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great lakes

Below is a list of faculty, staff and students who are working or have an interest in this area followed by any related news items or upcoming events.

People

Faculty | Staff | Students

Faculty

Samer Alatout
snalatout@wisc.edu
Interests: Community and Environmental Sociology, developing countries, environmental history, environmental justice, environmental politics, more »

William Cronon
wcronon@wisc.edu
Interests: agriculture, conservation, energy, environmental history, environmental writing, more »

Ankur Desai
desai@aos.wisc.edu
Interests: amazon, atmospheric chemistry, atmospheric modeling, biogeochemistry, biophysical ecology, more »

Peter McIntyre
pmcintyre@wisc.edu
Interests: biodiversity, climate, conservation biology, ecosystem services, fisheries, more »

Galen McKinley
gamckinley@wisc.edu
Interests: aquatic ecology, carbon cycling, climate, climate change, ecosystem services, more »

Larry Nesper
lnesper@wisc.edu
Interests: great lakes, history/culture

Brian Ohm
bwohm@wisc.edu
Interests: agriculture, environmental justice, food, great lakes, human dimensions, more »

Janet Silbernagel
jmsilber@wisc.edu
Interests: applied ecology, biodiversity, bird habitat conservation, climate adaptation, coastal wetlands, more »

Steve Ventura
sventura@wisc.edu
Interests: activism, agriculture, alumnus/alumna, applied geography, bioenergy, more »

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Staff

Michael Notaro
mnotaro@wisc.edu
Interests: applied ecology, atmospheric modeling, biodiversity, biophysical modeling, carbon cycling, more »

Alberto Vargas
avargasp@wisc.edu
Interests: alumnus/alumna, business and society, climate change adaptation, collaboration, collective action, more »

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