Mark Brand, Ph.D.
Professor of Horticulture and Plant Breeding, Nursery Extension Specialist · University of Connecticut
Professor Brand is a horticulturist who focuses on ornamental plant breeding, sustainable cultivars, and industrial hemp.
Woody Landscape Plants Nursery Crops Ornamental Plant Breeding Aroniaberry Fruit Production Plant Breeding
Xiuchun (Cindy) Tian, Ph.D.
Interim Department Head and Professor · University of Connecticut
Professor Tian is an expert in animal biotechnology.
Pluripotent Stem Cells Nuclear Reprogramming by Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Genetic Engineering in Farm Animals Assisted Reproductive Technologies Pre-Implantation Embryo Development
Shuresh Ghimire, Ph.D.
Associate Cooperative Extension Educator · University of Connecticut
Shuresh Ghimire conducts an extension education and research program in vegetable crop production and practices.
Plastic Mulch Climate Adaptation Horticulture Agricultural Sciences Biodegradable Materials
Anoushka Concepcion
Aquaculture Associate Extension Educator · University of Connecticut
Anoushka P. Concepcion is an Assistant Extension Educator focusing on marine aquaculture with the Connecticut Sea Grant Program.
Sugar Kelp Shellfish Veterinary Sciences Fisheries Marine Aquaculture
Mark A. Boyer, Ph.D.
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Emeritus · University of Connecticut
Mark A. Boyer studies environmental policy and global-local linkages. His research focuses on climate adaptation from global to local.
Simulation and Experimental Methods Climate Change Global-Local Linkages Globalization Environmental Policy
FRANCOISE BAYLIS
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Bioethics and Philosophy · Dalhousie University
Dr. Baylis researches matters related to ethics, health law and policy of assisted human reproduction and novel genetic technologies.
Bioethics Assisted Human Reproduction Genetic Technologies & Ethics Genetics and the Law Policy & Regulation Identity
Gennady Miloshevsky, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Miloshevsky researches computational physics with emphasis on effects of plasma, laser and particle beams on materials.
Materials Under Extreme Conditions Radiation- and Plasma-Material Interactions Physics of High Energy Densities Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics Dusty Plasmas
Kimberly Dodd
Director, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory · Michigan State University
Dr. Dodd is an internationally recognized expert in laboratory diagnostics and outbreak response for emerging infectious diseases.
Disease Pathogenesis Vaccine Development Emerging Diseases Laboratory Diagnostics Outbreak Responses
Georgeen Theodore
Director, Master of Infrastructure Planning Program · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Professor Theodore focuses on the relationship between strategic planning and local development
Equitable Economic Development Participatory & Dialogic Processes Regional Development Sustainable Building Design Strategic Planning
Lissa Leege
Professor & Center for Sustainability Director · Georgia Southern University
Lissa Leege's research focuses on plant conservation ecology, plant population and community ecology and threats to biodiversity.
Biology of Plants Principles of Biology Environmental Biology Issues in Sustainability
Lance McBrayer
Associate Dean · Georgia Southern University
Lance McBrayer is an expert in organismal ecology
Anatomy Behavior Herpetology
Michelle Cawthorn
Associate Professor · Georgia Southern University
Professor Cawthorn specializes in the ecology and behavior of small mammals such as shrews and small mice
Animal Behavior Herpetology Biology Environmental Biology
Jianguo Liu
University Distinguished Professor in Fisheries and Wildlife · Michigan State University
An expert in conservation ecology and the human impact on the environment and on endangered species
Sustainability Fisheries and Wildlife Biodiversity
Christine Hatch
UMass Extension Professor in Earth, Geographic and Climate Sciences · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Christine Hatch is a hydrogeologist who studies the intersection between water resources, ecology and climate change,
Dams and Climate-Induced Storms Rewilding Hydrogeology Surface Water-Groundwater Interactions Climate Change
Martin Gold
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Martin Gold researches the interrelationships among architecture, ecology, culture and resource stewardship at urban and residential scales.
Ecological Planning Environmental Technology in Buildings Sustainable Architecture
G Philip (Phil) Robertson
University Distinguished Professor · Michigan State University
Agriculture and climate change (particularly mitigation strategies), bioenergy sustainability, and greenhouse gas emissions.
Soil Carbon Dynamics Climate Change Mitigation Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from Agriculture Climate change and agriculture Bioenergy Sustainability
Jim Wellehan
Professor · University of Florida
Jim Wellehan's research focuses on comparative infectious disease, pathogen evolution, molecular diagnostics and pathogen discovery.
Mycology Virology Wildlife Medicine Infectious Disease Bacteriology
Bryan W. Brooks, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor, Environmental Science and Public Health; Director of Environmental Health Science · Baylor University
Interdisciplinary expert researcher and author on water quality, environmental health and sustainability issues in rapidly urbanizing areas.
Contaminants of Emerging Concern Harmful Algal Blooms Urbanization Sustainability Issues Environmental Contaminants
Alan Franck
Collections Manager · University of Florida
Alan Franck manages the Herbarium at the Florida Museum, which has around 500,000 specimens of plants, lichens and algae from worldwide.
Herbarium Medical Botany Nomenclature Plants Plant Diversity
Jorge Sefair
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Jorge Sefair develops theory and algorithms to solve optimization problems in environmental planning, public policy, and service systems.
Adversarial Games Network Optimization Mathematical Programming Operations Research Combinatorial Optimization