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UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE CHANGE 

Prof Helen Bennion Professor of Environmental Change Dept of Geography Climate focus: the impacts of climate change on fresh waters More about Helen / Email Helen

Dr Chris Brierley Associate Professor of Climate Science Dept of Geography Climate focus: modeling simulations of past climates and projections of the coming one  More about Chris / Email Chris

Dr Helen Czerski Dept of Mechanical Engineering Climate focus: bubbles in the open ocean influencing air-sea gas transfer More about Helen / Email Helen

Prof Mat Disney Professor of Remote Sensing Dept of Geography Climate focus: form and function of forests from tropical to urban More about Mat / Email Mat

Prof Julienne Stroeve Professor of Polar Observation & Modelling Dept of Earth Sciences Climate focus: Documenting the rapid loss of Arctic sea ice and implications within the Arctic and beyond More about Julienne / Email Julienne

Prof Julian Thompson Professor of Physical Geography – Hydrology and Wetlands Climate focus: modelling hydro-ecological impacts of climate change on aquatic ecosystems in particular wetlands  More about Julian / Email Julian

THE ANTHROPOCENE

Prof Andrew Barry Professor of Human Geography Co-convenor of the UCL Anthropocene Initiative Climate focus: the relation between scientific expertise and politics More about Andrew / Email Andrew

Prof Julia Stegemann Professor of Environmental Engineering / Director of UCL CircEL (The Circular Economy Lab) Climate focus: waste and the Circular Economy More about Julia / Email Julia

Prof Mark Maslin Professor of Earth System Science Themes also covered: Modelling and Understanding Climate Change, Climate Resilience and Adaptation, Climate Justice and Governance Climate focus: climate change in the past, the present and the future More about Mark / Email Mark

Prof Rodney Harrison Professor of Heritage Studies/Co-Director of the UCL Centre for Critical Heritage Studies Theme also covered: Climate Resilience and Adaptation Climate focus: cultural responses to the Anthropocene, extinction and climate crises/the role of heritage and museums in climate mitigation, adaptation and action More about Rodney / Email Dorian

Prof Richard Taylor Professor of Hydrogeology Department of Geography Themes also covered: Understanding Climate Change, Climate Justice and Governance Climate focus: Climate-resilient pathways to water and food security in tropical Africa and Asia More about Richard / Email Richard

Prof Muki Haklay Professor of Geographical Information Science Dept of Geography Themes also covered: The Anthropocene, Climate Justice and Governance Climate focus: Public production of environmental information, through citizen science, to address climate change More about Muki / Email Muki

CLIMATE JUSTICE AND GOVERNANCE

Dr Hannah Knox Associate Professor of Anthropology / Director, UCL Centre for Digital Anthropology  Theme also covered: Climate Justice and Governance Climate focus: climate change as an anthropological problem and implications of climate science for contemporary ways of governing and knowing society More about Hannah / Email Hannah

Prof Maria Lee Professor of Law Climate focus: the ways in which law governs decision making on climate change, including for example the consenting of renewable energy infrastructure  More about Maria / Email Maria

Prof Eloise Scotford Professor of Environmental Law Climate focus: climate legislation, climate adjudication, and institutions governing climate change More about Eloise / Email Eloise

Professor Nicola Walshe Professor of Education / Director, UCL Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Education / Head of Department, Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment Climate focus: high quality teacher education practices in climate change and environmental and sustainability education More about Nicola / Email Nicola

Prof Jane Holder Professor of Environmental Law Climate justice with a focus on air pollution and loss of open green spaces and potential for using law in a creative way to achieve climate justice. More about Jane / Email Jane

Lisa Vanhala Professor of Political Science Climate focus: climate change politics and responsibility with expertise on Climate Change Loss and Damage, Climate Change Litigation and Climate Change and Human Rights More about Lisa / Email Lisa

BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORT

Prof Susan Michie Professor of Health Psychology / Director of the Centre for Behaviour Change Climate focus: population, organisational and individual level interventions  More about Susan / Email Susan

Prof Jacqueline Glass Professor of Construction Management Climate focus: net zero construction products, processes, and projects More about Jacqueline / Email Jacqueline

Prof Tadj Oreszczyn Professor of Energy and Environment UCL Energy Institute  Climate focus: the performance gap between theory and practice in building energy efficiency.  More on Tadj / Email Tadj

Prof Alistair Greig Professor of Marine Engineering Climate focus: making shipping more environmentally friendly via design, engineering, education and policy More about Alistair / Email Alistair

Dr Catalina Turcu Associate Professor of Sustainable Development and Planning Climate focus: social and institutional aspects of climate change in the built environment More about Catalina / Email Catalina

Prof Helena Titheridge Professor of Mobility and Sustainable Transport  Climate focus: approaches to increasing the use of low carbon transport options More about Helena / Email Helena

