Faculty Experts

Luis Amaral

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Field: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Complex Systems, Data Science

Focus Areas: Climate Change, Data Science, Environmental Sustainability, Network Science, Teams Theory

Holly Troy Benz

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Master of Science in Energy & Sustainability

Field: Business Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Focus Areas: Climate Change, Corporate Social Responsibility, Electric Cars, Energy and Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability

Neal Blair

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Field: Civil and Environmental Engineering, Earth Science

Focus Areas: Agriculture, Biofuels, Biogeochemistry, Carbon Cycle, Climate Change, Deforestation, Ecology, Environmental Science, Environmental Sustainability

Jennifer Dunn

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering

Field: Chemical and Biological Engineering

Focus Areas: Biofuels, Climate Change, Energy and Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability, Pollution

Kimberly Gray

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and (by courtesy) Chemical and Biological Engineering

Field: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Focus Areas: Energy and Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability, Solar Energy, Water Quality and Purification

Daniel Horton

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Field: Earth Science, Environmental Studies, Public Health

Focus Areas: Climate Change, Electric Cars, Environmental Science, Environmental Sustainability, Extreme Weather, Natural Disasters, Pollution

Brayden King

Kellogg School of Management

Max McGraw Chair in Management and the Environment

Field: Management and Organizations

Focus Areas: Brand and Reputation Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, Environmental Sustainability, Organizational Change, Organizational Culture, Social Activism

Nancy Loeb

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

Clinical Professor of Law Emerita

Field: Environmental Law

Focus Areas: Climate Change, Energy and Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability, Legal Advocacy

Julius B. Lucks

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Global Health, Synthetic Biology

Focus Areas: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Energy and Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability, Hunger, Food and Water Security, Water Quality and Purification

Aaron Packman

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Field: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Focus Areas: Climate Change, Ecology, Environmental Sustainability, Infectious Disease, Natural Disasters, Pollution, Waterborne Disease, Water Quality and Purification

Brad Sageman

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Field: Earth Science

Focus Areas: Carbon Cycle, Climate Change, Energy and Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability, Geology