environment
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
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  Jessica Gutknecht
  IonE Associate since 2016
  College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
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  Karen Lutsky
  IonE Associate since 2017
  Department of Landscape Architecture
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
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  Kate Derickson
  IonE Associate since 2016
  College of Liberal Arts
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
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  Laura Dee
  IonE Associate since 2016
  College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
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  Matt Simcik
  IonE Associate since 2017
  School of Public Health
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
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  Neil Wilmot
  IonE Associate since 2017
  School of Business and Economics
  University of Minnesota Duluth
  
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  Ryan Bergstrom
  IonE Associate since 2017
  College of Liberal Arts
  University of Minnesota Duluth
  
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  Sairaj Dhople
  IonE Associate since 2017
  Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
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  Salli Dymond
  IonE Associate since 2017
  Earth and Environmental Sciences Department
  University of Minnesota Duluth
  
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  Sebastian Behrens
  IonE Associate since 2017
  Department of Civil, Environmental and Geoengineering
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
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  Tiffany Wolf
  IonE Associate since 2016
  College of Veterinary Medicine
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
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  Zack Almquist
  IonE Associate since 2017
  Department of Sociology and School of Statistics
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities