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Harkirat Kaur

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

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

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

Margaret Zimmer

Margaret Zimmer

Associate Professor, Soil and Environmental Sciences

Expertise in surface water quality and quantity, non-perennial streams, surface water-groundwater interactions, and soil water

Ericka Wills

Ericka Wills

School for Workers | Department of Labor Education

Expert specializing in labor unions, union organizing, collective bargaining, labor disputes, including strikes and lockouts, and labor history.

Andrea Lang

Andrea Lang

Associate Professor, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Expert on winter weather with a focus on understanding the drivers of winter and cool-season weather extremes and their predictability.

Steven Hall

Steven Hall

Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences

Expert on agriculture and the environment

Michael Morgan

Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Expert on weather prediction, artificial intelligence used in environmental prediction, federal support for science, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Rebecca Cors

Rebecca Cors

Scientist and Evaluator

Expertise: research and team facilitation to support program managers with strategic planning, designing education programs, evaluating outcomes and impact.

Xia  Zhu-Barker

Xia Zhu-Barker

Assistant Professor, Soil and Environmental Sciences

Soil health, compost, greenhouse gas emissions, nitrate leaching, agricultural sustainability, nutrient and manure management, NOx and NH3 emissions, and use of isotopic tracers

Loka Ashwood

Professor of Community and Environmental Sociology

Loka uses interdisciplinary collaborations to expose the causes and dire implications of rural discontent while equipping rural communities with resources to build critical agency.