Climate Team
Lead Principal Investigators
Brandi Janssen, University of Iowa
Martha Durr, Nebraska Indian Community College
Linda Shenk, Iowa State University
Gabriele Villarini, Princeton University
Program Manager
Sarah Helmer, University of Iowa – Planning
Program Evaluator
Liz Hollingworth, University of Iowa – Education
Facilitators
Lisa PytlikZillig, University of Nebraska, Lincoln – Public Policy Center
Kurt Montoya, University of Nebraska, Lincoln – Public Policy Center
Co-Principal Investigators
David Bennet, University of Iowa – Geographical and Sustainability Sciences
Shannon Roesler, University of Iowa – UI Center for Human Rights
William Gutowski, Iowa State University – Meteorology
Rezaul Mahmood, University of Nebraska, Lincoln – Climatology
Hank Miller, Nebraska Indian Community College – Natural Resources
Graduate Students
Mariana Castro Azpiroz, Iowa State University
Kayleigh Koester, University of Iowa
Lily Kraft, University of Iowa (2024)
Liv McCauley, Iowa State University
Jerome Okojokwo-Idu, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Undergraduate Students
Hannah Bensen, Iowa State University
Rosalind Grant, Omaha and Winnebago Tribal Affiliation
Chun Hang Chan, University of Iowa
Grace Iversen, Iowa State University
Science Team
Antonio Arenas, Iowa State University – Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
Joel Burken, Missouri University of Science and Technology – Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Kristie Franz, Iowa State University – Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences
Trenton Franz, University of Nebraska, Lincoln – School of Natural Resources
Aemal Khattak, University of Nebraska, Lincoln – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Witold Krajewski, University of Iowa – IIHR and Iowa Flood Center
Kate Giannini, University of Iowa – IIHR
Michael Hayes, University of Nebraska, Lincoln – School of Natural Resources
Mary Hill, University of Kansas – Geology Department
Robert Holmes, Missouri University of Science and Technology – Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
Marian Muste, University of Iowa – IIHR
Ted Neal, University of Iowa – College of Education
Felipe Quintero, University of Iowa – Iowa Flood Center
Joshua Roundy, University of Kansas – Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
Tirthankar Roy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Keith Schilling, University of Iowa – Iowa Geological Survey
Marcia Schulmeister, University of Kansas – Geology Department
Breanna Shea, University of Iowa – Iowa Flood Center
Larry Weber, University of Iowa – IIHR