جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

• Urban Planning
• Environmental Policy
• Spatial Governance
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Bożena Degórska is a retired Associate Professor in the Department of Spatial Organization at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Her research focuses on spatial governance, urban ecosystem services, climate change adaptation, and historical landscape transformations. She has conducted extensive studies on territorial planning policies in EU contexts, particularly analyzing the Warsaw Metropolitan Area's development dynamics. Key research interests include: Ecosystem services mapping and assessment EU cohesion policy implementation challenges Urban heat island phenomena Historical land-use changes in Polish regions Green infrastructure planning strategies Her work bridges environmental science with policy analysis, emphasizing sustainable spatial development. Notable projects include the COMPASS comparative study on European territorial governance systems and comprehensive analyses of Warsaw's urbanization patterns. Degórska has contributed to national and international policy discussions on climate resilience and regional planning best practices.

Maayan Hilelمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Middle Eastern History
• Cultural History
• Social History
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Maayan Hilel is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in Jewish & Israel Studies and Assistant Director of the Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies at Northwestern University. She holds a Ph.D. in History from Tel Aviv University (2019) . Her research focuses on the cultural and social history of 20th-century Palestine/Land of Israel, particularly the role of leisure culture in shaping socio-cultural identities and intercommunal relations under British rule. She previously taught at the University of Limerick, Ireland, and specializes in conflict resolution with bi-national groups. Her book project, Leisure and Pleasure in Mandate Palestine , examines modern leisure spaces like cinemas and cafés as arenas of cultural and political expression. Her new research explores childhood and youth in late Ottoman and Mandatory Palestine. She teaches courses on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Holocaust memory, and daily life in Israel/Palestine. Her publications analyze topics like Palestinian cinema in Haifa, childhood leisure practices, and urban cultural transformations. She contributes to Middle East studies through multilingual archival research, situating Palestinian experiences within broader transnational contexts.

Gerard J. Fitzgeraldمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Military-Environmental History
• Technology and Industrialization
• The History of Biological and Chemical Weapons
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Gerard J. Fitzgerald serves as Lecturer in the Department of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science. He concurrently holds a Visiting Scholar position at The Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities, University of Stavanger (Norway), and co-leads the War and Environment Special Interest Group of the American Society for Environmental History (ASEH). His educational credentials include a Post-doctoral fellowship at MIT's Dibner Center for the History of Science and Technology, Ph.D. and M.S. degrees from Carnegie Mellon University, and a B.A. from the University of Georgia. Dr. Fitzgerald employs a rigorous interdisciplinary methodology spanning environmental history, sensory history, public health history, and history of science to examine warfare's environmental consequences across major conflicts from the Civil War to the Cold War. His research critically analyzes industrialization and militarization impacts, particularly biological/chemical weapons development and anthropogenic climate change during the Anthropocene, framing these as existential threats to humanity and planetary systems. This work bridges historical analysis with urgent contemporary security challenges. His 2018-2020 publications reveal consistent focus on environmental-military intersections, with recent works connecting historical pandemics to Covid-19 responses and examining wartime environmental degradation. These studies demonstrate evolving methodological sophistication in linking historical events to current climate security threats through detailed archival analysis of industrial-military complexes. Through his leadership in ASEH's War and Environment SIG, Dr. Fitzgerald actively cultivates international scholarly collaboration on military-environmental dynamics. His academic engagement extends to teaching STS 4600: The Engineer, Ethics, and Professional Responsibility, where he integrates historical perspectives into engineering ethics education.

• Protein Engineering
• Enzyme Engineering
• Biocatalysis
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Prof. Ulrich Schwaneberg serves as a University Professor at RWTH Aachen University's Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences within the Institute of Biotechnology. His research group operates from the Biology Sammelbau facility (Worringerweg 3, Aachen) and maintains strong ties with the DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials. His primary research focuses on protein engineering and biocatalysis , with significant contributions to plastic degradation technologies (particularly PET hydrolases), material-binding peptide development , and high-throughput screening methodologies . Key research thrusts include engineering enzymes for plastic recycling, developing anchor peptides for industrial applications, and creating novel biocatalytic systems for sustainable chemistry. Recent publications reveal a strong trend toward computational-guided enzyme design (using MD simulations and machine learning) combined with practical applications in environmental remediation . His team actively develops solutions for microplastic detection, phosphate recovery, and textile functionalization using biohybrid systems. The 2025 article portfolio demonstrates particular emphasis on PET degradation technologies and enzyme immobilization strategies. Prof. Schwaneberg leads the recently launched Materials Lab Incubator (MerLIn) funded with over 7 million euros from BAFA, and coordinates the Bio4MatPro competence center connecting industry partners with academic research. His group actively recruits Chinese students through CSC fellowships and organizes the annual Aachen Protein Engineering Summer School (AcES2) . The Schwaneberg group maintains state-of-the-art facilities for directed evolution, high-throughput screening, and biocatalytic process development, with strong industry partnerships focused on sustainable material innovations. Current initiatives include the development of flame-retardant textile coatings using biohybrid anchor peptides and scalable systems for plastic upcycling.

