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, life sciences communication; steering committee, Holtz Center of Science and Technology Studies
Expert on media, science and policy, science and social media, public understanding of science, public attitudes toward controversial science
Tracey Holloway
Associate professor, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Expert on air pollution, energy and environment, climate change, environmental policy, environmental careers, sustainability science
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
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
Gregory Nemet
Professor, La Follette School of Public Affairs and Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Greg's research looks at how to expand access to energy services while reducing environmental impacts.
John Magnuson
Professor emeritus, zoology and limnology
Aquatic ecologist and limnologist, trained in fish and fisheries ecology, taught ecology of fishes and limnology
Steve Ackerman
Professor, atmospheric and oceanic sciences; director, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
Expert on satellite meteorology and climatology, weather, atmospheric optics
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
Daniel Vimont
Associate professor, atmospheric and oceanic sciences
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 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
James Kitchell
Professor, zoology
Expert on food webs and fisheries for inland lakes, Great Lakes and marine systems
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
Assistant 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
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
Tom Givnish
Professor, botany
Expert on ecology, evolutionary biology, molecular systematics, speciation, conservation, and Wisconsin plant diversity
John Young
Professor emeritus, Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences; director, Wisconsin State Climatology Office
Expert on climate change, variability, and impacts; Wisconsin climate outreach; weather processes and probabilities
John Kutzbach
Professor Emeritus and Senior Scientist, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Environmental Sciences
Expert on climate and climate change.
Daniel Wright
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
I am a hydrologist and water resources engineer, specializing in flood hazards and mitigation strategies in both urban areas and larger watersheds
Sumudu Atapattu
Director, Research Centers, UW Law School
Expert on link between environmental issues and human rights, climate change, international environmental law, sustainable development, environmental justice