Tag environmental studies

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

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

Tyler Lark

Researcher, Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment

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

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

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

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.

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