Tag environmental studies
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
Joy Zedler
Professor Emerita, botany
Expert on wetland restoration and ecology, reestablishment of native plants, and the interaction of native and exotic species
Adrian Treves
Professor of environmental studies
Coexistence between people and wildlife worldwide, especially wolves, bears and big cats. Constitutional and public trust protections for the environment.
William Cronon
Emeritus Professor, history, geography, environmental studies
Expert on history of environment, conservation and environmentalism, U.S. West, public lands
Timothy Van Deelen
Professor, Forest and Wildlife Ecology
Expert in conservation and management of large mammals and mammal communities in the Great Lakes region (e.g., deer, wolves and black bears).
Lisa Naughton
Professor, Geography
Expert on biodiversity conservation, land use and protected areas in tropics, protecting rain forests to slow climate change
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
Kurt Sladky
Clinical professor and section head, zoological medicine, surgical sciences
Expert in zoological medicine (zoo animals, wildlife and non-domestic pets) and conservation medicine (ecosystem and global health)
John (Jack) Williams
Professor, geography
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
Peter (Pete) Nowak
Professor emeritus, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Expert in the complex relations between Wisconsin agriculture and soil and water resources
Kenneth Potter
Professor emeritus, civil and environmental engineering
Expert on flooding and storm water management
Anna Pidgeon
Professor, forest and wildlife ecology
Expert on avian ecology, conservation and Wisconsin wildlife
Richard Lindroth
Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor, Dept. Entomology
Expertise in ecological effects of climate change, insect pests of deciduous forests, general ecology
Paul Zedler
Professor, environmental studies
Pure and applied plant community and population ecology and related environmental topics
Jake Vander Zanden
Associate professor, zoology, Center for Limnology
Aquatic ecologist, limnologist, conservation biologist
Randall Jackson
Associate professor, agronomy, agroecology program, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Expert on community and ecosystem ecology in grasslands managed for grazing and/or prairie
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
Claudio Gratton
Associate professor, entomology
Expert on arthropod food web ecology at the landscape scale
Carol Lee
Associate professor, zoology; Center of Rapid Evolution; trainer in genetics
Research focuses on evolutionary and physiological mechanisms that enable organisms to invade new environments
Brent McCown
Professor, horticulture; associated faculty, Nelson Institute and Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
Propagation, breeding, growth and production of woody perennial horticultural crops including fruits and ornamentals (shrubs and trees)
Warren Porter
Professor, zoology
Expert on climate change effects on animals, subtle biological effects of pesticides and early detection of infection
John Magnuson
Professor emeritus, zoology and limnology
Aquatic ecologist and limnologist, trained in fish and fisheries ecology, taught ecology of fishes and limnology
Patrick Eagan
Professor, engineering professional development, Fellow Office of sustainability,Chair Environment and Resources Program
Conceives, plans, conducts, evaluates professional education programs and conducts research on industrial/municipal environmental engineering, design, management and water resources
Samuel Dennis Jr.
Associate professor, landscape architecture
Expert on landscape architecture, community design, children's environments, nature play, and the built environment and health
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.
Calvin DeWitt
Professor, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Expert on land stewardship, purchased development rights, local government environmental policy, wetland ecology, environmental stewardship, faith-based stewardship
Carrie Laboski
Associate professor, soil science and civil and environmental engineering
Expert on economically and environmentally sustainable soil fertility/nutrient management programs for field and forage crops
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
Volker Radeloff
Associate professor, forest and wildlife ecology
Expert on conservation biology, threats to biodiversity by land use and especially housing development, wildland fire
Evelyn Howell
Professor and chair, landscape architecture
Design, restoration, management and conservation of Midwestern native plant communities
Cameron Currie
Associate professor, bacteriology
Expert on microbial diversity, ecology and evolution
David Williamson Shaffer
Sears Bascom Professor of Learning Analytics, Educational Psychology; Data Philosopher, WCER
Professor Shaffer founded the field of Quantitative Ethnography. He uses artificial intelligence(AI), statistics, and qualitative tools to study equity in education and the social sciences.