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Liz Adams

Elizabeth Adams

Research Associate, Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development

lizadams@email.unc.edu
(919) 678-1513
Sarav Arunachalam

Sarav Arunachalam

Deputy Director, Institute for the Environment
Director, Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development

sarav@email.unc.edu
(919) 966-2126
Todd BenDor

Todd BenDor

Distinguished Professor of Sustainable Community Design

bendor@unc.edu
(919) 843-5990
Phil Berke

Philip Berke

Director, Center for Resilient Communities and Environment; Research Professor

pberke@email.unc.edu
(919) 357-0239
Renee Bichler

Renée Bichler

Research Associate, Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development

rbichler@unc.edu
(919) 966-9922
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Abigail Brewer

Communications and Engagement Specialist, Sustainable Carolina

abigail.brewer@unc.edu
(919) 966-9922
Greg Characklis

Gregory Characklis

Director, Center on Financial Risk in Environmental Systems

charack@email.unc.edu
(919) 843-5545
Lynn Chesnut

Lynn Chesnut

Research Associate, Center for Public Engagement with Science

lchesnut@unc.edu
(919) 423-5600
Susan Cohen

Susan Cohen

Associate Director, UNC Institute for the Environment

susanac@email.unc.edu
(919) 966-9927
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Rachael Cronin

Research Technician, Carolina Drone Lab

rlouise@email.unc.edu
(336) 816-4853
Lindsay Dubbs

Lindsay L. Dubbs

Director, Outer Banks Field Site

dubbs@email.unc.edu
(252) 475-5492
Melanie Elliott

Melanie Elliott

Sustainability Analyst, Sustainable Carolina

melaniee@unc.edu
(919) 966-2224
Greg Gangi

Greg Gangi

Associate Director, Clean Technology and Innovation; Teaching Professor

ggangi@email.unc.edu
(919) 962-6280
Andrew George

Andrew George

Community Engagement Coordinator, Center for Public Engagement with Science

andrewg@unc.edu
(919) 966-7839
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Evan Goodman

Research Assistant, Center for Public Engagement with Science

evanuncc@email.unc.edu
Neasha Graves

Neasha B. Graves

Environmental Health Outreach Manager, Center for Public Engagement with Science

neasha_graves@unc.edu
(919) 966-3746
Kathleen Gray

Kathleen Gray

Director, Center for Public Engagement with Science

kgray@unc.edu
(919) 966-9799
Dana Haine

Dana Brown Haine

K-12 Science Education Manager, Center for Public Engagement with Science

dhaine@email.unc.edu
(919) 843-5735
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Nathan Hall

Director, Morehead City Field Site

nshall@email.unc.edu
(252) 726-6841 ext. 228
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Regina Boone Hill

Director of Development, UNC Institute for the Environment

regina_hill@unc.edu
(919) 843-2323
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Alex Hopkins

Interim Director, Energy Transition Initiative

alexrhop@unc.edu
(919) 966-9922
Angel Hsu

Angel Hsu

Director, Data-Driven EnviroLab

angel.hsu@unc.edu
(919) 962-0692
Mitierra Johnson

Mitierra Johnson

Research Associate, Center for Public Engagement with Science

jmitierr@unc.edu
Hyeongseok “Darby” Kim

Hyeongseok (Darby) Kim

Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development

kkkghs@unc.edu
(984) 528-6510
Kati McArdle

Kati McArdle

Senior Environmental Education Coordinator, Center for Public Engagement with Science

kmcardl@unc.edu
(919) 966-1339
David McNelis

David McNelis

Research Professor Emeritus


Jolan Motyka

Jolan Motyka

Research Assistant, Center for Public Engagement with Science

jmotyka@unc.edu
(919) 966-9922
Peggy Mullin

Peggy Mullin

Research Technician, Carolina Drone Lab

Peggy@unc.edu
Brian Naess

Brian Naess

GIS Analyst and Lecturer, UNC Institute for the Environment

naess@unc.edu
(919) 966-9925
Gavendra Pandey

Gavendra Pandey

Research Associate, Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development

gavendra@email.unc.edu
Grant Parkins

Grant Parkins

Watershed Education Coordinator, Center for Public Engagement with Science

parkins@unc.edu
(919) 966-9802
Alejandro Peralta

Alejandro D. Peralta

Visiting Research Scholar, Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development

delgadop@ad.unc.edu
(919) 914-3960
Rada Petric

Rada Petric

Director, Highlands Field Site

rpetric@unc.edu
Taylor Prichard

Taylor Prichard

Environmental Education Coordinator, Center for Public Engagement with Science

tmpricha@unc.edu
(919) 962-8510
Sedona Ryan

Sedona Ryan

Research Coordinator, Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development

sedryan@unc.edu
(919) 966-1352
Toni Sebastian

Antonia Sebastian

Director, Sustainable Triangle Field Site

asebastian@unc.edu
(919) 966-4553

Catherine Seppanen

Research Associate, Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development

cseppan@email.unc.edu
(919) 966-2249
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Anne Smiley

Postdoctoral Research Associate

ahsmiley@live.unc.edu
Langley Smith

Langley Smith

Program Specialist, Sustainable Carolina

langleys@unc.edu
Rachel Snead

Rachel Snead

Junior Research Associate, The Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development

resnead@unc.edu
Manish Soni

Manish Soni

Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development

manisoni@unc.edu
Mitch Spence

Mitch Spence

Business Services Coordinator, UNC Institute for the Environment

spence83@email.unc.edu
(919) 843-8593
Huy Tran

Huy Tran

Research Associate, Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development

tranhuy@email.unc.edu
Stephanie Villanueva

Stephanie Villanueva

Administrative Support Associate, UNC Institute for the Environment

svilla@unc.edu
(919) 966-9922
Steve Wall

Steve Wall

Policy Research Associate, UNC Institute for the Environment

swall@email.unc.edu
(919) 445-0240
Troy Walton

Troy Walton

Senior Research Associate, Carolina Drone Lab

twalt@unc.edu
Emily Williams

Emily Williams

Director of Communications, UNC Institute for the Environment

emilywilliams@unc.edu
(919) 962-0965
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Kiersten Wolf Williams

Development Manager, Cleantech

kwilliams@unc.edu
(917) 873-3266
Jiacheng Yang

Jiacheng Yang

Research Associate, Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development

jcy@unc.edu
(919) 966-9922
Sarah Yelton

Sarah Yelton

Environmental Education Manager, Center for Public Engagement with Science

sarah.yelton@unc.edu
(919) 966-0895
Andrew Zachman

Andrew Zachman

Research Assistant, Carolina Drone Lab

andrewnz@live.unc.edu