Sandra Guardini Teixeira Vasconcelosمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Comparative Literature
• British Literature
• Brazilian Literature
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Professor Sandra Guardini Teixeira Vasconcelos is a full professor at the Department of Modern Languages, University of São Paulo, with expertise in Comparative Literature and transnational literary systems. Her research explores British-Brazilian literary interactions, particularly focusing on the English novel's influence on 19th-century Brazilian literature and Guimarães Rosa studies. PhD in Literature (University of São Paulo) Postdoctoral studies at University of Cambridge and University of Manchester Visiting researcher at University of Oxford's Centre for Brazilian Studies Her research examines the global formulation of the novel genre, emphasizing displacement and decentering dynamics. She has led FAPESP-funded projects on 18th-19th century Brazilian novel development and co-led the British Academy-funded "The Novel without Frontiers" Warwick collaboration (2015-17). Key publications include A Formação do Romance Inglês: ensaios teóricos (2007) and co-edited volumes on transatlantic literary networks. Notable scientific recognition includes the 2008 Jabuti Prize for Literary Theory/Criticism. She serves on editorial boards of Itinerários and Estudos Anglo-Americanos , and curates the João Guimarães Rosa Archive. Her Warwick 2016 visit included career development sessions and presentations on Brazil-UK literary relations.

Andrew Shaplandمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Aegean Bronze Age
• Minoan Crete
• Human-Animal Relations
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr Andrew Shapland is the Sir Arthur Evans Curator of Bronze Age and Classical Greece at the Ashmolean Museum and Supernumerary Fellow in Archaeology at Jesus College, University of Oxford. He holds MA (Cantab) and PhD (UCL) degrees. His research focuses on Minoan material culture, human-animal relations in Bronze Age Crete, and the history of Aegean archaeology. He has directed excavations at Palaikastro since 2020 and co-directed the Knossos Urban Landscape Project. Notable exhibitions include 'Labyrinth: Knossos, Myth & Reality' (2023) and 'Troy: Myth and Reality' (2019). His 2022 monograph on human-animal relations explores Cretan cultural practices through material evidence. Education: BA Archaeology & Anthropology, Peterhouse College, Cambridge MA and PhD in Archaeology, UCL Institute of Archaeology Research Interests: Bronze Age Crete, Minoan art and architecture, history of archaeology, and First World War discoveries in Macedonia. Current projects include digitizing the Sir Arthur Evans Archive and fieldwork at Palaikastro. Teaching: Undergraduate courses on Homeric Archaeology and handling sessions at the Ashmolean. Graduate modules on Aegean Bronze Age archaeology. Fieldwork & Exhibitions: Co-curator of major exhibitions at the British Museum and Ashmolean. Active in Knossos research and post-war archaeological legacy studies in the Balkans.

Henny J van der Windtمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Nature Conservation
• Energy Transition
• Energy Cooperatives
• +۱ مورد دیگر

Henny van der Windt is Associate Professor at the Energy and Sustainability Research Institute Groningen (ESRIG), University of Groningen, affiliated with the Integrated Research on Energy, Environment & Society (IREES) group. Her research examines nature conservation history, energy transitions, citizen participation in community energy projects, and science-society interactions. She focuses on Dutch national parks policy evolution, heating transition challenges, and regional renewable energy initiatives. Publications analyze policy instrument interactions, participation gaps in energy transitions, historical conservation paradigms, and multidimensional sustainability frameworks. Her work integrates environmental history, policy analysis, and transition studies methodologies. Van der Windt contributes to projects on port cities, sustainable agriculture, and energy equity while engaging with policy debates on nature restoration and energy democracy.

