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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 ExpertChristina Burch
cburch@bio.unc.eduDepartment of Biology Professor
Department of Biology
evolution biology, evolution in bacteriophage, genetics of adaptation
Jaye Cable
jecable@email.unc.eduCollege of Arts and Sciences Professor
Department of Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences
coastal hydrology, geochemistry, wetland hydrology and hydrodynamics, coastal water bodies
James Cahoon
jfcahoon@unc.eduDepartment of Chemistry
nanomaterials/nanowire synthesis, solar and thermal energy, photonics
Roberto Camassa
camassa@amath.unc.eduDepartment of Mathematics
nonlinear evolution equations, mathematical modeling, fluid mechanics, optics
Karl Castillo
kdcastil@email.unc.eduDepartment of Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences
research, teaching, service, outreach, coral physiological ecology, global change, coral reef ecology, coral reef conservation
Gerald Cecil
cecil@unc.eduDepartment of Physics & Astronomy
observational astrophysics, design/build 3D spectroscopic instrumentation, energy systems and transition from fossil fuels, active galactic nuclei- optical, radio, UV, x-ray observations with ground-based space telescopes
Gregory Characklis
charack@email.unc.eduCenter on Financial Risk in Environmental Systems W. R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor
Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
research, teaching, water resources, energy, financial risk
Larry Chavis
chavisl@kenan-flagler.unc.eduKenan-Flagler Business School
sustainable enterprise, organizational design
Russell Christman
rchristm@live.unc.eduDepartment of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
aquatic chemistry
Chris Clemens
clemens@physics.unc.eduDepartment of Physics & Astronomy
stellar seismology, interacting binaries, time-resolved photometry and spectroscopy, astronomical instrumentation, solar energy
Carlie J. Coats, Jr.
cjcoats@email.unc.eduUNC Institute for the Environment's Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development
software engineering, air quality modeling, emissions modeling, high performance computing
Susan Cohen
susanac@email.unc.eduUNC Institute for the Environment
adaptive management, resilience, southeastern forests, coastal marshes, remote sensing, drones
Riccardo Colacito
Riccardo_Colacito@kenan-flagler.unc.eduKenan-Flagler Business School
international finance, financial econometrics, model uncertainty, experimental economics, climate change
Drew Coleman
dcoleman@unc.eduDepartment of Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences Chair
Environment, Ecology and Energy Program
research, teaching, service, isotope geochemistry
Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld
rudi-colloredo@unc.eduDepartment of Anthropology
indigenous peoples, artisan economies, competition, commodities, consumer cultures, producer associations, local food systems
Tab Combs
tacombs@email.unc.eduDepartment of City and Regional Planning
decarbonization
Amy Cooke
amycooke@unc.eduEnvironment, Ecology and Energy Program Teaching Associate Professor
Environment, Ecology and Energy Program
teaching, advising, agricultural sustainability, water rights, water management, international development, human ecology, conservation and development, food studies, health, Africa
Orlando Coronell
coronell@unc.eduDepartment of Applied Physical Sciences Associate Chair for Academics
Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering Associate Professor
Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
physicochemical processes for water purification with an emphasis on membrane technologies, membrane processes for water desalination and reuse and energy generation and storage using salinity gradients, mechanisms of transport of water, salts, and other solutes through membranes, the development of new and improved membranes, optimization of membrane processes and systems, wet chemistry, polymer synthesis, materials characterization at the nanoscale, use of state-of-the-art membrane systems, mathematical modeling of membrane performance
Daniel Costa
costa.dan@epa.govDepartment of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
air pollutants, human health, cardiopulmonary, neurophysiology, cell-molecular biology, pollutants
James Costa
costa@email.wcu.eduHighlands Biological Station Adjunct Professor
Department of Biology
genetics, entomology, biogeography, evolution, Charles Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace, insect life, island evolution