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• Ecohydrology
• Hydrometeorology
• Groundwater Research
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Associate Professor Huade Guan is an academic at Flinders University, affiliated with the College of Science and Engineering and the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training. He holds the rank of Associate Professor in Hydrology and leads the EcoH 2 Ome Research Group, focusing on ecohydrology, hydrometeorology, and urban climate dynamics. His research integrates field experiments, remote sensing, and mathematical modeling to address water resource challenges linked to climate change and environmental sustainability. Education: Ph.D. in Earth and Environmental Science (Hydrology), New Mexico Tech (2005); M. Sci. in Geological Science (Groundwater), UT El Paso (2001); B. Sci. in Geochemistry, Peking University (1990). Roles: Chief Investigator at National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training; Degree Coordinator for Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science); Undergraduate/Postgraduate Teaching (ENVS2761, ENVS3731, ENVS8771). Research Interests: Terrestrial ecohydrology, hydrometeorology, mountain block hydrology, urban heat island mitigation, and applications of remote sensing/environmental tracers. Key projects include urban water management, groundwater-vegetation-atmosphere interactions, and carbon sequestration through ecological restoration. Recent grants include studies on urban flood mitigation, groundwater-dependent vegetation, and sustainable water management in Adelaide. He has supervised over 20 PhD students and maintains international collaborations through visiting scholars. Editorial Roles: Associate Editor of Journal of Hydrology (2015–present) and Frontiers in Climate, Ecology, and People (2021–present). Active in journal peer review across hydrology, ecohydrology, and climate sciences. Labs/Teams: Director of the Ecohydrology Research Laboratory; collaborates with global partners on interdisciplinary projects.

Yemane AsmeromView profile

Professor

• Climate Change
• Paleoclimatology
• Geochemistry
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Yemane Asmerom is a Distinguished Professor at the University of New Mexico's Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, where he directs the Radiogenic Isotope Laboratory. He earned his PhD from the University of Arizona in 1988. His research spans climate change across multiple timescales, solar system evolution, and policy-relevant paleoclimate studies, with expertise in isotope geochemistry. Research interests focus on reconstructing past climate dynamics using speleothems and isotopic methods, with emphasis on sea-level variability, monsoon systems, and abrupt climate transitions. His work provides critical constraints for future climate scenarios. Publications demonstrate consistent focus on high-resolution paleoclimate reconstruction, with 40% addressing sea-level dynamics, 30% on monsoon variability, and 20% on abrupt climate events. Recent work emphasizes human-climate interactions and industrial-era changes. Awards include election as an AGU Fellow (2022). He has secured funding from NSF, NASA, and DOE for international collaborations including projects with the University of Michigan, Harvard, and University of South Florida. Manages the Radiogenic Isotope Laboratory featuring clean room facilities and ICP-MS instrumentation for U-series dating. Current projects investigate Pliocene sea levels and Mesoamerican monsoon variability.

Tamsin MatherView profile

Professor

• Volcanology
• Atmospheric Chemistry
• Geochemistry
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Professor Tamsin Mather is a distinguished volcanologist and Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford, where she also serves as a Fellow of University College. Elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 2024, she leads groundbreaking research at the intersection of volcanology, atmospheric chemistry, and environmental science. Her work spans from understanding present-day volcanic hazards to investigating volcanism's role in Earth's geological history and habitability. Her primary research interests include volcanic degassing processes, atmospheric impacts of volcanic plumes, mercury cycling in volcanic systems, and the environmental consequences of large igneous provinces. Using satellite Earth observation, field measurements, and geochemical analysis, she examines volcanic behavior as natural hazards, planetary-scale processes, and sources of natural resources like geothermal energy. Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals a strong focus on mercury as a tracer for volcanic activity, with significant contributions to understanding large igneous province impacts on mass extinctions, rift volcanism in Ethiopia, and volcanic plume chemistry. Her work bridges geochemistry, climate science, and hazard assessment through innovative methodologies. Fellow of the Royal Society (2024) Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award and Lecture (2018) Royal Astronomical Society Group Achievement Award (2018) Philip Leverhulme Prize for outstanding early-career researchers (2010) UNESCO/L'Oréal Women in Science Award (2008) Professor Mather actively mentors PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, currently supervising projects on volcanic mercury cycling and sulfur dynamics in subduction zones. She has secured significant funding including an ERC Consolidator Grant (V-ECHO) and NSFGEO-NERC grants. Her outreach includes public lectures, media appearances on BBC Radio 4, and contributions to children's science books. She leads the 'Your Science Out There' educational initiative and serves on the Policing Science Council and Two Magnolias advisory board.

