Tag climate change/global warming
Michael Notaro
Associate scientist and associate director, Center for Climatic Research
Expert on climate change and its impact on vegetation, vegetation-climate interactions, regional-global climate modeling, Great Lakes and lake-effect snow
Adrian Treves
Professor of environmental studies
Expert on coexistence and conflicts between people and wildlife worldwide, especially wolves, bears and big cats. Constitutional and public trust protections for the environment.
Dominique Brossard
Professor and Chair, Department of Life Sciences Communication
Expert on media, science and policy; science and social media; public understanding of science; risk communication; science and fake news
Tracey Holloway
Professor, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences
Expert on air pollution, energy and environment, air quality and public health, and science careers
Stanley Temple
Professor emeritus, forest and wildlife ecology, environmental studies
Expert on birds, wildlife, endangered species, wildlife conservation, biodiversity, conservation biology, ecology and Aldo Leopold
Grant Petty
Professor, atmospheric science
Expert on satellite remote sensing of the atmosphere and atmospheric radiative transfer
Jonathan Martin
Professor and chair, atmospheric and oceanic sciences
Expert on mid-latitude weather systems: snowstorms, severe thunderstorms, can comment on climate change and global warming
John (Jack) Williams
Professor, geography; director, Center for Climatic Research
Expert on global warming and ecological responses to climate change, past and future
Christopher Velden
Senior researcher, Space Science and Engineering Center
Expert on hurricane research, and environmental satellite techniques/applications to tropical cyclones
Charles Bentley
Professor emeritus, geology and geophysics; director, ice coring and drilling services
Expert on Antarctica, glaciology, ice drilling
Kenneth Potter
Professor, civil and environmental engineering
Expert on flooding and storm water management
Richard Lindroth
Professor, entomology; adjunct professor, zoology
Expertise in ecological effects of climate change, insect pests of deciduous forests, general ecology
Chris Kucharik
Professor, agronomy and Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment
Expert on agroecosystems, agroclimatology, soil carbon sequestration, ecological modeling, water resources, climate change, and extreme weather
John Magnuson
Professor emeritus, zoology and limnology
Aquatic ecologist and limnologist, trained in fish and fisheries ecology, taught ecology of fishes and limnology
Sharon Dunwoody
Professor emerita, journalism and mass communication
Expert on public understanding of science, particularly the role of mass media science, environment and health messages in serving as a catalyst for knowledge gain.
Steve Ackerman
Professor, atmospheric and oceanic sciences; director, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
Expert on satellite meteorology and climatology, weather, atmospheric optics
Tom Eggert
Emeritus, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies; Founder, Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council
Expert on sustainability, corporate responsibility and socially responsible investing. Also UN Sustainable Development goals, sustainability reporting and microfinance.
James LaGro Jr.
Professor, urban and regional planning, Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Expert on urban planning and design, land use policy, and sustainably built environments
David Hart
Senior Scientst, UW Sea Grant Institute
Expert on geospatial technologies, coastal management, and urban and regional planning
Edwin Eloranta
Senior scientist, Space Science and Engineering Center
Expert in the design, construction and application of laser radars for studies of atmospheric boundary layers, aerosols, clouds and radiation
Steph Tai
Professor, law school
I study the interaction between scientific research and environmental law and food safety regulation.
Daniel Vimont
Professor, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences; Director, Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research
Expert on climate variations (El Niño, tropical variations), climate change and climate change impacts in Wisconsin.
Steven Loheide
Assistant professor, civil and environmental engineering
Expert in hydroecology, water in the environment
Janet Silbernagel
Professor, landscape architecture, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Specialist in regional conservation strategies,landscape ecology, scenario building, & spatial analysis
Richard Shaten
Emeritus - Nelson Institute
Expert on the economic and environmental impact of energy systems
Richard Keller
Professor, medical history and bioethics
Expert on climate change and its health consequences; historical and cultural dimensions of global health; race and health
Jonathan Patz
Professor & director, global environmental health
Expert on health effects of global climate change, land use change and deforestation; health co-benefits of energy policy
Henry Anderson, MD
Adjunct professor, population health
Expert on environmental and occupational disease (dusts and chemicals), public health, epidemiology, disease and exposure surveillance
Ellen Damschen
Associate Professor, Department of Integrative Biology
Expert on terrestrial ecology, conservation biology and restoration ecology within grassland and savanna ecosystems.
Ankur Desai
Professor, atmospheric and oceanic sciences; faculty affiliate, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Expert on climate change, carbon cycling in forest, lake and wetland ecosystems, global land-atmosphere interaction and micrometeorology
Holly Gibbs
Assistant professor, geography, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Expert on tropical land-use change, deforestation and carbon emissions
Tristan L'Ecuyer
Associate Professor, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Expert on satellite remote sensing, climate change, and the global energy and water cycles.
Steve Vavrus
Senior scientist, Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research
Expert on global climate change, Arctic climate, Wisconsin climate, extreme weather
Angela Pakes, P.E., LEED AP
Assistant Director for New Technology Directions at the Grainger Institute for Engineering
Expert on Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Cost Analysis, LEED green building design, construction, beneficial use of recycled materials, environmental remediation and brownfields.
Michael Cardiff
Associate Professor, Geoscience and Geological Engineering (CEE)
Expert in monitoring and modeling of environmental issues related to ground water, water supply, and water quality
James Hurley
Professor, civil and environmental engineering; director, UW Sea Grant; director, UW Water Resources Institute
Expert on mercury contamination in the environment, particularly in the Great Lakes, northern Wisconsin lakes and the Everglades.
Sean Schoville
Assistant professor, entomology
Expert on evolutionary effects of global change, genetic adaptation to the environment, alpine biodiversity