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Tag climate change/global warming

Michael Notaro

Michael Notaro

Director and Scientist III, Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research

Expertise: regional climate modeling, climate education, Great Lakes climate change, land-atmosphere interactions, lake-effect snow, ecological impacts of climate change, dust storms

Adrian Treves

Adrian Treves

Professor of environmental studies

Open Science, coexistence between people and wildlife worldwide, especially wolves, bears and big cats. Constitutional and public trust protections for the environment.

Dominique Brossard

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

Steve Carpenter

Steve Carpenter

Professor emeritus, limnology

Expert on freshwater resources and ecosystem services

Tracey Holloway

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

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

Grant Petty

Professor, atmospheric science

Expert on satellite remote sensing of the atmosphere and atmospheric radiative transfer

Jonathan Martin

Jonathan Martin

Professor, atmospheric and oceanic sciences

Expert on mid-latitude weather systems: snowstorms, severe thunderstorms, can comment on climate change and global warming

Pao Wang

Pao Wang

Professor emeritus, atmospheric and oceanic sciences

Expert in atmospheric physics

John (Jack) Williams

John (Jack) Williams

Professor, geography

Expert on global warming and ecological responses to climate change, past and future

Christopher Velden

Christopher Velden

Senior researcher, Space Science and Engineering Center

Expert on hurricane research, and environmental satellite techniques/applications to tropical cyclones

Kenneth Potter

Kenneth Potter

Professor emeritus, civil and environmental engineering

Expert on flooding and storm water management

Richard Lindroth

Richard Lindroth

Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor, Dept. Entomology

Expertise in ecological effects of climate change, insect pests of deciduous forests, general ecology

Chris Kucharik

Chris Kucharik

Professor, plant and agroecosystem sciences 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

Carol Lee

Carol Lee

Professor, Integrative Biology

Research focuses on evolutionary and physiological mechanisms that enable organisms to invade new environments or respond to climate change

John Magnuson

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

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

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.

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

David Hart

Senior Scientst, UW Sea Grant Institute

Expert on geospatial technologies, coastal management, and urban and regional planning