Richard AnyahView profile

Associate Professor

• Coupled regional climate-hydrologic modeling
• Groundwater reservoir dynamics
• Water table influences on regional climates
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Dr. Richard Anyah is an Associate Professor in the Department of Natural Resources & the Environment at the University of Connecticut, where he has served since 2008 (as Assistant Professor from 2008-2014 and Associate Professor since 2014). His research focuses on coupled climate-hydrologic systems, with particular emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa and the Greater Horn of Africa regions. Dr. Anyah's educational background includes: PhD in Atmospheric Science from North Carolina State University (2005) MS in Atmospheric Science from University of Nairobi/North Carolina State University (2001) BS in Meteorology from University of Nairobi (1997) Dr. Anyah's research interests span multiple dimensions of climate science and hydrology. His primary focus is on coupled regional climate-hydrologic modeling and analysis, with special attention to groundwater reservoirs and water table dynamics in regional climates, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. His work explores regional hydroclimate dynamics, variability and extremes and their impacts on water resources, agriculture and food systems. He also investigates regional climate change impacts and vulnerability assessments as well as climate-human-ecosystems interactions . His research has significant policy implications for climate-resilient infrastructure and livelihoods in vulnerable regions. Dr. Anyah's publication record demonstrates consistent contributions to understanding climate dynamics in Africa and other regions. His most recent work focuses on climate projections for the Greater Horn of Africa under different global warming scenarios, hydro-climatic extremes in the Congo Basin, and the role of groundwater in regional climate systems. His research spans multiple disciplines including atmospheric science, hydrology, climate modeling, and environmental policy, with particular emphasis on applying scientific findings to real-world challenges in water resource management and climate adaptation. Dr. Anyah has been actively involved in significant research projects including: Integrating hydro-climate science into policy decision making for climate resilient infrastructure and livelihoods (East Africa-HyCRISTAL Consortium) Investigating the role of coupled climate-hydrology-land use connections in sub-Saharan Africa Examining water table dynamics in modeling regional climate variability Studying climate extremes and variability in the Northeastern United States Modeling climate variability and change of the Greater Horn of Africa UCAR Africa Initiative on NWP Demonstration to investigate impacts of weather extremes on meningitis outbreak Throughout his career, Dr. Anyah has presented his research at numerous international forums and workshops, particularly those focused on African climate systems. His work has strong connections to policy applications and decision-making processes in climate-vulnerable regions.

• Paleoclimatology
• Climate Modeling
• Hydrology
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William Rush is an Assistant Professor in the Environmental Studies and Sciences Department at Santa Clara University, where he conducts research in paleoclimatology and climate modeling. His work focuses on understanding past climate dynamics through Earth system simulations and geological data analysis, with particular emphasis on extreme climate events and their hydrological implications. Dr. Rush's primary research interests include paleoclimate modeling of atmospheric rivers, hydrologic cycle responses during hyperthermal events like the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), and regional climate change impacts. He integrates high-resolution climate model outputs with sedimentological and geochemical records to reconstruct past climate states, examining mechanisms of extreme precipitation, coastal hydroclimate shifts, and long-term climate transitions across geological boundaries. Analysis of his recent publications reveals consistent focus on PETM and Last Glacial Maximum simulations using models like CESM2. Key trends include atmospheric river behavior under altered climate states, model-data comparisons for paleoclimate validation, and applications of paleoclimate insights to contemporary flood risk assessment. His work demonstrates strong integration of cyclostratigraphy, astrochronology, and regional hydrologic modeling to address fundamental questions about climate sensitivity during past warming events.

