The Institute on the Environment houses a range of experts in topics such as global food security, agriculture, renewable energy, climate change, sustainable business, ecosystem services, freshwater resources, social entrepreneurship and more.
For assistance reaching an IonE expert or to request high-resolution photos or IonE branding elements, please contact IonE director of communications Todd Reubold via email or at 612-624-6140.
You may also contact our experts directly with the information provided below.
Jessica Hellmann
Director
Institute on the Environment
Expertise: Biodiversity, ecology, climate change adaptation, impacts of climate change, biogeography, natural resource management, conservation biology, population genetics
hellmann@umn.edu
612-301-9194
@JessicaHellmann
Bonnie Keeler
Program Director and Lead Scientist
The Natural Capital Project
Expertise: The economic value of clean water, ecosystem services, conservation, sustainable cities, nitrogen pollution
keeler@umn.edu
612-626-2120
@BonnieKeeler
Tim Smith
Program Director
NorthStar Initiative for Sustainable Enterprise
Expertise: Industrial ecology, environmental accounting/footprint, supply chain management
timsmith@umn.edu
612-624-2648
Fred Rose
Program Director
Acara
Expertise: Impact or social entrepreneurship, impact investing, learning abroad course development, experiential course development
rosex122@umn.edu
612-624-2143
Kate Brauman
Lead Scientist
Global Water Initiative
Expertise: Ecosystem services, ecohydrology, land-water relationships, water scarcity, agricultural water use
kbrauman@umn.edu
612-626-9502
@KateBrauman
Kate Knuth
Program Director
Boreas Leadership Program
Expertise: Sustainability transition, leadership for social change, graduate leadership education, societal response to climate change
knut0236@umn.edu
612-624-8359
@kateknuth
Beth Mercer-Taylor
Program Coordinator
Sustainability Studies Minor
Expertise: Interdisciplinary approaches to sustainability education, community-based sustainability projects on campus and in Minnesota
bethmt@umn.edu
612-624-9430
Paul West
Co-Director and Lead Scientist
Global Landscapes Initiative
Expertise: Ecology, agriculture, biodiversity, land use change, how food systems affect climate change
Megan Vorhees
Associate Director
Acara
Expertise: Student leadership development, experiential education, campus-community engagement
voorh014@umn.edu
612-624-9855