Shirley Meng
Professor · UC San Diego
Shirley Meng researches better batteries through nano-engineering
Batteries for electric vehicles Energy Storage and Conservation Batteries Nano Engineering Nano and Micro Scale Materials
Diane Beckett
sustainability consultant · independent
Diane Beckett has more than three decades of experience addressing the human and environmental dimensions of sustainability
Low Carbon Energy Urban Environments Climate Natural Resource Management Gender Equality
Dr. Ron Dembo
Founder and CEO · Zerofootprint Software Inc.
Easily filling even the biggest shoes and still leaving no mark, the CEO of Zerofootprint developed software to reduce environmental impacts
Energy Management Carbon Measurement and Management Renewable Energy Green Buildings Enterprise Risk Management
Kevin Rose
Frederic R. Kolleck ’52 Career Development Chair in Freshwater Ecology · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Computational modeling of links between freshwater ecology and carbon cycling
Climate Change Aquatic Ecology Carbon Cycling Freshwater Ecosystems Biogeochemistry
Ian Philp
Director, Clean Energy Institute · MaRS Cleantech
Energy innovation leader; international lawyer & MBA
Clean Energy Technology Innovation Energy Security International Development International Trade Litigation
Joel Fodrie, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Institute of Marine Sciences · UNC-Chapel Hill
F. Joel Fodrie is a fisheries ecologist at the UNC Chapel Hill Institute of Marine Science.
Mariculture Ecosystem services Oyster Reefs Coastal Ecosystems Oil Spills
Bruce MacFadden
Director and Distinguished Professor · University of Florida
Bruce MacFadden is a distinguished professor and paleontologist at the Florida Museum.
Fossil Vertebrates Paleobiology Paleontology Stable Isotopes Vertebrate Paleontology
Risa Cohen
Professor · Georgia Southern University
Risa Cohen is an expert in biology, aquatic ecology and water quality.
Aquatic Ecology Environmental Biology Toxicology
Randy Weinstein, PhD
Associate Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning; Professor of Chemical Engineering · College of Engineering | Villanova University
Randy Weinstein, PhD, is an authority on chemical engineering and an expert on teaching and learning methods in higher ed.
Teaching and Learning Methods Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Flipped Learning Chemical Engineering Problems Surface Science
Robert Bryce
Senior Fellow · The Manhattan Institute
One of America’s most prominent energy journalists, a dynamic public speaker, and a regular commentator on national television.
Energy Green Energy Technology Oil and Gas
Bahar Zoghi
Assistant Dean, School of Engineering Technology and Acting Chair, Automotive Technology Department · Farmingdale State College
Dr. Zoghi is a professional engineer, and an expert in wind energy, sustainable environment and “green” buildings.
Wind Energy Water Resources Water Efficiency Sustainability
Charles Yarish, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology · University of Connecticut
Dr. Yarish is an expert in marine macroalgae, coastal management and commercial uses for seaweed for food, cosmetics and biofuels.
Marine Biology Aquaculture “Captain Seaweed” Marine Algae Commercial uses of seaweed
Dr. Arun Advani
Professor, Economics · University of Warwick
Arun Advani is an expert on issues of inequality, migration, tax compliance, climate policy, and taxation in developing countries.
Development Culture Tax Economics Inequality
Gary C. Tepper, Ph.D.
Interim Dean, College of Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Tepper's research focuses on advanced functional materials
Perovskite Solar Cells Aerosols and air filtration Nanoscale materials Electrospinning Supercritical Fluids
Kenneth J. Wynne, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Wynne has pioneered processing technology for fluoropolymers
Pioneering Processing Technology for Fluoropolymers – Daikin Industries Ltd. Functional Polymer Surfaces – National Science Foundation Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Polymer Surface Science Fluoropolymer Science Silicone Science
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
Alexandros Tsamis
Assistant Professor, School of Architecture; Graduate Program Director; Associate Director, Center for Architecture, Science, and Ecology (CASE) · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Architect focused on composite materials, building energy systems and advanced manufacturing technologies for the built environment.
Ecology Composite Materials Manufacturing Technologies for the Built Environment Climate-Adaptive Energy Systems Tectonics
Wesley Longhofer
Associate Professor of Organization & Management; Academic Director, Social Enterprise @ Goizueta · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Comparative Political Sociology Organizational Sociology Philanthropy and Non-Profits Corporate Social Responsibility Environmental Sociology
David Takacs
Professor of Law, Harry & Lillian Hastings Research Chair · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: takacsd@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4845 / Office 329-200
Climate Change Law Environmental Law Earth Systems Science Biodiversity Law International Environmental Law
Pamela Grothe
Assistant Professor · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Grothe's research focuses on climate change.
Oceanography Global Warming Climate Change Science Atmospheric Science Geology