
Department staff










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.
As Head of Sciences for the Libraries, 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.


Jon Thompson
IUGFS Resident Manager
- jonthom@iu.edu
- IU Judson Mead Geologic Field Station
Jon oversees maintenance and facilities of the IU Geological Field Station in the Tobacco Root Mountains of Montana.


Zalmai Yawar
Manager, Flume Laboratory
- zyawar@indiana.edu
- GY 5067