Nicholas School of the Environment faculty expertise spans 40 disciplines, from biological and ecological sciences to social sciences, empowering the school to address complex environmental challenges. Sparked by a 2023 collaborative research symposium, the following interdisciplinary projects were funded in 2024 with Nicholas School Dean’s Research Venture Award funds:
- Development and validation of Climate Change Spaces (CLICS) to identify one health hotspots
Principal Investigators: William Pan, Drew Shindell, Shineng Hu, Mark Janko (DGHI) - Tracking the ecological impacts of ocean industrialization: using technology innovation and new data frameworks to “green the ocean economy”
Principal Investigators: John Virdin, Pat Halpin, Nico Cassar - Assessing equity in the emerging U.S. shellfish aquaculture industry
participants: Grant Murray, Lisa Campbell, Betsy Albright, Norbert Wilson (Divinity) - Stable isotopes as a biomarker for heat stress
Principal Investigators: Michael Kipp and Nishad Jayasundara