Eric Rignot
Distinguished Professor and Chair, Earth System Science · UC Irvine
Dr. Rignot works to understand the interactions of glaciers and climate and what effects they will have on global sea levels.
Ice Sheet Dynamics and Mass Balance Climate Change Glaciology Radar
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
Mark C. Urban, Ph.D.
Professor, Arden Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology · University of Connecticut
Dr. Urban is an expert on climate change impacts on biodiversity and evolutionary ecology of vernal pools, lakes, and streams
Predictive Modeling Eco-Evolution Climate Change Extinction Risk Biodiversity
Carlos Moffat
Associate Professor, School of Marine Science and Policy · University of Delaware
Prof. Moffat specializes in the dynamics of the coastal ocean in Antarctica, and how this region responds and contributes to climate change.
ocean circulation Polar Oceanography Ice-Ocean Interactions
Jens O.M. Karlsson, PhD
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering · Villanova University
Jens Karlsson, PhD, specializes in biothermal sciences, including cryobiology (cooling) and hyperthermic processes (heating).
Hyperthermic Processes Intracellular Ice Formation Cryopreservation Biophysical Mechanisms Cryosurgery
Amanda M. Grannas, PhD
Vice Provost for Research; Professor, Department of Chemistry · Villanova University
Amanda Grannas, PhD in an expert in the study of snow and ice photochemistry, and the fate of organic pollutants in the Arctic.
Climate Change Environmental Chemistry Atmospheric Chemistry Analytical Chemistry Snow and Ice Chemistry
Emma "Mickey" MacKie
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Mickey MacKie uses geophysical observations and machine learning techniques to study the topography, geology and hydrology of glaciers.
Cryosphere Research Glaciology Topography, geology and hydrology of Glaciers Machine Learning Glaciers
Ryan Sullivan
Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Ryan Sullivan's research includes developing aircraft-deployable analytical instrumentation to characterize particles in the atmosphere.
Water Treatment Phase Transitions Environmental Systems Aerosol-Cloud Interactions Air Quality
Robert M. DeConto
Professor of and Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences and Director of the School of Earth and Sustainability · University of Massachusetts Amherst
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 Level Antarctica Glaciology Climatology Earth System Modeling
Dana E. Veron
Professor, Geography and Spacial Sciences; Co-Director, Gerard J. Mangone Climate Change Science and Policy Hub · University of Delaware
Prof. Veron's research interests include climate change impacts, polar and coastal climate and climate change education.
climate education sea breeze Polar climate Coastal Meteorology Offshore wind power
Jean Polfus
Postdoctoral Fellow · University of Manitoba
Liber Ero Postdoctoral Fellow working on caribou conservation in the NWT using non-invasive methods, traditional knowledge & sciart.
Ecology Ecology - Animal Movement and Space Use Conservation Biology Conservation Genetics Environmental Science
Dr Phil Porter
Reader in Geoscience and Geoscience Education · University Alliance
Phil studies the response of glaciers to a warming world. He’s led expeditions to some of the last true wilderness areas on our planet.
Meltwater Global Warming Geoscience Glaciers Ice Sheets
Edward Murphy
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Edward Murphy is an expert on mass urbanization, inequality, state formation, and squatting in Chile; Latinx immigration and deportations
Latinxs in the US Squatting Urbanization Property Relations Latin America
Mary Anne White
Harry Shirreff Professor of Chemical Research (Emerita) · Dalhousie University
Science Expert, with Specialty in Chemistry of Materials
Materials Science Energy Storage Thermoelectrics Chemistry (General) Ice
Michael Dennin
Vice Provost of Teaching and Learning; Dean of Undergraduate Education; Professor of Physics · UC Irvine
Prof. Dennin is leading the evolution of teaching and learning on the college campus, and he is a top communicator of all issues of physics.
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Condensed Matter Physics Undergraduate Education Physics Biophysics
Tanya Harrison
Fellow · Outer Space Institute
Professional Martian who has worked on rocks and robots on the Red Planet.
Space and Astrophysics Climate Change Satellite Based Remote Sensing of the Earth/atmosphere System Earth Science Women in STEM Careers
Mimi Ito
Professor in Residence Informatics · UC Irvine
Mizuko Ito is a cultural anthropologist of technology use, focusing on children and youth's changing relationships to media.
Media and Communications Anthropology Children/Video Games Technology
Gabriel McIntyre
Game Design Instructor / Gamification Consultant · The Game Beyond
Learn award winning game design from a master. Professor, Artist, Game Designer and Dudeist Priest.
Gamification Innovation Game Design
Caitlin Barry, JD
Professor of Law; Director, Farmworker Legal Aid Clinic; Co-Director, Community Interpreter Internship Program | Charles Widger School of Law · Villanova University
Caitlin Barry, JD, is an expert in immigration law and enforcement, farmworker rights and advocacy for working conditions in the food chain.
Food Justice Farmworkers Immigration Ice Immigration Enforcement
William Whittaker
Founders University Research Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
A field robotics pioneer, William "Red" Whittaker's research interests centers on mobile robots in unpredictable environments.
Multisensor Data Fusion Robotics in Hazerdous Application Industrial Robotics Field & Service Robotics Outdoor Mobile Robots