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS

Prof Paola Lettieri Director UCL East  / Professor of Chemical Engineering / Head, Fluidization and Life Cycle Assessment Research Group, Faculty of Engineering Sciences Climate focus: waste management, clean energy and life cycle analysis More about Paola / Email Paola

Prof Junwang Tang Professor of Materials Chemistry & Engineering Climate focus: renewable H2 fuel production and CO2 conversion More about Junwang / Email Junwang

Dr Priti Parikh  Associate Professor / Head of UCL Engineering for International Development Centre Climate focus: smart solar and clean cooking solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa More about Priti / Email Priti

Dr Rokia Raslan Bartlett Vice Dean Enterprise / Associate Professor, Building Performance Simulation Climate focus: Supporting the retrofit drive to create energy efficient buildings fit for the future  More about Rokia / Email Rokia

Prof Paul Shearing Professor of Chemical Engineering, Royal Academy of Engineering / Chair in Emerging Battery Technologies Climate focus: low carbon energy storage and conversion including fuel cells and batteries More about Paul / Email Paul

Prof Thorsten Stoesser Professor of Civil Engineering Fluid Mechanics, Leader of CEGE’s Fluid Mechanics Research Group Climate focus: generation of renewable energy from wind and water More about Thorsten / Email Thorsten

 

CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND ADAPTATION

Prof Chris Rapley Professor of Climate Science Climate focus: the role of climate scientists in societal decision making, public policy and public awareness       More about Chris / Email Chris

Prof Dan Osborn Professor of Human Ecology Dept of Earth Sciences Climate focus: Risk assessment and policy; adaptation; communities on the coast and elsewhere More about Dan / Email Dan

Prof Ilan Kelman Professor of Disasters and Health Themes also covered: The Anthropocene, Sustainable Energy Solutions, Climate Justice and Governance Climate focus: Climate change as one important influence among many on resilience and adaptation More about Ilan / Email Ilan

Prof May Cassar Professor of Sustainable Heritage Themes also covered: Built environment and transport Climate focus: Applying heritage science to climate change impacts on heritage and information policy More about May / Email May

Prof Michael Davies Professor of Building Physics and Environment Theme also covered: Climate Resilience and Adaptation Climate focus: healthy and comfortable built environments in the context of a changing climate More about Michael / Email Michael

Prof CJ Lim Professor of Architecture and Urbanism Theme also covered: Built Environment and Transport Climate focus: design research which addresses the threat and the shaping of resilient cities More about  CJ / Email CJ

HUMAN HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Prof Anthony Costello Professor of Global Health and Sustainable Development Climate Focus: led the 2009 and 2014 Lancet Climate Commissions on Climate Change and Health; co-chair of a countdown series of annual Lancet reports to monitor the evolving health profile of climate change More on Anthony / Email Anthony

Prof Hugh Montgomery Professor of Intensive Care Medicine UCL Dept Medicine Climate focus: climate change and human health; co-chairs Lancet Countdown More about Hugh / Email Hugh

Prof Sanjay Sisodiya Professor of Neurology Dept of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy Climate focus: understanding, managing and raising awareness of climate change effects in epilepsy More about Sanjay / Email Sanjay

Prof Megan Vaughan Professor of African History and Health Theme also covered: Climate Resilience and Adaptation Climate focus: the history of agrarian systems and nutrition in Africa in relation to health and sustainability  More about Megan / Email Megan

Prof Jenny Mindell Professor of Public Health Climate focus: low carbon transport policies reducing inequalities and having health-promoting co-benefits More about Jenny / Email Jenny

Dr Ian Hamilton Reader in Energy Epidemiology Climate focus: Evaluating climate mitigation in buildings and their impact on indoor environmental conditions associated effects on health More about Ian / Email Ian

SUSTAINABLE ECONOMICS AND FINANCE

Prof Paul Ekins Director / Professor of Resources and Environmental Policy  UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources Climate focus: the economic implications of deep decarbonisation/net zero More on Paul / Email Paul

Prof Le-Yin Zhang Professor of Urban Economic Development Climate focus: the implications of climate change for urban economies More about Le-Yin / Email Le-Yin

Prof Neil Strachan Professor of Energy Economics and Modelling Director UCL Energy Institute Theme also covered: Sustainable Economics and Finance Climate focus: energy-environment-economic modelling, transitions pathways, and interdisciplinary issues in energy economics and policy. More about Neil / Email Neil

Prof Michael Grubb Professor of Energy and Climate Change / Deputy Director UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources Climate focus: economics and political economy of energy transition and climate change  More about Michael / Email Michael

Prof Dabo Guan Professor of Climate Change Economics School of Construction and Project Management Climate focus: climate change mitigation and adaptation economics and policies in developing countries  More about Dabo / Email Dabo

Prof Raimund Bleischwitz Chair in Sustainable Global Resources, UCL Bartlett School of Environment Energy & Resources Climate focus: the resource requirements for low carbon solutions, due diligence of raw material supply chains, the resource nexus and circular economy opportunities. More about Raimund / Email Raimund