Scott Ishman


Scott Ishman
  • Adjunct Researcher
  • Retired Senior Scientist and Associate Director for Geohydrology & Geohealth Division

Biography —

Scott Ishman retired in September 2026 as a Senior Scientist and Associate Director of the Geohydrology & Geohealth Division at the Kansas Geological Survey; he will continue to collaborate with staff as an Adjunct Researcher. A micropaleontologist by training, he specializes in research on climate change and its environmental impacts, and also leads strategic partnership initiatives for the AWQUA (Aquifer Water Quality Assessment) program. 

 

Education —

B.S. in Geology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1982
M.S. in Geology, Ohio State University, 1985
Ph.D. in Geology, Ohio State University, 1990