Tara Trammell
Associate Professor, Urban Forestry · University of Delaware
Prof. Trammell studies how biophysical and sociological factors affect urban ecosystem structure and function.
Invasive Species Urban Forests Urban Ecosystems Biology Pollution
David Wagner, Ph.D.
Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Behavior · University of Connecticut
Professor Wagner is an expert in caterpillars, butterflies, moths, insect conservation, global insect decline
Butterflies and Moths Caterpillars Entomology Invasive Species Impacts Insects
James Randerson
Chancellor's Professor Earth System Science · UC Irvine
James Randerson studies the global carbon cycle using remote sensing and in-situ measurements and different types of models.
Climate-Carbon Cycle Feedbacks Forests Wildfires Climate Plants
Asia Dowtin
Assistant Professor of Forestry · Michigan State University
Asia Dowtin's research uses in situ sampling and laboratory techniques to quantify hydrologic and nutrient cycling in the urban forest.
Youth Engagement Hydrologic and Nutrient Cycling in Urban Forests Ecosystem Services of the Urban Forest Urban Forest Planning and Management Workforce Development
F.E. "Jack" Putz
Distinguished Professor · University of Florida
Frances "Jack" Putz applies science to real-world problems related to ecosystem management and conservation.
Plant Ecology Indonesian Consevation Issue Economic Botany Applied Ecology Florida Natural History
David Godwin
Director · University of Florida
David Godwin researches fire ecology, from remote sensing assessments of burn severity to prescribed fire and forest carbon dynamics.
Wildfire Fire Science Fire Ecology Prescribed Fire
Aaron M. Bauer, PhD
Professor and Gerald M. Lemole Endowed Chair in Integrative Biology · College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Villanova University
Aaron Bauer, PhD, is a leading expert on reptiles, with a specialty in geckos, systematics and biogeography.
Reptiles Vertebrate Morphology Systematics Biogeography Natural History Collections
Robert T. Fahey, Ph.D.
George F. Cloutier Professor in Forestry · University of Connecticut
Robert Fahey is interested in understanding linkages between the composition, structure, and functioning of forest ecosystems.
Forestry Natural Resources Forest Ecology Forest Ecosystems
James Costa
Professor and Executive Director of Highlands Biological Station · Western Carolina University
Jim Costa's interests include insect behavior and ecology, environmental history and philosophy, and the history of science.
Charles Darwin Conservation Ecology Insect Behavior Evolutionary Biology
Richard Kobe
Professor of Forestry · Michigan State University
Expert on the ecological processes governing the dynamics of tree communities in temperate and tropical forests
Tree Communities in Temperate and Tropical Forests Forestry
Scott Wallace
Associate Professor of Journalism · University of Connecticut
Scott Wallace is a bestselling author, photojournalist and educator who covers the environment and vanishing cultures worldwide.
Central America Amazon Rainforest Brazil Indigenous Cultures Uncontacted Tribes
Lynn Salsi
Author, Storyteller, Teacher, Historian, Speaker · Lynn Salsi Consulting
With boundless enthusiasm, Southern history and folktales come alive with this Pulitzer Prize Nominated author & storyteller
Fiction Editing & Writing Teaching Public Relations Marketing Communications
Joyce Fassbender, Ph.D.
Expert in insect and spider biodiversity · Florida Gulf Coast University
Joyce Fassbender is an entomologist and arachnologist with research interests in general biology.
Beetles Spiders Insect Biodiversity Entomology Arachnology
Andrew Dolby
Professor of Biology · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Dolby’s research focuses on avian behavior and physiological ecology.
Zoology Physiological Ecology Ornithology Avian Behavior Behavioral Ecology
Rodrigo Vargas
Professor, Ecosystem Ecology and Environmental Change · University of Delaware
Prof. Vargas’ work focuses on global environmental change, nature-based solutions, and environmental data science.
Climate Change Environmental Data Science Blue Carbon Nature-based Solutions Soil-Water-Plant-Atmosphere
Laura Kehoe
Post doctoral Fellow, Department of Biology · University of Victoria
Identifying pathways to balance human resource use with the conservation of biodiversity.
Wildlife Conservation Agricultural impacts on biodiversity Chimpanzee Conservation Conservation Decision Science Root drivers of biodiversity loss
Di Yang
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Di Yang is an expert in remote sensing and geospatial AI, integrating citizen science and Earth observation for environmental monitoring.
Forest Management Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI) Cloud-based Geospatial Computing Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Geospatial Applications Remote Sensing
Jonathan Bloch
Curator | Professor · University of Florida
Jonathan Bloch is a paleontologist focused on the fossil record of vertebrates at the Florida Museum of Natural History.
Primate Evolution Paleontology Fossil Vertebrates Paleobiology Vertebrate Paleontology
Isabella Velicogna
Professor, Earth System Science, Physical Sciences Associate Dean Graduate Studies, Equity and Inclusion · UC Irvine
Isabella Velicogna is a Professor of Earth System Sciences and a Faculty Part time at NASA/Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Physical Climate Sea Level Rise GRACE Satellite Climate Change
David Kaplan
Professor · University of Florida
David Kaplan studies connecting ecosystems, the hydrologic cycle, and humans with the goal of advancing natural resources conservation.
Groundwater Rivers Springs Hydrology Wetlands