Jesse Reimink

Jesse Reimink, Ph.D. - Class of 2005

2024 Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Inductee

Career Achievements 

Dr. Jesse Reimink began his career path while studying Earth Science and AP Geology with high school instructor Chris Bolhuis. This led to his participation in the Summer Science Institute, an annual trek to National Parks with other Hudsonville students interested in science. After graduating from Hudsonville High School in 2005, he majored in Geology and minored in Earth Science at Hope College.  From Hope College, the path took him to the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, where he earned a Master of Science followed by a PhD. He then spent several years as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Carnegie Institution for Science in the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism (now Earth and Planets Laboratory).

Dr. Reimink is currently an Assistant Professor of Geoscience at Penn State University, a premier geology university. His research interests span igneous petrology, the early history of Earth, and the relationship between these processes and other Earth systems. He has contributed to many research publications and presented at conferences on earth-related topics. 

In 2020, Dr. Reimink, along with Chris Bolhuis, launched a Geoscience podcast called PlanetGeo as an outreach project to convey passion and excitement for the geosciences to a general audience. The weekly delivered podcast is available online at no cost.

In 2023, Dr. Reimink again teamed up with Chris Bolhuis, to launch GampGeo mobile app which is a conversational textbook designed to reach even more people in promoting the Earth sciences.  The app utilizes images and conversational audio to convey important concepts. The app is patent pending and is available at no cost.

Dr. Reimink is a natural outdoor enthusiast. He and his wife enjoy camping and Jesse may collect an “odd rock” here and there on a hike. He also enjoys fly fishing, water skiing, and hunting.