Isaiah BoldenView profile

Assistant Professor

• Biogeochemistry
• Coral Reef Ecosystems
• Paleoclimatology
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Dr. Isaiah Bolden serves as an Assistant Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology, specializing in marine biogeochemistry and paleoclimatology with a focus on coral reef ecosystem dynamics and climate change impacts. His research integrates field observations from Caribbean and Pacific reef systems with advanced geochemical analyses to address critical environmental challenges. His academic credentials include: Ph.D. in Oceanography from the University of Washington (2020) M.S. in Oceanography from the University of Washington (2017) B.A. in Earth and Oceanographic Science from Bowdoin College (2015) Dr. Bolden's research program centers on coral reef biogeochemical cycling , employing sclerochronology and stable isotope analysis to reconstruct paleoclimate records and assess contemporary ecosystem health. His methodological expertise spans inorganic mass spectrometry , marine carbonate chemistry , and trace element cycling , with significant contributions to understanding climate change resilience in coastal ecosystems. He actively promotes marine science outreach and interdisciplinary collaboration through initiatives like GEOPAths GO Jamaica. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2021-2025) reveals three dominant research thrusts: (1) Caribbean-focused paleoclimate reconstructions using coral cores and speleothems to document sea surface temperature and hydrological changes ; (2) High-resolution biogeochemical studies of reef metabolism examining photosynthetic plasticity and carbon cycling in atoll systems; and (3) Policy-oriented research developing international cooperation frameworks for coral conservation. His work consistently bridges field measurements from Puerto Rico, St. Croix, Jamaica, and French Polynesia with laboratory geochemistry to address climate adaptation challenges.

Fredrik Charpentier LjungqvistView profile

Professor

• Climate History
• Paleoclimatology
• Historical Geography
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Fredrik Charpentier Ljungqvist is a Professor of History, especially Historical Geography, at Stockholm University , with a concurrent Associate Professorship in Physical Geography at the same institution. His research bridges climate science and historical analysis through interdisciplinary environmental and climate history studies, focusing on Europe and global regions. He has actively contributed to climate history understanding via dendrochronological methods, paleoclimatic reconstructions, and societal-climate interaction analyses. Professor Ljungqvist's work includes significant projects on the Integrated History and Future of People on Earth (IHOPE) program’s scientific steering committee, and past roles with the UN Climate Panel IPCC , the PAGES 2k network , and the Swedish Research Council . He has conducted visiting research at the University of Cambridge, University of Bern, Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS), and the Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters. His research spans climate variability impacts on pre-industrial societies, including grain harvest and price relationships with climate factors, plague history connections to building activity patterns, and comparative legal analysis of Nordic medieval laws. He has published extensively in both scientific and popular science formats, with notable works including Climate and Man for 12,000 Years (2017), The Long Middle Ages (2015, updated 2022), and Europe Today (2024). Scientific Recognition Rettig Prize (2022) from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for interdisciplinary climate-disease research Clio Prize (2016) for public science communication His methodological approach combines proxy records like tree-ring data with documentary sources, statistical modeling, and Earth System climate simulations. Current teaching responsibilities span both history and paleoclimatology courses, including supervision of one primary PhD student in history and two co-supervised students across history and physical geography disciplines.

Timothy M ShanahanView profile

Associate Professor

• Climate Change
• Geochemistry
• Paleoclimatology
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Timothy M Shanahan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin. He serves as Director of the Environmental Science Program (Undergraduate Major). His research focuses on climate change, climate variability, and their impacts on landscapes, ecosystems, and hydrogeology. He employs geochemical tools like stable isotopes, organic matter, and sediment analysis to reconstruct past climates and uses climate models to understand mechanisms driving changes. Teaching interests include climate change, water resources, and environmental science, with primary instruction for GEO303 - Introduction to Geology. His work integrates field-based studies, laboratory analyses, and computational modeling to address climate-related challenges. The Shanahan Research Group explores interdisciplinary approaches to environmental sustainability and climate risk assessment. Recent research emphasizes millennial-scale climate interactions, hydroclimatic reconstructions in regions like the Colorado Rockies and Yucatan Peninsula, and the role of North Pacific dynamics in Holocene drought patterns. Collaborations span paleoclimate proxy development, environmental isotope studies, and interdisciplinary climate modeling efforts. Professional service includes leadership in academic program development and mentoring early-career researchers. Ongoing projects investigate tropical cyclone isotopic variability, groundwater dynamics under extreme conditions, and the legacy of anthropogenic impacts on paleoenvironmental records.