Jane Kathryn Willenbringمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Earth Surface Dynamics
• Geomorphology
• Geochemistry
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Jane Kathryn Willenbring is an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences at Stanford University, with a courtesy appointment in Earth System Science. She joined Stanford in 2020 after previous roles as an Associate Professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, and the University of Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on Earth surface processes, integrating geochemistry, field observations, and numerical modeling to understand landscape evolution driven by tectonics, climate, and vegetation interactions. She is a leading expert in cosmogenic nuclide techniques and advocates for citizen science to address environmental challenges like urban pollution and agricultural contamination. Education: B.Sc. (North Dakota State University), M.Sc. (Boston University), Ph.D. (Dalhousie University) Postdoc: Saint Anthony Falls Lab, University of Minnesota; GFZ Potsdam, Germany Research interests include: Quantifying erosion and weathering rates using cosmogenic isotopes Vegetation-topography feedbacks in tropical montane regions Environmental justice through geoscience education and community engagement Bioremediation of asbestos-contaminated sites Publications highlight her work on coastal cliff retreat, soil soundscapes, and Andean tectonics. Awards include the Marguerite T. Williams Award (AGU) and Gabilan Faculty Fellow (Stanford). She advises graduate students and postdocs on topics ranging from landscape evolution to anti-racism in academia. Her lab previously directed the Scripps Cosmogenic Isotope Lab and now contributes to Stanford’s geoscience initiatives.

Matthew Giffordمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Animal Physiology
• Evolutionary Ecology
• Herpetology
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Matthew Gifford is a Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Central Arkansas. He earned his PhD from Washington University in St. Louis in 2008 and completed postdoctoral research at the University of Minnesota (2008-2009) before joining UCA in 2014. His research examines physiological and ecological adaptations in reptiles and amphibians, with emphasis on thermal biology, life-history evolution, and anthropogenic impacts. Research focuses on: Thermoregulatory strategies in changing environments Life-history responses to human disturbances Nutritional ecology of insectivorous predators Innovative methods for thermal environment quantification His publications demonstrate consistent investigation of ectotherm responses to environmental challenges, with recent work emphasizing climate change impacts, methodological innovations in thermal ecology, and conservation physiology. Courses taught include Animal Physiology, Animal Ecological Physiology, and Structure and Function of the Human Body.

• Spatial Ecology
• Species Distributions
• Habitat Connectivity
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Kenneth Nussear is an Associate Professor in the Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology program at the University of Nevada, Reno. His research investigates constraints on species distributions including thermoregulatory behavior, habitat connectivity, and dispersal limitations in desert ecosystems, particularly focusing on reptiles and conservation applications. Nussear teaches advanced courses in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), drone applications, spatial analysis, and species distribution modeling. He holds FAA certification as a Remote Pilot for UAS operations and has professional certification in Effective Instruction from the Association of College and University Educators. His publications address Mojave Desert species conservation, including desert tortoise translocation planning, climate change impacts on Gila monsters, and novel methods for rare plant population discovery. Nussear develops GIS-based approaches to model habitat use under changing environmental conditions.

Jimin Yuمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Paleoclimatology
• Oceanography
• Geochemistry
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Jimin Yu is a Professor at the Research School of Earth Sciences (RSES) at the Australian National University (ANU). He holds tenured positions, including ARC Future Fellow (2015–2019), and has expertise in paleoclimatology, oceanography, and geochemistry. His research focuses on the global carbon cycle, ocean circulation changes, and the development of geochemical proxies to understand past climate systems. Education: Ph.D. in Paleoclimatology (2006), University of Cambridge M.Sc. in Mineralogy and Petrology (2002), Nanjing University B.Sc. in Geology (1999), Nanjing University Research Interests: Jimin Yu's work explores interactions between the atmosphere, oceans, and land biosphere through trace element and isotopic analyses. Key areas include: Carbonate system dynamics in deep-sea environments Development of proxies for seawater pH and carbonate ion saturation Reconstruction of past ocean circulation patterns using multi-proxy approaches Recent Research Trends: His publications highlight studies on Southern Ocean CO₂ release, Pacific deep-water circulation, and the role of meltwater in North Atlantic climate variability. These projects often integrate field data with numerical models to address unresolved mechanisms in Earth's climate system. Awards & Grants: ARC Discovery Project (DP140101393), 2014–2017 ARC Future Fellowship (FT140100993), 2015–2019 Teaching & Supervision: Course convener for Palaeoclimatology and Climate Change (EMSC3027/6027) . Supervises Ph.D. students in carbon cycle dynamics and paleoceanography, with current funding opportunities for motivated candidates. Labs & Facilities: Utilizes cutting-edge instrumentation like Neptune MC-ICP-MS and prepFAST MC systems for trace element analysis, supporting high-precision geochemical studies.

John Harteمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Global Change
• Ecosystem Ecology
• Biodiversity
• +۲ مورد دیگر

John Harte is a Professor in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the University of California, Berkeley. His research centers on global change, ecosystem ecology, and biodiversity, with a focus on human impacts on ecological systems across scales. Utilizing field experiments, natural pattern analysis, and mathematical modeling, his work examines biodiversity patterns, climate feedbacks, and ecosystem-climate linkages. Recent research explores ecological equations of state, climate change impacts on species distributions, and information theory applications in complex systems. His publications demonstrate strong interdisciplinary connections between physics, data science, and conservation biology. Key themes in Harte's recent work include: Development of unified theories for biodiversity and ecosystem functioning Climate change impacts on tundra ecosystems Mathematical foundations of ecological complexity Integration of macroecology with conservation practice

Robert Woodbury Kayمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Geochemistry
• Petrology
• Plate Tectonics
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Robert Woodbury Kay is a distinguished Professor of Geochemistry at Cornell University's College of Engineering, specializing in crustal processes within plate tectonic frameworks. His research integrates geochemistry, petrology, and geophysics to explore the formation, modification, and destruction of Earth’s crust, with a focus on subduction zones, slab melting, and crustal delamination. Notable contributions include studies of Aleutian and Andean magmatism, as well as environmental applications like soil erosion and hydrofracking impacts. Education: A.B. in Chemistry, Brown University, 1964 Ph.D. in Geology, Columbia University, 1970 Geology field studies at Indiana University, 1965 Research Interests: Kay’s work spans geochemical modeling of crustal mass flux, subduction zone dynamics, and environmental geochemistry. He has pioneered studies on Aleutian magnesian andesites, delamination magmatism, and the role of recycled crust in arc systems. Recent projects include radionuclide tracing of soil erosion and hydraulic fracturing impacts. Publications & Impact: With over 6,800 Google Scholar citations (h-index 37 as of 2013), Kay’s work is highly cited. His papers on Aleutian arc magmatism, delamination processes, and subduction erosion have been foundational. Recent articles address climate adaptation strategies for energy infrastructure and sustainable soil management in Ethiopia. Labs & Collaborations: Collaborations span global field sites, including the Aleutian Islands, Andes, and Ethiopian Highlands. His research often bridges geology and environmental science, addressing societal challenges like climate resilience and resource management.

Tommaso Calarcoمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Quantum Optimal Control
• Quantum Computing
• Quantum Technologies
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Tommaso Calarco serves as Director of the Institute for Quantum Control (PGI-8) at Jülich Research Centre, leading cutting-edge research in quantum optimal control methodologies for next-generation quantum technologies. His work focuses on developing transformative computational frameworks applicable to natural sciences, logistics, and high-performance computing through advanced quantum device engineering. His research spans quantum optimal control for computation and many-body systems, emphasizing physical model development, model reduction techniques, and machine learning integration for scalable quantum hardware. Key focus areas include spin-qubit optimization, diamond quantum register engineering, and error suppression in gate operations, with significant contributions to ultracold atom systems and semiconductor-based quantum platforms. Analysis of his 2024-2025 publications reveals concentrated efforts on hardware-specific challenges across multiple quantum modalities: spin shuttling fidelity in semiconductor systems, gate optimization for nitrogen-vacancy centers, and photon-spin interface engineering. This work demonstrates a unifying thread of optimal control solutions tailored to platform-specific decoherence mechanisms and scalability constraints. As Director of PGI-8 within the Peter Grünberg Institut, Calarco oversees a dedicated research team advancing quantum control theory and applications, contributing substantially to European quantum technology roadmaps including the Quantum Flagship initiative and strategic European Commission reports.

Zohar Goshenمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Corporate Law
• Corporate Governance
• Securities Regulation
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Zohar Goshen is the Jerome L. Greene Professor of Transactional Law at Columbia Law School, Columbia University. He holds a full-time faculty position and focuses on corporate law, governance, securities regulation, and corporate finance. His academic contributions include widely recognized articles in top legal journals, such as Barbarians Inside the Gates (2022) and The Death of Corporate Law (2019). He has been honored with the Willis L.M. Reese Prize for Excellence in Teaching in 2006 and 2019, making him only the third repeat recipient. Education: S.J.D. (1991), LL.M. (1990), Yale Law School; LL.B. (1987), Hebrew University. Research interests center on corporate governance reforms, securities regulation, and the intersection of law and economics. His work often addresses contemporary challenges like shareholder activism, common ownership effects on labor markets, and regulatory frameworks for financial markets. He previously served as Chairman of the Israel Securities Authority (2008–2011), implementing major corporate governance reforms and establishing a specialized corporate court. He co-directs the Center for Israeli Legal Studies, fostering academic exchange through lectures, seminars, and conferences. Current courses include Corporate Governance and the Public Corporation and Advanced Corporate Law: Control Changes and Challenges . Key achievements include advancing legal scholarship on corporate law’s evolving role, reforming Israeli corporate law, and contributing to securities regulation discourse. His research bridges theoretical insights with practical regulatory challenges, shaping both academic and policy landscapes.