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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 ExpertBrian White
bwhite@unc.eduDepartment of Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences
environmental fluid dynamics
Peter White
peter.white@unc.eduDepartment of Biology
research, teaching, service, plant ecology, conservation, biodiversity
Thomas Whitmore
whitmore@email.unc.eduDepartment of Geography and Environment
cultural ecology, Latin America, population
Eric Whitsel
eric_whitsel@unc.eduDepartment of Medicine Professor
Department of Epidemiology
electrocardiography, air pollution, GIS, meta-analysis
Andrew Whittemore
awhittem@email.unc.eduDepartment of City and Regional Planning
land use, environmental planning, urban form and design, planning history and theory, zoning, US
Dale Whittington
dale_whittington@unc.eduDepartment of City and Regional Planning Professor
Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
environmental economics, water and sanitation, vaccine policy, economic benefits of vaccines
R. Haven Wiley
haven_wiley@unc.eduDepartment of Biology
behavioral ecology of vertebrates, avian social behavior, tropical birds
Rachel Willis
rachel.willis@unc.eduDepartment of American Studies
research, teaching, service, planning for port communities for climate change, water impacts of climate change, global impacts on American waters, rising waters, built environment, global labor markets, foodsheds, watersheds, water quality
Erika Wise
ekwise@email.unc.eduDepartment of Geography and Environment
research, teaching, service, outreach, climatology, hydrology, dendrochronology
Courtney Woods
courtney.woods@gmail.comDepartment of Environmental Sciences and Engineering Associate Professor
Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
teaching, community engagement, global environmental health, health equity, environmental justice
Yue Wu
yuewu@physics.unc.eduDepartment of Physics and Astronomy
hydrogen storage measurements and analysis, physics and chemistry of adsorption in nanomaterials, materials synthesis and measurements for solar energy conversion, oil in porous media
Yu Wu
yuwu5@unc.eduCarolina Population Center
environment and development, energy access and energy use, deforestation and land use, environmental policy and impact evaluation, ecosystem services and non-market valuation
Andrew Yates
ajyates@email.unc.eduDepartment of Economics
environmental economics, design of pollution permit markets
Karin Yeatts
karin_yeatts@unc.eduDepartment of Epidemiology Associate Professor
Department of Epidemiology
epidemiology, air pollution, climate-change related health effects, respiratory disease
Sarah Yelton
sarah.yelton@unc.eduUNC Institute for the Environment's Center for Public Engagement with Science
outdoor science learning, environmental education, science communication, pathways into STEM, research translation, climate resilience, teacher professional development, youth science enrichment
Wei You
wyou@email.unc.eduDepartment of Chemistry Professor
Department of Applied Physical Sciences Professor
Department of Chemistry
organic/polymer synthesis, solar cells, molecular electronics/spintronics
Jacob Zijian Zeng
jacob_zeng@kenan-flagler.unc.eduKenan-Flagler Business School
operations, retail, sustainability, technology, Internet of Things
Zhenfa Zhang
zhenfaz@email.unc.eduDepartment of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
research, organic synthesis, analytic chemistry, chemical biology, carcinogenesis
Haibo Zhou
haibo_zhou@unc.eduCenter for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology Professor
Department of Biostatistics
environmental statistics, outcome-dependent sampling, survival analysis, measurement error problems, reproductive epidemiology
Otto Zhou
zhou@email.unc.eduDepartment of Physics and Astronomy
synthesis, assembly and integration of functional nanomaterials, materials for energy storage, sensors, carbon nanotube-based electron field emission technology, field emission x-ray sources and imaging systems for biomedical and security applications, computed tomography, field emission display