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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 ExpertNikhil Kaza
nkaza@unc.eduDepartment of City and Regional Planning
land use, environmental planning
Samir Kelada
samir_kelada@med.unc.eduDepartment of Genetics
genetics, genomics of allergic airway disease
Jordan Kern
jdkern@email.unc.eduDepartment of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
energy, water, environment
Joel Kingsolver
jgking@bio.unc.eduDepartment of Biology
environmental physiology, functional morphology, population ecology and evolution
Eric Kirby
ekirby@unc.eduDepartment of Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences Professor
Department of Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences
tectonic geomorphology
Scott Kirsch
kirsch@email.unc.eduDepartment of Geography and Environment
historical, cultural, and political geography, science studies, social theory
Noah Kittner
kittner@unc.eduDepartment of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
energy systems, low-carbon development, human health
Alfred Kleinhammes
kleinham@physics.unc.eduDepartment of Physics and Astronomy
physics
Chip Konrad
konrad@unc.eduDepartment of Geography and Environment
climatology, meteorology, heavy precipitation, tornadoes, hurricanes, cold air outbreaks, heat waves, winter weather
Michael Kunz
mkunz@unc.eduNorth Carolina Botanical Garden
biodiversity, restoration
Jonathan M. Lees
jonathan.lees@unc.eduDepartment of Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences
seismology, volcanology
Frank Leibfarth
frankl@email.unc.eduDepartment of Chemistry
biomaterials, degradable, plastics, polymer, waste, water, PFAS
David Leith
david_leith@unc.eduDepartment of Environment Sciences and Engineering
aerosol physics and the engineering control of airborne pollutants
Christian C. Lentz
cclentz@email.unc.eduDepartment of Geography and Environment
development, state formation, nationalism, nature-society relations, agrarian studies, Southeast Asia
Paul Leslie
pwleslie@unc.eduDepartment of Anthropology
biological anthropology, human ecology, demography, population genetics, reproduction, East Africa
T. William Lester
twlester@email.unc.eduDepartment of City and Regional Planning
urban and regional economic development, role of social institutions and policy interventions in reducing income inequality and promoting balanced economic growth, policy evaluation and impact analysis, environmental solutions to generate meaningful employment opportunities in "green economy"
Jun Liang
liangj@email.unc.eduDepartment of Geography and Environment
GIS, programming, cartography, urban modeling, remote sensing
Tom Linden
linden@unc.eduHussman School of Journalism and Media
medical and science journalism, environmental television journalism
Niels Lindquist
nlindquist@unc.eduDepartment of Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences
physical and biology factors controlling the distribution, health and resilience of oyster-based habitats in North Carolina’s highly diverse estuarine environments, oyster ecosystem ecology
Xiaoming Liu
xiaomliu@unc.eduDepartment of Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences
weathering, critical zone processes, evolution of Earth’s surface environment, environmental geochemistry, fluid-rock interactions, origin and evolution of the continental crust