Ilya Buynevich is a geologist, who teaches coastal geosciences at Temple University and served as a 2022-2023 Fulbright U.S. Scholar in Estonia. He grew up and began his education in Ukraine, followed by a PhD from Boston University and a scientific position at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Buynevich conducted research projects in the USA, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Brazil, Israel, Kuwait, Turkey, and the Bahamas. He is passionate about introducing young geoscientists to hands-on field experience and exploring how lessons learned from the past can help understand current issues facing our rapidly developing world.