Lisa S. Botnen is a Research Scientist at the EERC, where she is a task manager for the Plains CO₂ Reduction (PCOR) Partnership. Her principal areas of interest and expertise include regulatory and policy issues as they relate to geologic and terrestrial carbon sequestration. Additional focus areas include carbon market assessment and analysis, wetland identification and delineation, water resource assessment, and watershed management.

Ms. Botnen received her B.S. degree in Environmental Geology and Technology from UND. She has coauthored numerous publications.