• Mary Ellen Miller, Michigan Technological University
• Michael Billmire, Michigan Technological University
• Janice Coen, University Corporation For Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

Wildfire is a known agent of change significantly altering vegetation and soils of burned watersheds. Quantifying and understanding the dynamic impacts of wildfire are vital for...

• PI: Ashley Ballantyne, University of Montana
• Co-I: Marie Johnson, University of Montana

Fire and other climate driven disturbances are shaping the future of our forests. Given the vital ecosystem services provided by forests, it is crucial that we manage forests for their continued existence under...

Wichita Climate II (Fall 2022)

Team: Ritisha Ghosh (Project Lead), Richard Kirschner, Ria Mukherjee, Raina Monaghan

Summary: Wichita, Kansas is experiencing a host of climate threats, particularly extreme heat manifested through Urban Heat Islands (UHI). Heat is unevenly distributed within cities due to factors such...

Milwaukee Urban Development II (Fall 2022)

Team: Nash Keyes (Project Lead), caleigh McLaren, Nati Phan, Dalia Vazques

Summary: Milwaukee’s neighborhoods experience increased social, health, and ecological stress from the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect due to changing land cover and climate. Extreme urban heat disproportionately...

Southeast US Climate (Fall 2022)

Team: Heidi Rogers (Project Lead), Mistaya Smith, Maggie Mason, Anish Holla

Summary: Deforestation, a significant contributor to carbon emissions, is a major driver of climate change. To best inform climate mitigation, decision-makers must have accurate estimations of carbon emitted during...

Gatlinburg & Beatty Wildfires (Fall 2022)

Team: Kelli Roberts (Project Lead), William Hadley, Daniel Littleton

Summary: Wildfire potential monitoring, which is increasingly vital under climate change-induced droughts, could be improved by incorporating remotely-sensed soil moisture data. To better understand the connections between soil moisture and...

Guatemala & Panama Urban Development (Fall 2022)

Team: Jennifer Ruiz (Project Lead), Coral Del Mar Valle Rodríguez; Viviana Lademan; Aaron Whittemore

Summary: Central America is experiencing rapid and unregulated urban expansion, which is contributing to an increase in socioeconomic and environmental risks, including inequities in...

Mesoamerica Ecological Forecasting (Fall 2022)

Team: Hanna Jung (Deliverables Lead), Ross Kalter (Technical Lead), Ameilia Untiedt, Cristina Villalobos-Heredia

Summary: In 1992, Central America and Mexico drew up an agreement to establish the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor (MBC) which defines natural corridors to connect nearly 600 protected...

Kansas City Disasters II (Fall 2022)

Team: Nora Carmody (Project Lead), Dain Kim, Kameron Lloyd, Ruby Nagelberg

Summary: In pluvial flood events, stormwater runoff can pollute ground and surface water, posing a threat long after the rain has ceased. In Wyandotte County, Kansas, this contamination...

Gulf of Maine Water Resources (Fall 2022)

Team: Suhani Dalal (Project Lead), Lily Gray, Yixuan Li, Jane Zugarek

Summary: The Gulf of Maine has a history of harmful algal blooms (HABs) that have increased in frequency and intensity in recent years, raising concerns in the...