Eight outstanding new faculty members with a wide range of experiences and expertise have recently started or will soon start at UW’s College of the Environment. The College community—its undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff—will benefit immensely from their contributions during the 2016-2017 academic year and beyond. The College’s impressive group of scientists and researchers now includes:

• Beth Gardner, assistant professor, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
• Sunny Jardine, assistant professor, School of Marine and Environmental Affairs
• Van Kane, research assistant professor, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
• Phil Levin, professor of practice, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
• Alexis Licht, assistant professor, Earth and Space Sciences
• Jackie Padilla-Gamino, assistant professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
• Luke Tornabene, assistant professor and curator of fishes, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
• Chelsea Wood, assistant professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
• Jodi Young, assistant professor, School of Oceanography/Future of Ice

Welcome to all!