Tag climate change/global warming

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

Ken Cameron

Professor, Botany; Director, WI State Herbarium

Expert on plant biology, especially orchids, Vanilla, and the flora of Wisconsin; natural history science museum collections

Hilary Dugan

Assistant Professor, Center for Limnology, Department of Integrative Biology

Expert on lakes in a changing environment, including lakes in Wisconsin, the Arctic, and Antarctica.

Thea Whitman

Assistant Professor, Soil Science

Expert in soil microbial ecology, soil carbon cycling, and climate change

Alex Wiedenhoeft

Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Botany

Specialist in the anatomy and function of wood, forensic wood science, and forensic botany

Shaun Marcott

Assistant Professor

Expert on glacier and climate change.

Leigh Orf

Associate Scientist, CIMSS

Expert on severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, and using supercomputers to simulate the atmosphere

Adena Rissman

Professor of the human dimensions of ecosystem management, Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology

Expert on the social and policy aspects of natural resources management and conservation, including land protection, forestry, wildlife habitat, water quality

James Kossin

Atmospheric Scientist, NOAA Center for Weather and Climate

Expert on tropical cyclones (hurricanes, typhoons, etc) and their relationship to climate and climate change

Stephen Meyers

Vilas Distinguished Professor/Department of Geoscience

Expert on Earth history, paleoclimatology, and the geologic time scale.

Todd Newman

Assistant Professor, Department of Life Sciences Communication

Expert on the intersection between science and society

Jessica LeClair

Clinical Assistant Professor

Public health nurse with expertise in the health effects of climate change, climate justice, public health, public health nursing

Robert Holz

Associate Scientist, Space Science and Engineering Center

Expert on satellite remote sensing and atmospheric lidar

Tyler Lark

Researcher, Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment

Expert on U.S. agricultural land use, conservation, and federal policy

Adam Bechle

UW Sea Grant Institute

Andrew W. Stevens

Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Applied Economics

Expert on applied agricultural and food policy with interests ranging from US agricultural production to consumer food demand and food security

Erika Marin-Spiotta

Professor, geography; Faculty Co-Director Women In Science & Engineering Leadership Institute (WISELI)

Soil carbon; tropical forests; workplace climate; sexual harassment; bullying; diversity, equity and inclusion

Michael Childers

Professor, Department of Labor Education

Expert specializing in labor unions, collective bargaining, production standards, and labor/management relations in union environments.

Michelle Miller

Associate Director, Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems

Expert on regional food systems and food supply chains, including food transportation, labor and governance.

Diane Mayerfeld

Senior Outreach Specialist, Division of Extension, Agriculture Institute; Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems

Expert on sustainable agriculture

Paul Barford

Professor, Computer Sciences; director, Wisconsin Advanced Internet Laboratory

Expert on computer communication networks and the Internet including Internet structure, traffic characteristics, security.

Christopher Zahasky

Assistant Professor, Department of Geoscience

Expert in hydrogeology, energy resources, and challenges at the energy-water nexus

Corbett Grainger

Associate Professor, Ag & Applied Economics

Expert on environmental policy, natural resource policy, and income distribution.

Chris McCahill

Managing Director, State Smart Transportation Institute

Expert in transportation engineering and urban planning. Focused on sustainable practices and data-driven policies.

Max Besbris

Associate Professor of Sociology

Expert on how people make economic decisions and how economic decisions reproduce inequality.

Timothy Bertram

Professor, Chemistry; Affiliate Professor Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences; Environmental Chemistry and Technology

Expert in air quality, environmental chemistry, and chemical instrumentation

Nan Li

Assistant Professor, Life Sciences Communication

Expert on visual communications of science, environment and agriculture; public opinion; audience psychology

Line Roald

Assistant Professor

Expert on electric power systems, renewable energy, transmission and distribution grids and energy system analysis. Passionate about sustainability, climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Qunying Huang

Associate Professor, Geography

Expert on flood mapping, wildfire damage assessment, Human Mobility, Remote Sensing, Social Media Analytics, and GeoAI

James Kelleher

Associate Professor of Medical History & Bioethics; Associate Professor of Philosophy

Expert on the intersection between ethics and climate change economics, and on ethical issues in health policy.

Morgan Edwards

Assistant Professor, La Follette School of Public Affairs

Expert on climate policy, fossil fuel phaseout, and state and local climate solutions

Andrea Dutton

Professor of Geoscience

Expert on sea-level rise; Earth's past history of climate and sea level

Andrea Strzelec, Ph.D., FSAE

Associate Scientist, Mechanical Engineering

Recognized for distinguished SAE leadership and impact in advancing the understanding of fuel effects on combustion, particulates, and emissions controls

Grace Wilkinson

Assistant Professor, Center for Limnology, Integrative Biology

Expert on lakes and reservoirs with a focus on water quality, algal blooms, ecosystem resilience, and how lakes are linked to the surrounding landscape