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| Name | Title | Institution | Specialty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Ahlers | Associate Professor | Kansas State University | Landscape ecologist interested in how landscape change affects wildlife populations |
| Heather Akin | Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Communication | UNL | Science communication, public engagement, agricultural and environmental engagement |
| Nico Arcilla | President & Research Director | International Bird Conservation Partnership | Avian ecology, migration, and conservation |
| Tala Awada | Professor, Natural Resources | UNL | Physiological plant ecologist |
| Andrea Basche | Assistant Professor, Agronomy & Horticulture | UNL | Soil and water sciences, resource efficiency, soil health |
| Deborah Bathke | Climatologist, National Drought Mitigation Center | UNL | Climate, drought, atmospheric sciences, geoscience |
| Mike Boehm | Vice Chancellor for the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at UNL and NU vice president for Agriculture and Natural Resources | UNL | Plant pathology, integrated disease management, biological control, microbial ecology, biodefense |
| Mark Brohman | Executive Director | Wachiska Audubon | Working with tall-grass prairies, wildlife conservation, environmental issues, and Indigenous peoples |
| Mark Burbach | Geoscientist, Natural Resources | UNL | Human behavior and the environment |
| John Carroll | Director and Professor, School of Natural Resources | UNL | Wildlife ecology and management, sustainability |
| Brandon Cobb | Indigenous Conservation Specialist | The Nature Conservancy | Land stewardship, cultural fire, climate change, grazing management |
| Jessica Corman | Assistant Professor, School of Natural Resources | UNL | Biogeochemistry, ecosystem ecology, phosphorus cycling, lake, stream, and river ecosystems |
| Jenny Dauer | Assistant Professor of Practice, School of Natural Resources | UNL | Science literacy, environmental literacy, disciplinary-based science education research |
| Martha Durr | Professor, Climate | Nebraska Indian Community College | Climate variability, change and impacts |
| Bruce Dvorak | Ray Fauss Professor, Civil Engineering | UNL | Environmental engineering, pollution prevention/environmental sustainability for industry |
| Kent Fricke | Small Game Coordinator | Kansas Dept. of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism | Wildlife ecology |
| Sara Gregg | Associate Professor, History | Indiana University-Bloomington | Agricultural production and environmental change |
| Erin Haacker | Assistant Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences | UNL | Hydrology of the High Plains Aquifer, agricultural water use, modeling the movement of groundwater |
| Tonya Haigh | Research Assistant Professor and NDMC Social Science Coordinator | UNL | Climate adaptation and adaptive capacity |
| Paul Hanson | Professor, Natural Resources | UNL | Evolution of the Platte River system, river response to climate change |
| Michael Hayes | Professor, Natural Resources | UNL | Drought planning, impacts, vulnerability, climate change |
| Qi Steven Hu | Professor, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences | UNL | Warm season precipitation, atmospheric science, climate |
| David Jachowski | Associate Professor, Wildlife Ecology | Clemson University | Black-footed ferret, Great Plains animals |
| Matt Joeckel | Professor & Senior Associate Director, Natural Resources | UNL | Sedimentology, stratigraphy |
| Andrew Little | Assistant Professor, School of Natural Resources | UNL | Wildlife ecology and management, precision agriculture, landscape ecology, habitat management |
| Louise Lynch-O'Brien | Assistant Professor, Entomology | UNL | Insect biology, community/citizen science, One Health Extension, informal science education and literacy |
| Rezaul Mahmood | Director, High Plains Regional Climate Center; Professor, Natural Resources | UNL | Weather and climate sciences |
| Gwendŵr Meredith | Assistant Professor, Natural Resources | UNL | Native North Americans, Social-ecological systems |
| Robert Murphy | Wildlife Biologist | Eagle Environmental, Inc. | Ecology, ornithology, prairie restoration, grassland bird habitat |
| James Parham | Aquatic Biologist & Hydrologist; Director of Research & Development | Trutta Environmental Solutions | Hawaiian streams and habitats, habitat use, streamfishes, fisheries, Platte River |
| Tapan Pathak | Specialist in Climate Adaptation in Agriculture | University of California, Merced | Climate variability, climate change science |
| Kevin Pope | Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Chief | USGS | Fishery ecology |
| Larkin Powell | Professor, Natural Resources | UNL | Conservation biology, wildlife ecology and management |
| Karl J. Reinhard | Professor, Natural Resources | UNL | Forensic scientist, archaeoparasitology |
| Laura Rose | South Central Regional Park Superintendent | Nebraska Game & Parks | Heritage tourism and economic impact, interpreting Great Plains military and migration history, balancing recreation with preservation. |
| Kelly Smith | Drought Impacts Researcher, Assistant Director and Communications Coordinator, National Drought Mitigation Centery | UNL | Drought impacts, climate impacts, crowdsourcing, big data, drought signal |
| Crystal Stiles | Adjunct Professor, Natural Resources; Tribal Engagement Coordinator, NIDIS-NOAA-CIRES | UNL | Climate science, drought management, river basins, geography |
| Jason St. Sauver | Sr. Manager, Education | Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center | Environmental education for all ages and abilities focusing on birds, habitat, and connections to communities and equity and inclusion |
| Xianhgmin Sun | Research Assistant Professor, micrometeorologist | UNL | Greenhouse gases from agricultural ecosystems (corn and soybean) and pasture sites in the Great Plains |
| Tsegaye Tadesse | Research Professor, Natural Resources; Geospatial Coordinator, National Drought Mitigation Center | UNL | Drought monitoring, natural resource management |
| David Vail | Associate Professor, History | UNK | History of aerial pesticide application and food production in North American grasslands |
| Ran Wang | Assistant Professor, Environmental Spatial Scientist | UNL | Biodiversity, productivity, ecosystem function, energy balance, climate feedback, remote sensing |
| Brian Wardlow | Prof., Natural Resources; Director, Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | UNL | GIS, drought monitoring |
| David Wedin | Professor, Natural Resources | UNL | Grassland, savanna ecology, carbon/nitrogen cycling |
| Jeffrey Westrop | Assistant Geoscientist, Natural Resources | UNL | Aqueous geochemistry, biogeochemistry, sedimentology, water quality |
| Judy Wu-Smart | Extension & Research Entomologist | UNL | Bee Lab leader, pesticide exposure, landscapes, stressors on bee behavior |