Tag Wisconsin issues and topics
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.
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).
Susan Paskewitz
Professor, entomology
Expert on biology and control of insects that transmit human and animal diseases, including malaria, West Nile virus, Lyme disease
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
Bret Shaw
Associate Professor, Life Sciences Communication; Environmental Communicatoin Specialist, UW-Extension
Expert on social marketing and communication related to environmental campaigns, eHealth for disease management
James Leary
Professor emeritus, folklore and Scandinavian studies
Expert on the folklore/culture of diverse peoples in Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest
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)
Peter (Pete) Nowak
Professor emeritus, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Expert in the complex relations between Wisconsin agriculture and soil and water resources
Timothy Donohue
Professor, bacteriology; director, Wisconsin Energy Institute
Expert on biofuels and bio-based renewable energy technologies
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
Joseph Salmons
Professor, German; director, Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures
Language and immigration, German in North America, languages of Wisconsin, American dialects, historical linguistics
Douglas Reinemann
Professor and CALS Associate Dean for Outreach and Extension
Expert on rural energy, energy sustainability (renewable and bio-energy), milking, stray voltage
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
Dennis Dresang
Professor emeritus, political science, La Follette School of Public Affairs
Expert on state and local politics, public management
Barry Orton
Professor emeritus, telecommunications, professional development and applied studies
Telecommunications policy, Internet utilization, cable television regulation, media industries
Roseanne Clark
Associate professor, psychiatry
Expertise in postpartum depression, parent-child relationships, and emotional and behavioral disturbances in infancy and early childhood
William Tracy
Professor and chair, agronomy
Sweet corn breeding and genetics, disease and insect resistance, quality, germination, cold tolerance, genetics of morphology and development
Jake Vander Zanden
Associate professor, zoology, Center for Limnology
Aquatic ecologist, limnologist, conservation biologist
Katherine (Kathy) Cramer
Natalie C. Holton Chair of Letters & Science; Professor of Political Science; Affiliate in J School, LaFollette School
Expert on civic engagement and political participation, student engagement, public opinion, racial dialogue, political discussion, deliberation, political communication
Paul Mitchell
Director of the Renk Agribusiness Institute; Associate professor, agricultural and applied economics
Expert on the economics of crop production and crop risk management
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
David Mickelson
Emeritus professor, geology and geophysics
Expert on glacial deposits and shoreline processes
Claudio Gratton
Associate professor, entomology
Expert on arthropod food web ecology at the landscape scale
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Michael Knetter
CEO, UW Foundation
Expert on macroeconomics, international finance, fiscal and monetary policy, higher education funding and philanthropy
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
Steve Ackerman
Professor, atmospheric and oceanic sciences; director, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
Expert on satellite meteorology and climatology, weather, atmospheric optics
Ken Albrecht
Professor, agronomy, agroecology, environmental studies
Expert on forage/pasture management and cropping systems
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
Wren Singer
Associate Vice Provost, Undergraduate Advising and Career Services
Expert on the transitions in and out of college and the undergraduate academic experience.
David Hart
Senior Scientst, UW Sea Grant Institute
Expert on geospatial technologies, coastal management, and urban and regional planning
Dörte Döpfer
Assistant professor, veterinary medicine, food animal medicine
Expert in veterinary epidemiology of infectious diseases with a focus on food safety, applied mathematical modeling and interdisciplinary communication