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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
Scott Lindstrom
Senior Information Technologist, Space Science and Engineering Center
Expert on Weather Satellite Display and Interpretation
Caroline Druschke
Assistant Professor, English
Focus on public engagement with freshwater restoration, dams, wetlands, and trout.
Susan Knight
Interim Director, Trout Lake Station, Center for Limnology
Expert on aquatic plant identification, bog ecology and aquatic invasive plants.
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
Matthew Ginder-Vogel
Assistant Professor, Environmental Chemistry, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Expert on chemistry of metals and nutrients in environmental systems, drinking water, and waste disposal.
Todd Newman
Assistant Professor, Department of Life Sciences Communication
Expert on the intersection between science and society
Cara Westmark
Assistant Professor, Neurology
Expert on Alzheimer's disease, fragile X syndrome and the study of dietary interventions in preclinical models
Elizabeth Hennessy
Assistant Professor, environmental studies, history, history of science
Expert on the Galápagos archipelago, the politics of conservation and ecotourism, political ecology, environmental and animal history
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
Katie Freeman
Program Manager and Instructor, Wisconsin Area Health Education Centers
Sustainable development expert with a focus on the ethics of tourism and voluntourism and the role of tourism in conservation and international development.
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Brian McInnes
Civil Society and Community Studies
Expert on P-12 Indigenous Education policy and practice, world language immersion education, Indigenous environmental stewardship, and Ojibwe/Potawatomi languages and culture.
Gregg Mitman
Vilas Research and William Coleman Professor of History, Medical History, and Environmental Studies
History of science, medicine, and the environment in the U.S. and the world
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.
Max Besbris
Associate Professor of Sociology
Expert on climate-related disasters and how people make decisions in economic markets.
Timothy Bertram
Professor, Chemistry; Affiliate Professor Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences; Environmental Chemistry and Technology
Expert in air quality, environmental chemistry, and chemical instrumentation
Nimish Pujara
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Expert on environmental fluid mechanics; coastal processes; microplastics
Qunying Huang
Professor, Geography; Director, Spatial Computing and Data Mining
Expert on wildfires, floods, Remote Sensing, AI/ML
Manuel Teodoro
Associate professor of public affairs
Expert on intersection of politics, public policy, and public management. Research focuses mainly on U.S. environmental policy and implementation, including analysis of environmental justice.
Morgan Edwards
Assistant Professor, La Follette School of Public Affairs
Expert on climate policy, fossil fuel phaseout, and state and local climate solutions
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
Haoran Wei
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
I am working at the interface between sensors and emerging environmental pollutants.
Brad Herrick
Ecologist; Research Program Manager, Arboretum
Expert on restoration ecology, invasion biology, earthworm biology, Arboretum research and restoration legacy.
Jennifer Raynor
Assistant Professor of Natural Resource Economics, Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology
Expert on the economic dimensions of natural resource management and policy, with a focus on fish and wildlife
Bill Limpisathian
Assistant Professor of Cartography and Geovisualization, Department of Geography
Expert in cartography, neuro correlates of map cognition, spatial cognition, map accessibility, geovisualization
Gavin Dehnert
Emerging Contaminants Scientist, Wisconsin Sea Grant, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education
Expert on emerging contaminants--such as PFAS--that could potentially have adverse health effects on humans and negative effects on the environment.
Daniel Williford
Assistant Professor, History
Daniel Williford is an expert on the history of technology and the environment in North Africa
Mohan Qin
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Experts on sustainable water and wastewater treatment
Kasey Keeler
Assistant Professor of American Indian & Indigenous Studies
Expert on federal Indian policy; American Indian history, land, dispossession; contemporary American Indian people, including (sub)urbanization
Paul Koch
Professor, Department of Plant Pathology
Expert on sustainable turfgrass management, including lawns, parks, golf courses, and athletic fields
Prashant Sharma
Professor/Integrative Biology
Expert on molecular phylogeny, macroevolution of arthropods, and developmental biology of arachnids. Director of the UW-Madison Zoological Museum.
Daniel Young
Professor; Entomology; Director UW Insect Research Collection (WIRC); UW-Madison Core Research Facility
Expert on general insect classification and natural history with specialization on beetle diversity, taxonomy, and natural history.
Harkirat Kaur
Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Corn production agronomist, leading corn agronomy research and extension at UW-Madison, focusing on economical and sustainable corn production.
Dominic Parker
Anderson-Bascom Professor, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Expert on economics of environmental, energy, and natural resource policy; expert on the economies of Indigenous communities; expert on natural resource governance and economic development
Gregg Sanford
Assistant Professor, Soil Carbon & Cropping System Ecology; Director, Wisconsin Integrated Cropping Systems Trial
Expert on Cropping System Ecology, Soil Organic Carbon and related Soil Health metrics, Ecological Intensification, Organic Farming, Rotational Grazing