Jennifer C Mcintosh

Biography

Jennifer McIntosh is a Professor and University Distinguished Scholar in the Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Arizona (UA), and a Joint Faculty member in the UA Geosciences Department. She also held an Adjunct Research Geologist position with the United States Geological Survey from 2007-2017, and is currently an Adjunct Professor at the University of Saskatchewan in the Department of Civil and Geological Engineering. McIntosh is a fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), Geological Society of America (GSA), and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) Earth 4D: Subsurface Science and Exploration Program. McIntosh received a BA in geology-chemistry from Whitman College, a MS and a PhD in Geology from the University of Michigan (2004), and the Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Postdoctoral Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University in Earth and Planetary Sciences. McIntosh is a hydrogeochemist who works at the interface of hydrology, geochemistry, and microbiology to understand micro (pore) to macro (continental scale) processes throughout the earth’s crust. She has received numerous awards for her research, teaching, and student mentoring, including the USGS Star Award, UA Distinguished Scholar Award, and Blitzer Award for teaching physics-related sciences. She regularly serves as a technical expert for the US EPA, National Academies of Sciences and Engineering, and Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board. Her students and postdocs have gone on to positions in academia, government agencies and environmental consulting.

Degrees

• Ph.D. Geology
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
• M.S. Geology
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
• B.S. Geology-Chemistry
• Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington, United States

Awards

• Fellow
• American Geophysical Union, Fall 2026
• Geological Society of America, Fall 2019
• CIFAR, Earth 4D: Subsurface Science and Exploration program., Summer 2019
• Thomas Meixner Endowed Chair in Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences
• University of Arizona, Summer 2024
• Award for Excellence at the Student Interface
• HAS, Spring 2024
• Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, Spring 2017
• University of Arizona, Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, Spring 2013
• University of Arizona, Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, Spring 2011
• University of Arizona, Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, Spring 2009
• Academic Leadership Institute Fellow
• University of Arizona, Fall 2023
• Fred L. and Frances J. Oliver Lectureship in Texas Hydrology and Water Resources
• Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas-Austin, Winter 2021
• Professor Leon and Pauline Blitzer Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Physics and Related Sciences
• University of Arizona, Spring 2019
• Distinguished Scholar Award
• University of Arizona, Spring 2017
• Best Paper Award by an Early Career Scientist
• Geofluids (Journal), Fall 2011
• Star (Special Thanks for Achievement) Award
• United States Geological Survey, Fall 2010
• Best Paper Award
• Coal Geology Division, Geological Society of America Conference, Fall 2007
• Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
• Fall 2004