People - UNC Institute for the Environment

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
The Institute for the Environment embraces the University’s commitment to diversity as a critical element of academic excellence. We also support the vision of the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs to build and sustain an inclusive campus community and to foster a welcoming climate that values and respects all members of the University community.

Director

Michael F. Piehler

Director, UNC Institute for the Environment
mpiehler@email.unc.edu
(919) 966-6026

Faculty + Staff

Liz Adams

Research Associate
lizadams@email.unc.edu
(919) 843-0518

Corey Adams

Internship Coordinator, Outer Banks Field Site
ceadams@csi.northcarolina.edu

Richard N. L. (Pete) Andrews

Faculty Fellow, Institute for the Environment; Professor Emeritus, Department of Public Policy
pete.andrews@unc.edu
(919) 843-3385

Sarav Arunachalam

Deputy Director; Research Professor
sarav@email.unc.edu
(919) 966-2126

B.H. Baek

Research Assistant Professor
bbaek@unc.edu
(919) 966-2224

Frank Binkowski

Research Professor
frank_binkowski@unc.edu
(919) 966-2231

Denene Blackwood

Field Site Assistant, Morehead City Field Site; Research Analyst, Institute of Marine Sciences
adb@med.unc.edu
(252) 726-6841

Charles Chang

Research Associate
changsk@email.unc.edu
(919) 843-5736

Gregory W. Characklis

Director, Center on Financial Risk in Environmental Systems; Philip C. Singer Distinguished Professor, Environmental Sciences and Engineering
charack@email.unc.edu
(919) 843-5545

Jason Ching

Senior Research Fellow

Susan Cohen

Associate Director
susanac@email.unc.edu
(919) 966-9927

Jim Costa

Director, Highlands Field Site
costa@email.wcu.edu
(828) 526-2602

Linda D’Anna

Lecturer
lmdanna@gmail.com

Lindsay Dubbs

Co-Director, Outer Banks Field Site; Research Assistant Professor
dubbs@email.unc.edu
(252) 475-3663

Greg Gangi

Associate Director for Clean Technology and Innovation; Teaching Professor
ggangi@email.unc.edu
(919) 962-9805

Natalie Gauger

Environmental Research Assistant (Work-Study)
roseying@unc.edu

Andrew George

Community Engagement Coordinator; Lecturer, Environment, Ecology and Energy Program
andrewg@unc.edu
(919) 966-7839

Neasha Graves

Environmental Health Outreach Manager
neasha_graves@unc.edu
(919) 966-3746

Kathleen M. Gray

Director, Center for Public Engagement with Science; Associate Director for Outreach and Public Service and Research Associate Professor
kgray@unc.edu
(919) 966-9799