Tag environmental studies
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
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
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
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.
Katherine McMahon
Associate professor, civil and environmental engineering, bacteriology
Expert in microbial ecology, limnology, water quality, wastewater treatment, environmental genomics, ecosystem microbiology
Ray Guries
Professor, forest and wildlife ecology
Knowledgeable about conservation and management of forest resources, especially the management of forest genetic resources and tree breeding
David Mladenoff
Professor, conservation, forest and wildlife ecology
Ecology and sustainability of forests, effects of climate change, forest management and carbon sequestration
Steph Tai
Professor, law school
I study the interaction between scientific research and environmental law and food safety regulation.