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The Carolina environmental expert listing consists of all researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill engaged in educational, research and/or community engagement activities related to environmental science and studies. They collectively make up the interdisciplinary community of environmental scholars on campus, providing a group to which students, faculty, administrators and outside organizations can turn to for expertise in environmental education, research and/or community engagement. Learn more about Carolina’s Environmental Programs.
Submit an ExpertMelissa Troester
troester@email.unc.eduUNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility Research Professor
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Professor
Department of Epidemiology
breast tissue biology, breast tissue alterations during carcinogenesis
Caroline Tucker
carolinetucker@unc.eduDepartment of Biology
community ecology, quantifying biodiversity, phylogenetic and functional diversity, species interactions and coexistence in communities, intraspecific variation
Barbara Turpin
bjturpin@email.unc.eduDepartment of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
human exposures, effects of airborne particles from precursor emissions
Gabriela Valdivia
valdivia@email.unc.eduHonors Carolina William C. Friday Distinguished Professor
Department of Geography and Environment
research, teaching, political ecology, environmental justice, resource governance
Léda Van Doren
leda.vandoren@unc.eduEnvironment, Ecology and Energy Program
energy, environmental engineering
David van Duin
vanduin@med.unc.eduImmunocompromised Host Infectious Diseases Section Professor of Medicine
School of Medicine
infections in immunocompromised hosts gram-negative bacterial resistance
Julie Jacobson Vann
jvann@email.unc.eduSchool of Nursing
sustainability, nursing, vaccination, health care financing
William Vizuete
vizuete@unc.eduDepartment of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
air quality modeling, atmospheric chemistry
Steve Wall
swall@email.unc.eduNorth Carolina Collaboratory Policy Research Associate
UNC Institute for the Environment
environmental policy, science communication, legislative and regulatory process
Steve Walsh
swalsh@email.unc.eduDepartment of Geography and Environment Founding Emeritus Director
Center for Galapagos Studies Lyle V. Jones Distinguished Emeritus Professor
Department of Geography and Environment
research, teaching, outreach, island ecosystems, human-environment interactions, landscape ecology, geospatial data and technologies, spatial simulation modeling, satellite remote sensing, GIS
Troy Walton
twalt@unc.eduCarolina Drone Lab
drones, unoccupied Aircraft systems, classification, remote sensing, aerial photography, geographic information systems, GIS
Rick Warner
crwarner@email.unc.eduDepartment of English and Comparative Literature
environmental studies
Scott Warren
scw@email.unc.eduDepartment of Chemistry
2D materials, energy storage, solar energy, nanoelectronics
Alan Weakley
weakley@unc.eduUNC Herbarium Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Biology
plant systematics, floristics, biogeography, conservation biology, bioinformatics, plant community ecologist
David Weber
dweber1@email.unc.eduDepartment of Infection Prevention, UNC Medical Center Associate Chief Medical Officer
UNC Medical Center Charles Addison and Elizabeth Ann Sanders Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
School of Medicine Professor
Department of Epidemiology
air and water quality effects on health
Chris Wedding
chris.wedding@ironoak.energyKenan-Flagler Business School
finance, business strategy and innovation in green real estate and clean energy, including solar, energy storage and electric vehicles
Howard Weinberg
howard_weinberg@unc.eduDepartment of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
occurrence, fate, and transport of pollutants, environmental monitoring, drinking water quality, methods for detection of micropollutants, drinking water chemistry and treatment
Colin West
ctw@email.unc.eduDepartment of Anthropology
research, teaching, service, human ecology, GIS, remote sensing
Jason West
JASONWEST@UNC.EDUDepartment of Environmental Sciences and Engineering Professor
Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
research, teaching, service, climate change, air pollution, atmospheric modeling, atmospheric chemistry, global health, energy, environmental policy, integrated assessment
Richard Whisnant
richard_whisnant@unc.eduSchool of Government
administrative law, environmental protection, natural resource management, soil and water conservation, solid waste management, water resources, environmental law and policy