Paulo Verardi, Ph.D.
Department Head and Associate Professor of Virology and Vaccinology · University of Connecticut
Expert on vaccine development & virology (Smallpox, Rinderpest, Zika, coronaviruses, Rift Valley, Powassan, SFTSV, Heartland, & more)
COVID-19 Mosquito-borne Diseases Tick-borne Diseases Zika Smallpox
Cholani Weebadde
Assistant Professor - Plant Breeder for International Programs · Michigan State University
Cholani Weebadde is dedicated to training the next generation of plant breeders as hunger fighters.
Global Food Security Hunger Plant Breeding Climate Adaptation
Jeanette Wyneken, Ph.D.
Professor · Florida Atlantic University
Jeanette Wyneken is an expert in vertebrate morphology, physiological ecology, behavioral ecology, and marine conservation biology.
Marine Conservation Biology Physiological Ecology Vertebrate Morphology Behavioral Ecology
Dr Graeme Hayes
Reader in Sociology and Policy · Aston University
Dr Hayes focuses on environmental protest movements, climate change, direct action, civil disobedience & criminal trials of activists.
Social Transformation Disobedience Climate Change Contemporary Social Movements Direct Action
Nelson Guda, PhD
Independent Artist · Studio of Nelson Guda
Artist, TEDx Speaker, Creator
Conservation Issues Peace Building Community Engagement Climate Change Motivational Speaking
Christianne Wilhelmson
Executive Director · Georgia Strait Alliance
Non-profit leader in ocean conservation in urban British Columbia, where 75 per cent of the province's population lives, works and plays.
Ocean Conservation Whale protection Habitat protection Marine planning Salmon Aquaculture
Stacy Rosenberg
Associate Teaching Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Stacy Rosenberg contributes content for news media covering politics, political campaigns, crisis communication, and disinformation.
Politics Political Campaigns Crisis Communication Disinformation
Duncan Baker-Brown
Senior Lecturer in Architecture · University of Brighton
His work focuses on sustainable design of buildings and the re-use of existing materials.
Climate Change Recycling of Materials in Buildings Architecture Sustainable Design Social Housing
Colin J. Gleason
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Colin Gleason's research measures focuses on measuring how much of the earth’s water is in rivers at any point in time.
Global Water Budget Ungauged Basins Fluvial Geomorphology Fluvial Hydrology Remote Sensing
Arjun Krishnan
Assistant Professor · Michigan State University
Arjun Krishnan develops and applies computational data-driven approaches to unravel how our genome relates to health and disease.
Precision Medicine Big Data Genome-wide molecular networks Computational Biology Machine Learning
Michelle Brownlee
Director, Policy · Smart Prosperity Institute/University of Ottawa
Michelle works at the intersection of public policy, economics and the environment
Climate Change Environmental Economics Green Growth Environment & Economy Clean Innovation
Melanie Szulczewski
Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Szulczewki's research focuses on soil science and environmental toxicology.
Earth and Environmental Studies Environmental Issues Climate Change Solar Cooking Soil Science
Dr David Lowe
Senior Research Fellow · Leeds Beckett University
Dr David Lowe's main research interests are in terrorism & security, policing and criminal law.
Criminal Law Police Security Terrorism Crime
Angela Danyluk
Biologist/Sustainability specialist · local government
Ecologist who connects information and people to make change, solve problems and find solutions within the local government sector.
Reducing greenhouse gases Fish Ecology Agriculture Climate Change Adaptation
Marlene Schwartz, Ph.D.
Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health (Principal Investigator); Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies · University of Connecticut
Dr. Schwartz specializes in school wellness and nutrition programs, and food insecurity.
Food Pantries School Food SNAP School Food Options Nutrition
Doug Tallamy
Professor, Agriculture and Natural Resources · University of Delaware
Prof. Tallamy researches how plants that evolved elsewhere impact food webs and biodiversity.
Native Plants Insect Conservation Ecological Landscaping Ecosystem Function
V. Peter Harder
Senior Policy Advisor · Dentons Canada LLP
Highly engaging speaker with over 30 years at the centre of Canadian law, government decision-making, foreign affairs & international trade.
International Trade Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs Public Policy International Natural Resources and Infrastructure Cleantech
Jeremy Orr
Director of Litigation and Advocacy Partnerships for Earthjustice and Adjunct Professor · Michigan State University
Jeremy Orr's legal career has focused on drinking water and source water protection issues.
Environmental Law EPA Environmental Justice Climate Justice Source Water Protection Issues
James Bullock
Dean, School of Physical Sciences, Professor Physical Sciences, Physics & Astronomy · UC Irvine
James Bullock studies how galaxies and their constituent dark matter halos have formed and evolved over billions of years of cosmic time.
Dark Matter Star Formation Astronomy Galaxy Dynamics Physics
Sean Valles
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
I study the interplay of ethics and scientific evidence in population health, including race and migration issues and climate change issues.
Philosophy of Population Health Race in Science Health Justice Climate Change Philosophy Population Health Ethics