earth Experts

Robert Welch

Assistant Professor of Environmental ScienceLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Michael Vandenbergh

Professor of LawVanderbilt University

Expert in environmental law and how private industry can help slow climate change.

Diane Turnshek

Special LecturerCarnegie Mellon University

Diane Turnshek has spent her career studying astronomy and is one of the foremost experts on light pollution.

Eric Vandernoot, M.S.

Astronomy & Physics Lab CoordinatorFlorida Atlantic University

Eric Vandernoot operates FAU's Astronomical Observatory and teaches courses on Planetary Mechanics and Astronomy.

Drew Bridges

Assistant ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Bridges's lab uncovers signals bacteria use to coordinate their behaviors, aiming to turn those signals into new ways to treat infections.

Elizabeth Hintz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of CommunicationUniversity of Connecticut

Elizabeth Hintz’s research examines how individuals manage complex, stigmatized, and poorly understood health conditions.

Rattan Lal

Associate Professor, Soil Science | Environment and Natural ResourcesThe Ohio State University

Rattan Lal is a Professor of Soil Physics in the School of Environment and Natural Resources at The Ohio State University .

Amir AghaKouchak

Professor of Civil & Environmental EngineeringUC Irvine

Amir AghaKouchak studies how climate change and variability influence extreme events (flood/drought/heatwaves) and compound hazards.

Gail Wronsky

Professor Emeritus of EnglishLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Wesley Longhofer

Associate Professor of Organization & Management; Senior Director, Center for Faculty Development and Excellence; Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty AffairsEmory University, Goizueta Business School