Inessa Yurchenko

Inessa Yurchenko is an educator and Earth scientist whose work bridges geology, geochemistry, and undergraduate science education. She joined the Department of Marine Science and the Marine Science Institute as an Assistant Professor of Instruction, where she teaches field- and research-based courses and supports student success through experiential learning and academic advising. She earned her Ph.D. and completed postdoctoral research at Stanford University, received her M.S. from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and her B.S. from Lomonosov Moscow State University in Russia.