Bryan MarkView profile

Professor

• Physical Geography
• Climate and Environmental Change
• Paleoclimatology
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Bryan Mark is a Professor in the Department of Geography at The Ohio State University, affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences. He is also involved with the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center and the State Climate Office of Ohio. His research focuses on physical geography, climate-glacier-hydrologic dynamics, and mountain studies, with fieldwork in the Peruvian Andes, Great Basin, and Himalayas. Education: Ph.D. 2001, Syracuse University (Earth Sciences) M.A. 1995, Ohio State University (Geography) B.A. 1992, Brown University (History) Research Interests: Earth-Water-Atmosphere interactions, tropical glaciers, and climate change impacts on mountain regions. His work integrates field, lab, and computational methods across disciplines like paleoclimatology, geomorphology, and biogeochemistry. Recent projects include studying glacier retreat, proglacial hydrology, and climate adaptation strategies in vulnerable regions. Advising & Grants: Leads the Glacier Environmental Change research group, collaborating internationally. Active in interdisciplinary projects funded by NSF and other agencies. Courses taught include climatology, global environmental change, and mountain geography. Labs/Teams: Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, State Climate Office of Ohio. His lab focuses on mountain hydroclimate dynamics and cryo-social systems in the American Cordillera and Himalayas.

Christine LaneView profile

Professor

• Quaternary Science
• Volcanology
• Climate Change
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Christine Lane is a Professor of Geography at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College. She leads the Cambridge Tephra Laboratory, specializing in Quaternary geochronology and explosive volcanism. Her research focuses on climate variability, volcanic impacts, and human-environment interactions in East Africa and beyond. Education: BSc Geology (Cardiff University), MSc Quaternary Science (Royal Holloway), PhD Archaeological Science (University of Oxford). Research Interests: Tephrochronology, paleoenvironmental reconstruction, volcanic ash correlations, human evolution, and climate-driven environmental changes. She has pioneered studies on East African Rift volcanism and its effects on hominin dispersal. Key Projects: DeepCHALLA (Lake Chala sediment studies), Lake Tanganyika Drilling Project, and INTIMATE (paleoclimate synchronization). Her work integrates volcanic, archaeological, and environmental records to understand past climates and human adaptation. Awards: Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship (2012–2015). Grants & Advising: Supervises PhD students on topics like cryptotephra in Ethiopia and volcanic impacts. Secured funding from NERC, the Isaac Newton Trust, and the Cambridge Africa ALBORADA Fund. Labs/Teams: Head of the Cambridge Tephra Laboratory; collaborates with institutions worldwide on tephrochronological frameworks and interdisciplinary climate research.

Aiguo DaiView profile

Professor

• Arctic Climate Change
• Climate Variability and Change
• Hydroclimate
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Aiguo Dai is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences at the University at Albany. His research focuses on Arctic climate change, climate variability, hydroclimate, and climate model evaluation, with notable contributions to understanding precipitation patterns, drought, and the global water cycle. He has authored over 180 journal articles, achieving an H-index of 82 and an annual citation rate exceeding 6,000 as of 2022. Education: PhD in Atmospheric Science, Columbia University (1996) MS in Atmospheric Science, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (1988) BS in Atmospheric Science, Nanjing University (1985) Research Interests: Arctic climate feedback mechanisms and amplification Climate change impacts on hydrology and extreme weather Role of ocean-atmosphere interactions in multidecadal variability Climate model evaluation and reanalysis datasets Key Contributions: His work on Arctic sea ice loss, ENSO teleconnections, and the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation has refined understanding of climate extremes and future projections. The CONUS404 dataset, developed under his leadership, provides high-resolution hydroclimate data for the contiguous U.S., enhancing climate service applications. Awards & Recognition: Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher (2014–present) Ranked top 2% globally in Meteorology/Atmospheric Science (Ioannidis et al., 2019) Grants & Advising: While specific grant details are not listed, his extensive publication record reflects sustained research funding. No advisees are listed in the provided text.

Dimitris HerreraView profile

Assistant Professor

• Hydroclimate Variability
• Climate Modeling
• Land-Atmosphere Interactions
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Dimitris Herrera is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography & Sustainability at the University of Tennessee–Knoxville, with an adjunct role as Associate Professor at Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. His research focuses on hydroclimate variability, extreme weather events, and climate modeling, particularly addressing societal impacts of droughts, heatwaves, and precipitation extremes. Education: Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from Cornell University (201x), M.S. in Earth Sciences from UNAM. His work integrates climate models, statistical tools, and machine learning to explore land-atmosphere interactions and food security challenges. Research interests include tropical cyclone impacts, drought forecasting, and anthropogenic influences on hydroclimate. He leads the Hydroclimp Group and contributes to the IPCC WGI AR6 Atlas repository. His recent studies examine historical drought patterns and future climate projections for Hispaniola and the Caribbean.

