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Michael Rawlins

Extension Associate Professor and Associate Director, Climate System Research Center

Michael Rawlins studies Arctic hydrology while serving as a leading regional expert on weather anomalies and the impacts of climate change.

Arctic HydrologyExtreme Weather EventsCarbon Cycle‎Permafrost ThawClimate Change
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Julie Brigham-Grette

Professor of Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences

Julie Brigham-Grette is an internationally-renowned expert on the Arctic’s climate history and sea-level rise.

Polar Climate‎Arctic ScienceSedimentologyGlaciologyGeological Mapping
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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
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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
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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
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Jayati Ghosh

Professor of Economics

Jayati Ghosh is an Indian economist working on the global economy and India. She comments in popular media on a wide range of issues.

EmploymentFeminist EconomicsTaxationDevelopmentInequality
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