
Department staff






Lei Gong
Research Associate
- lgong@iu.edu
- MSBII 406



Molly Karnes
SIRF Technical Manager
- mokarnes@iu.edu
- 812-856-1556
- MSBII 001A
Molly comes to us from UC Merced, where she received her MS looking at carbonate isotopes in shark teeth.


Jennifer Simms
Geosciences Librarian
- simms29@iu.edu
- (812) 855-5609
- Chemistry 002E Sciences Library 800 E. Kirkwood Ave.
Jennifer Simms (formerly Laherty) is responsible for managing the Libraries’ Sciences Department and developing priorities in responding to the information and data needs of scientists at IU Bloomington.


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