Jenna is a geologist with a strong foundation in environmental geology, geospatial information systems, and geomorphology. She received her B.S. in geology at Northern Arizona University in 2019 and in 2020, she pursued her M.S. in geology from Western Washington University, where she researched and documented an active fault in the North Olympic region of Washington State. In 2022, she worked for the U.S. Geological Survey within the Earthquake Science Center, evaluating over 25 years of earthquake data in California. She holds over five years of experience in consulting, fieldwork and laboratory research. Her career has included roles in the public and private sectors, from conducting field investigations in remote regions of the Pacific Northwest, to implementing remediation strategies and managing projects for complex industrial sites in the Midwest. She is passionate about work that serves people by restoring land, protecting water, and educating communities.

Illinois Rare Earth Novel Extract & Supply (IRENES)

• 2025 - Present

Jenna's research interests lie at the intersection of environmental systems and society. She is particularly interested in how landscapes, water systems, and waste streams evolve over human timescales, and how these variables are influenced by anthropogenic stressors such as environmental pollution and impacts from local and regional effects of climate change. She explores questions related to the long-term impacts of industrial activities, the geologic and geomorphic processes that govern contaminant transport and landform change, and how scientific insight can inform more sustainable, community-driven, and equitable environmental policy and decision-making.

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