Meet the researchers and educators advancing sustainability on the UMD campus and in the Lake Superior region.
Claire Underwood
Associate
Since 2026
Department of Applied Human Sciences
College of Education and Human Service Professions
Rebecca Gilbertson
Associate
Since 2026
Department of Psychology
College of Education and Human Service Professions
Hanlu Fan
Associate
Since 2026
Department of Accounting & Finance
Labovitz School of Business and Economics
Krista Twu
Fellow
Since 2026
Department of English, Linguistics & Writing Studies
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Jonnelle Walker
Associate
Since 2026
Department of American Indian Studies
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Li Zhu
Associate
Since 2026
Department of Mathematics & Statistics
Swenson College of Science and Engineering
Yufei Ren
Fellow
Since 2026
Department of Economics & Health Care Management
Labovitz School of Business and Economics
Carrie Seay-Fleming
Associate
Since 2026
Department of Environment, Sustainability & Geography
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Melissa Maurer-Jones
Associate
Since 2021
Chemistry & Biochemistry Department
Swenson College of Science and Engineering
Kristin Riker-Coleman
Associate
Since 2024
Department of Environment, Sustainability & Geography
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Nathan Johnson
Associate
Since 2019
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
Wenqing Zhang
Fellow
Since 2023
Department of Management Studies
Labovitz School of Business and Economics
Weiguo Xie
Fellow
Since 2024
Department of Chemical Engineering
Swenson College of Science and Engineering
Ryan Bergstrom
Associate
Since 2017
Department of Environment, Sustainability & Geography
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Neil Wilmot
Associate
Since 2017
Department of Economics & Health Care Management
Labovitz School of Business and Economics
Afton Clarke-Sather
Associate
Since 2018
FLC
Since 2023
Department of Environment, Sustainability & Geography
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Kun Zhang
Associate
Since 2024
Civil & Environmental Engineering Department
Swenson College of Science and Engineering
Kathryn Milun
Fellow
Since 2014
Department of Studies in Justice, Culture and Social Change
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Kathryn Haglin
Associate
Since 2023
Department of Political Science
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Karen Gran
Fellow
Since 2017
Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences
Swenson College of Science and Engineering
Julie Etterson
Fellow
Since 2016
FLC
Since 2018
Department of Biology
Swenson College of Science and Engineering
Joseph Bauerkemper
Fellow
Since 2026
Department of American Indian Studies
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Jessica Savage
Associate
Since 2019
Department of Biology
Swenson College of Science and Engineering
Hessam Kassra Mirgolbabaei
Fellow
Since 2023
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department
Swenson College of Science and Engineering
Elizabeth Boileau
Associate
Since 2023
Department of Applied Human Sciences
College of Education and Human Service Professions
David Beard
Fellow
Since 2022
Department of English, Linguistics, & Writing Studies
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
David Abazs
Fellow
Since 2024
Northeast Regional Sustainable Development Partnership
University of Minnesota Extension
Advancing Sustainability on the UMN Duluth Campus and in the Community
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