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What is Environmental Data Science?

Environmental Data Science (EDS) is a convergent discipline that focuses on using big data and emerging technologies to drive discovery, solutions, and science to better understand the environment and the interactions between humans and the natural world. EDS draws upon natural and social sciences (such as biology, ecology, geography, sociology, anthropology, geology, hydrology, and economics) and data sciences (such as computer science, information science, mathematics, and econometrics). EDS aims to develop innovative approaches to collect, analyze, and interpret complex environmental data sets to inform policy and decision-making. Our aim is to establish ESIIL as the go-to destination for environmental data scientists from any sector and to support and empower people from all backgrounds to join us and help shape the future of EDS.

What We Do

We enable a broad community of researchers to turn environmental data into actionable knowledge and accelerate discovery in Environmental Data Science. We advance team science by using research-based best practices to facilitate collaboration within the center and by studying ESIIL teams to improve basic understanding of multidisciplinary team science. 

Who We Are

We are a leading incubator and accelerator of Environmental Data Science (EDS), creating and promoting environments where groundbreaking science happens, next-generation data scientists are trained, multidisciplinary teams thrive, and data, tools, training opportunities, and community are openly accessible and foster collaboration. 

Our Team

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Jennifer Balch

ESIIL Director
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Chelsea Nagy

ESIIL Deputy Director
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Cibele Amaral

ESIIL Analytics Director
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Michele Cosi

CyVerse Science Analyst
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Elsa Culler

ESIIL Instructor and Curriculum Developer
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Nicole Hornslein

ESIIL Administrative Assistant
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Virginia Iglesias

ESIIL Hackathon Coordinator
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Casey Jenson

ESIIL Program Assistant
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Rachel Lieber

ESIIL Community Engagement Specialist
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Megan Littrell

ESIIL Evaluation Team Member
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Aashish Mukund

Software Developer
Aashish is a graduate from the Department of Computer Science at CU Boulder
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John Parker

ESIIL Science of Team Science Lead
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Nate Quarderer

ESIIL Education Director
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James Rattling Leaf Sr.

ESIIL Tribal Liaison
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Esther Rolf

ESIIL AI & Machine Learning Lead
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Jim Sanovia

ESIIL Tribal Resilience Data Scientist
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Edwin Skidmore

CyVerse Director of Infrastructure
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Susan Sullivan

ESIIL ACI Lead
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Tyson Swetnam

CyVerse Liaison
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Ty Tuff

ESIIL Data Scientist
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Carrie Volpe

ESIIL Travel Coordinator
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Emily Ward

ESIIL Evaluation Team Member

Postdocs

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Cassie Buhler

ESIIL Postdoctoral Associate
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Levi "VeeVee" Cai

ESIIL Postdoctoral Associate
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Min Gon Chung

ESIIL Postdoctoral Associate
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Kai Kopecky

ESIIL Postdoctoral Associate
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Keiko Nomura

ESIIL Postdoctoral Associate
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Robert Ramos

ESIIL Postdoctoral Associate
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Kayleigh Ward

ESIIL Postdoctoral Associate

ESIIL Affiliates

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Danyan Leng

PhD Student with Katherine Siegel
Department of Geography
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Emily Nagamoto

M.A. Student with Katherine Siegel
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Katherine Siegel

Assistant Professor
CU Boulder Department of Geography, CIRES

ESIIL Advisory Board Members

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Sara Beery

ESIIL Advisory Board Member
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Carl Boettiger

ESIIL Advisory Board Member
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Patrick Freeland

ESIIL Advisory Board Member
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Ed Hackett

ESIIL Advisory Board Member
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Rachel Mador-House

ESIIL Advisory Board Member
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Sparkle Malone

ESIIL Advisory Board Member
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Kate Thibault

ESIIL Advisory Board Member
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Brian Yandell

ESIIL Advisory Board Member

Former Advisory Board Members

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Terri Adams Fuller

Former ESIIL Advisory Board Member
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Al Kuslikis

Former ESIIL Advisory Board Member
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Paula Mabee

Former ESIIL Advisory Board Member
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Margaret Palmer

Former ESIIL Advisory Board Member

Former Team Members

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Anne Gold

ESIIL Evaluation Lead
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Katya Jay

ESIIL Postdoctoral Associate
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Ming Posa

Former ESIIL Executive Assistant

Collaborators

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We do not currently have any open positions. Please join our mailing list to learn about future opportunities.