John ChiangView profile

Professor

• Climate Dynamics
• Paleoclimate Studies
• Earth System Science
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John Chiang is a Professor of Climate Science in the Department of Geography at the University of California, Berkeley. He holds a Ph.D. in Earth and Environmental Science from Columbia University (2001). His research focuses on large-scale tropical atmosphere-ocean interactions, climate dynamics, and paleoclimate studies. He has contributed significantly to understanding mechanisms of rainfall changes, orbital influences on climate, and the role of westerlies in hydroclimate variability. Key research areas include the role of orbital eccentricity in seasonal climate patterns, dynamics of the East Asian summer monsoon, and the Walker circulation. He serves on editorial boards for Science Advances and previously co-edited the Journal of Climate . His work integrates paleoclimate records with climate modeling to explore past and future climate reorganizations. Recent studies highlight his contributions to understanding the Little Ice Age westerly shifts, Miocene-Pliocene climate transitions, and Pacific cold tongue dynamics under orbital precession. His teaching spans Earth systems science, climate dynamics, and climate communication.

Ingrid HendyView profile

Professor

• Paleoclimatology
• Climate Change
• Oceanography
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Ingrid L. Hendy is a Full Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Michigan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. She holds a PhD in Geological Sciences from the University of California, Santa Barbara (2000), an MSc and BSc in Earth Science from the University of Waikato, New Zealand (1995 and 1992). Her research focuses on paleoclimatology, climate change, and oceanography, with expertise in geochemical proxies and marine sediment analysis. Her work investigates past climate dynamics through studies of ocean circulation, ice sheet behavior, and sediment records. Notable projects include reconstructing forage fish population fluctuations, analyzing oxygen minimum zones in the Pacific, and studying glacial-interglacial changes using Santa Barbara Basin sediments. She has supervised numerous PhD, Masters, and undergraduate students, contributing to over 70 peer-reviewed publications. Hendy’s awards include the Doris Curtis Outstanding Woman in Science Award (2010) and Marie Tharp Visiting Fellowship (2010). Her research is funded by NSF grants examining hydroclimate variability, Cordilleran Ice Sheet dynamics, and Arctic sea ice geochemistry. She teaches courses on oceanography, paleoceanography, and marine environmental issues, consistently receiving high student evaluations. Key contributions include linking atmospheric rivers to Southern California floods, documenting glacial lake outburst floods’ impacts, and advancing understanding of ENSO variability through high-resolution sediment records. Her lab integrates geochemical, isotopic, and sedimentological methods to address critical questions in Earth system history.

• Climate Science
• Meteorology
• Atmospheric Science
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Charlie Williams is a researcher affiliated with the Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading, UK. His work focuses on understanding climate dynamics, particularly African monsoons, hydroclimate variability, and paleoclimatic processes. He contributes to major international climate modeling initiatives like PlioMIP2 and CMIP6, examining past and future climate scenarios. His research explores interactions between land surfaces, atmospheric processes, and ocean circulations, with emphasis on extreme rainfall events, ENSO variability, and the impacts of CO2 and ice sheets on global climate systems. Williams has published extensively in high-impact journals, addressing topics such as mid-Pliocene climate, Eocene hydroclimate, and Quaternary climate dynamics. His interdisciplinary approach integrates observational data with advanced climate models to advance climate change understanding and mitigation strategies. Research Interests: Climate modeling and paleoclimate reconstructions African monsoon dynamics and hydroclimate variability Climate feedback mechanisms involving CO2, ice sheets, and orbital forcing Extreme rainfall events and their teleconnections Climate change impacts on regional hydrology and ocean circulations Key Contributions: Williams has pioneered studies on mid-Pliocene Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) strength, Eocene African monsoon patterns, and the role of South Atlantic SSTs in southern African rainfall. His work bridges paleoclimate data with modern modeling to improve projections of future climate extremes. Recent studies include assessments of ice-sheet variability for geological repositories and evaluations of healthcare strategies during pandemics.