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Michael Rawlins

Michael Rawlins

Extension Associate Professor and Associate Director, Climate System Research Center

Michael Rawlins seeks to connect and understand water, energy and carbon cycling across the earth's land, atmosphere and ocean domains.

ClimatologyHydrologyArctic ScienceClimateHydrology of Arctic Environments
Marta Vicarelli

Marta Vicarelli

Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Policy

Marta Vicarelli's research focuses on the risks and the socioeconomic impacts of climate variability and climate change.

Economics of SustainabilityPolitical Economy of the EnvironmentEnvironmental PolicyEnvironmental EconomicsSocioeconomic Impacts of Climate Change
Gregor Semieniuk

Gregor Semieniuk

Assistant Research Professor at the Political Economy Research Institute and the Department of Economics

Gregor Semieniuk is an expert on the political economy of policy-induced structural change required to transition to a low-carbon economy.

Low Carbon EconomyClimate ChangeEconomic GrowthPolitical EconomyRenewable Energy
Christine Hatch

Christine Hatch

UMass Extension Professor in Earth, Geographic and Climate Sciences

Christine Hatch is a hydrogeologist who studies the intersection between water resources, ecology and climate change,

Dams and Climate-Induced StormsRewildingHydrogeologySurface Water-Groundwater InteractionsClimate Change
Robert Pollin

Robert Pollin

Distinguished Professor of Economics and Co-Director of Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

Robert Pollin's research centers on macroeconomics and the economics of building a clean-energy economy in the U.S and globally.

Green EconomyClean Energy EconomicsGreen JobsGreen New DealConditions for Low-Wage Workers
Nathan W. Chan

Nathan W. Chan

Professor of Resource Economics

Nathan Chan uses economic methods to examine challenges in environmental management and energy policy

Charitable GivingEnvironmental ManagementEnvironmental Public GoodsClimate Change MitigationNonmarket Valuation
Bethany Bradley

Bethany Bradley

Professor of Biogeography and Spatial Ecology

Bradley's research has a strong focus on invasive plants and climate change.

Invasive Speciesinvasion risk assessmentGlobal Change EcologyInvasion EcologyBiogeography
Robert M. DeConto

Robert M. DeConto

Provost Professor of and Earth, Geographic and Climate Sciences and Director of the School of Earth and Sustainability

Rob DeConto is one of the world's leading experts on modeling polar ice sheets, sea level rise and ocean response to climate change.

Ice Sheets and Sea LevelAntarcticaGlaciologyClimatologyEarth System Modeling
Jayati Ghosh

Jayati Ghosh

Professor of Economics

Jayati Ghosh is one of India's best-known economists and a frequent commentator and writer about a wide range of issues.

Economics and the Developing WorldEconomy of IndiaIndiaAsian Political EconomyGender and Care Work
Erin Baker

Erin Baker

Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Faculty Director of the Energy Transition Institute

Erin Baker informs policymakers on energy technology in the face of climate change.

Sustainability equityEnergy equityEnvironmental equityEnergy Economics and PolicyWind Energy