University of Oregon faculty members can provide expertise on environment issues, including sustainability and climate change.
To talk to an expert, contact uonews@uoregon.edu
Environment, Sustainability and Climate Change Experts
Sarah Adams-Schoen, School of Law
Land Use Law, Climate Change Law and Policy, Coastal Resilience, Planning and Zoning in the Coastal Zone, Climate Hazard Mitigation, Ocean and Coastal Law, Wildfire Planning, Sustainable Development, State and Local Government Law
Adell Amos, School of Law Environmental & Natural Resources Program
Drought, Environment, Natural Resources, Wilderness, Conservation, EPA, Policy, Law
Steven Beda, Department of History
Labor History, Environmental History, 20th Century US History, Pacific Northwest Timber Industry, History of Forestry, History of Rural Politics and Rural Protest Movements
Brendan Bohannan, Department of Biology
Climate Change, Microbiology, Health, Sustainability
Anne Brown, School of Planning, Public Policy and Management
Equity, Transportation, Innovative Mobility, Travel Behavior, Finance
Marcilynn A. Burke, School of Law
Natural Resources Law, Property Law, Takings, Eminent Domain, Ballot Initiatives
Mark Carey, Environmental Studies Program, Department of Geography
Climate Change, Natural Disasters, Glaciers, Environmental History, Water Management
Benjamin Clark, School of Planning, Public Policy and Management
Decision Making on Wildfires, Public Budgeting and Finance, Public Management, Public Administration, Crowdsourcing, Autonomous Vehicles
Sarah Cooley, Department of Geography
Hydrology, Climate Change, the Arctic, Water Resources, Satellites, Earth Observation, Glaciology, Data Science, Science Communication
Bill Cresko, Department of Biology
Genetics, Ecology and Evolution, Cell and Developmental Biology, Molecular Biology
Edward Davis, Department of Earth Sciences, Museum of Natural and Cultural History
Mass Extinction, Evolution of Large Mammals, Paleontology, Climate Change, Conservation Biology
Greg Dotson, School of Law
Environmental and Natural Resources Law, Energy Law, Climate Change Law and Policy
Ihab Elzeyadi, School of Architecture & Environment
Architecture, Design and Health, Sustainable Design, Indoor Environmental Quality, Occupant’s Productivity and Well-Being
Jon McVey Erlandson, Department of Anthropology, Museum of Natural and Cultural History
Archaeology, Historical Ecology, Maritime Societies
Michael Fakhri, School of Law Environmental & Natural Resources Program
Food, Farming, Food Policy, Environment
Carolyn Fish, Department of Geography
Cartography, Map Design, Climate Change Communication, GIS
Scott Fisher, Department of Physics
Environment, NASA, Space, Astronomy, STEM, Eclipse, Science Communication, Science Literacy
Scott Fitzpatrick, Department of Anthropology
Archaeology of Islands and Coastal Regions, Historical Ecology, Seafaring Technologies
Daniel Gavin, Department of Geography
Climate Change, Wildfires, Drought
Mark Gillem, School of Architecture & Environment
Brownfields, Urban Sprawl, Urban Design, Sustainable Urbanism, Urban Planning
Christopher Hendon, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Computational Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, Energy Conversion, Porous Materials, Coffee
Emilie Hooft, Department of Earth Sciences
Marine Geophysics, Mid-Ocean Ridges, Oceanic Hotspots
Samantha Hopkins, Department of Earth Sciences, Robert D. Clark Honors College
Mass Extinction, Paleontology, Climate Change, Evolution
James Hutchison, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Energy, Solar Power, Products, Environment, Green Chemistry, Nanoscience
Bart Johnson, Department of Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architecture, Conservation, Wildfires, Climate Change
Darren Johnson, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Water, Rare Earths, Environment, Agriculture, Industry, Waste, Green Chemistry
Leigh Johnson, Department of Geography
Disasters, Climate Change and Environmental Risk, Development Studies, Political Ecology, Global Development, Green Climate finance, Loss Mitigation
Craig Kauffman, Department of Political Science
Environmental Politics, Climate Change Policy, Sustainable Development, Environmental Law, Ecological Economics, Indigenous Environmental Law and Practices, Transnational Networks, Collaborative Governance of Forest and Watershed Ecosystems
Yekang Ko, College of Design
Climate Change, Sustainability, Urban Design, Urban Sustainability, Green Infrastructure, Climate Change Action, Climate Justice, Energy Landscapes, Climate Change Adaptation
Alison Kwok, School of Architecture & Environment
Design, Architecture, Sustainable Design, Building Resilience, Thermal Comfort, Natural Ventilation, Building Performance, Zero Net Energy Strategies, Climate Change
Nico Larco, School of Architecture & Environment
Sustainability, Urban Design, Automated Vehicles (AVs), Architecture, Green Cities, Urban Growth, Walkability, Livability
Rebecca Lewis, School of Planning, Public Policy and Management
Land Use Policy, Growth Management, Housing Affordability in Rural Areas, Transportation Planning and Finance, Urban Form, City Planning
Rich Margerum, School of Planning, Public Policy and Management
Environmental Planning, Environmental Management, Land-Use Issues, Collaborative Governance, Conflict Resolution
Krista McGuire, Department of Biology
Microbial Ecology, Tropical Ecology, Biodiversity, Climate Change
Diego Melgar, Department of Earth Sciences
Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Seismology, Early Warning Systems
Ronald Mitchell, Department of Political Science
Environmental Politics, International Relations
Erin Moore, School of Architecture & Environment
Architecture, Sustainability in Architecture
Cassandra Moseley, Institute for a Sustainable Environment
Environment, Forest, Planning, Policy, Natural Resources
Andrew Nelson, Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, Management, Technology, Information Technology, Green Chemistry, Biotechnology
Nicole Ngo, School of Planning, Public Policy and Management
Public Health, Impact of Climate Change on Health, Air Pollution, Environmental Policy, Urban Sustainability
Lauren Ponisio, Department of Biology
Ecology, Conservation, Pollinators, Data Science, Food Studies, Bees
Alexandra Rempel, Environmental Studies Program
Passive Heating, Passive Cooling, Ventilation of Buildings, Building Science, Natural Ventilation
Siobhan Rockcastle, School of Architecture & Environment
Lighting, Occupant Health, Space Perception, Environmental Dynamics
Josh Roering, Department of Earth Sciences
Landslides, Geomorphology, Erosion
Valerie Sahakian, Department of Earth Sciences
Seismic Hazard Assessment, Ground Motion Seismology , Active Tectonics, Marine Geophysics
Marc Schlossberg, School of Planning, Public Policy and Management
Biking, Transportation, City Planning, Community Development, Environment
Judith Sheine, School of Architecture & Environment
Mass Timber Design, Southern California 20th Century Architectural History, Design and Construction Technologies, Housing
Dave Sutherland, Department of Earth Sciences
Climate Change, Glaciers, Ocean, Global Warming, Environment, Polar Ice Cap, Melting
Kelly Sutherland, Department of Biology
Marine Biology, Biological Oceanography, Plankton, Jellyfish, Biomechanics, Interactions of Marine Organisms with the Fluid Environment, Underwater Propulsion
Doug Toomey, Department of Earth Sciences
Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Environment, Climate Change
David Tyler, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Innovation, Environment, Energy, Plastic, Water, Natural Gas
Ray Weldon, Department of Earth Sciences
Earthquakes, Fault Lines, Environment, Tsunami, Tectonic Plate
Mary Wood, School of Law Environmental & Natural Resources Program
Environment, Climate Change, Youth Climate Change Lawsuit, Native Lands, Atmospheric Trust Litigation