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Elizabeth Swanner

Associate Professor of Geology, Iowa State University

I am a biogeochemist with expertise in anoxic aquatic systems. I study microbial processes that transform inorganic chemical species, particularly metals such as iron. I am interested in the rise of oxygen on Earth, and photosynthetic organisms that drove environmental evolution.

Experience

  • 2020–present
    Associate Professor of Geology, Iowa State University
  • 2015–2020
    Assistant Professor of Geology, Iowa State University

Education

  • 2011 
    University of Colorado, Geology