Directory
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At IE, we develop multidisciplinary collaborations to understand major environmental issues and engage myriad academic disciplines, public and private partners, and an informed and committed community. Through IE’s air and water research centers, our community engagement and sustainability initiatives, and field sites and experiential education programs, we provide interdisciplinary forums for faculty, students and community partners to meet pressing environmental challenges. To learn more about our scholarship and research, visit our Google Scholar page.

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

Elizabeth Adams
Research Associate, Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development
lizadams@email.unc.edu(919) 678-1513

Richard Andrews
Faculty Fellow, Professor Emeritus of Public Policy
pete.andrews@unc.edu(919) 619-4571

Sarav Arunachalam
Deputy Director, Institute for the Environment
Director, Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development
(919) 966-2126


Philip Berke
Director, Center for Resilient Communities and Environment; Research Professor
pberke@email.unc.edu(919) 357-0239

Abigail Brewer
Communications and Engagement Specialist, Sustainable Carolina
abigail.brewer@unc.edu(919) 966-9922


Gregory Characklis
Director, Center on Financial Risk in Environmental Systems
charack@email.unc.edu(919) 843-5545

Bin Cheng
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development
bincheng@unc.edu
Carlie J. Coats, Jr.
Senior Software Engineer, Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development
cjcoats@email.unc.edu(919) 493-7695

Susan Cohen
Associate Director, UNC Institute for the Environment
susanac@email.unc.edu(919) 966-9927



Greg Gangi
Associate Director, Clean Technology and Innovation; Teaching Professor
ggangi@email.unc.edu(919) 962-6280

Andrew George
Community Engagement Coordinator, Center for Public Engagement with Science
andrewg@unc.edu(919) 966-7839

Neasha B. Graves
Environmental Health Outreach Manager, Center for Public Engagement with Science
neasha_graves@unc.edu(919) 966-3746


Dana Brown Haine
K-12 Science Education Manager, Center for Public Engagement with Science
dhaine@email.unc.edu(919) 843-5735

Regina Boone Hill
Director of Development, UNC Institute for the Environment
regina_hill@unc.edu(919) 843-2323



Megan Hoert Hughes
STEM Pathways Program Manager, Center for Public Engagement with Science
meganhughes@unc.edu(919) 966-2463

Mitierra Johnson
Environmental Health Research Assistant, Center for Public Engagement with Science
jmitierr@unc.edu

Hyeongseok (Darby) Kim
Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development
kkkghs@unc.edu(984) 528-6510

Megan Rodgers Lane
Public Science and Internship Coordinator, Center for Public Engagement with Science
megan.lane@unc.edu(919) 966-7238




Brian Naess
GIS Analyst and Lecturer, UNC Institute for the Environment
naess@unc.edu(919) 966-9925

Gavendra Pandey
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development
gavendra@email.unc.edu
Grant Parkins
Watershed Education Coordinator, Center for Public Engagement with Science
parkins@unc.edu(919) 966-9802


Taylor Prichard
Environmental Education Specialist, Center for Public Engagement with Science
tmpricha@unc.edu(919) 966-0895


Catherine Seppanen
Research Associate, Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development
cseppan@email.unc.edu(919) 966-2249



Manish Soni
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development
manisoni@unc.edu(646) 387-6264

Mitch Spence
Business Services Coordinator, UNC Institute for the Environment
spence83@email.unc.edu(919) 843-8593

Huy Tran
Research Associate, Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development
tranhuy@email.unc.edu
Victoria Triana
Project Coordinator, Center for Public Engagement with Science
vtriana@live.unc.edu(919) 966-1339

Erin Valentine
Research Project Coordinator, Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development
evalentine@unc.edu(919) 966-1352

Stephanie Villanueva
Administrative Support Associate, UNC Institute for the Environment
svilla@unc.edu(919) 966-9922

Steve Wall
Policy Research Associate, UNC Institute for the Environment
swall@email.unc.edu(919) 445-0240


Kiersten Wolf Williams
Public Communications Specialist, Cleantech Corner Initiative
kwilliams@unc.edu(917) 873-3266

Emily Williams
Director of Communications, UNC Institute for the Environment
emilywilliams@unc.edu(919) 962-0965

Sarah Yelton
Environmental Education and Citizen Science Program Manager, Center for Public Engagement with Science
sarah.yelton@unc.edu(919) 966-0895