climate Experts

Kenneth Gravois

Sugarcane SpecialistLouisiana State University

Dr. Gravois has dedicated his life to the sugar cane industry and improving the crop.

Peter Roberts

Professor of Organization & Management; Executive Academic Director, Business & Society InstituteEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Justina Ray

President and Senior ScientistWildlife Conservation Society Canada

Justina Ray's research is focused on evaluating the role of shifting landscapes in biodiversity decline and/or change in forested ecosystems

Larisa DeSantis

Associate Professor of Biological SciencesVanderbilt University

Studies mammal teeth and bones to determine how they responded to ancient climate change and reasons why they went extinct.

Norman Beatty

M.D. | Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Dr. Norman Beatty studies neglected tropical diseases, such as Chagas disease, Leishmaniasis, cysticercosis and snake envenomation.

Esther Mullens

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Esther Mullens' researches precipitating weather systems, including extreme events, climate variability and the interactions therein.

Hiba Baroud

Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental EngineeringVanderbilt University

Expert in risk, reliability and resilience of critical infrastructure against climate change and natural disasters, particularly flooding.

Genevieve Weber

Associate Professor of Counseling and Mental Health ProfessionsHofstra University

Dr. Weber is a licensed mental health counselor, with a specialty in LGBTQ inclusion/cyber-bullying and substance abuse/heroin addiction.

Pallav Ray, Ph.D.

Associate Professor | Ocean Engineering and Marine SciencesFlorida Tech

Dr. Ray researches tropical climate dynamics and its variability using observations, models, and theory.

Nicole Bouvier-Brown

Chair and Professor of Environmental Science; Co-Executive Director of Coastal Research InstituteLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering