Our science experts

  • McLellan, Eileen
    Lead Senior Scientist

    Areas of expertise: Water quality, watershed protection and restoration, ecological resilience, land use planning, rural development, environmental policy

  • McVay, Renee
    Scientist, U.S. Methane

    Areas of expertise: Oil and gas methane emissions, air quality

  • Moritsch, Monica
    Blue Carbon Scientist

    Areas of expertise: Marine ecology, blue carbon ecosystems and coastal and marine climate resilience

  • Nixon, Marissa
    Analyst, Zero-Emission Truck Initiative

    Areas of expertise: Data Analysis for sustainable decision making. Medium and heavy duty-vehicle electrification planning.

  • Ocko, Ilissa
    Senior Climate Scientist II, Barbra Streisand Chair of Environmental Studies

    Areas of expertise: Near-term climate change, short-lived climate pollutants (methane, hydrogen, aerosols), climate modeling, climate metrics, net zero

  • Oldfield, Emily
    Agricultural Soil Carbon Scientist

    Areas of expertise: Soil organic matter, carbon sequestration, natural climate solutions

  • Omara, Mark
    Senior Scientist, Global Methane

    Areas of expertise: Methane emissions, global oil and natural gas, climate change impacts

  • Padilla, Lauren
    VoLo Senior Environmental Data Scientist

    Areas of expertise: Air quality, environmental systems modeling, fate and transport, data science, sensors

  • Penny, Gopal
    Scientist, Climate Resilient Water Systems

    Areas of expertise: Hydrological sciences, remote sensing, complex water-agriculture systems, resilience of social-ecological systems, causal inference

  • Proville, Jeremy
    Director, Office of the Chief Economist

    Areas of expertise: Climate change, GIS, data visualization, remote sensing, land use change, environmental markets

  • Rhode, Rachel
    Manager, Climate Resilient Coasts & Watersheds

    Areas of expertise: Coastal resilience, adaptation, natural infrastructure, large-scale restoration, ecosystems, rivers and deltas, science-based decision making, marine ecology

  • Romero-Canyas, Rainer
    Lead Senior Behavioral Social Scientist

    Areas of expertise: Social psychology of sustainability; climate change communication; behavioral interventions; experimental design

  • Rosenstein, Peri
    Senior Scientist, Livestock Systems

    Areas of expertise: Livestock methane emissions, sustainable livestock systems, animal health, veterinary pharmaceutical and biological product research and development, epidemiology, zoonotic diseases

  • Roy, Ananya
    Senior Health Scientist

    Areas of expertise: Air quality, lead, cardiovascular disease, neurodevelopment

  • Rudek, Joe
    Lead Senior Scientist

    Areas of expertise: Agricultural emissions to land, water, and air from livestock, rice and upland crops; methane emissions from natural gas end use; and supply chain sustainability

  • Schwietzke, Stefan
    International Senior Scientist

    Areas of expertise: Methane emissions, atmospheric measurements, local and global emissions inventories

  • Seymour, Scott
    Senior Research Analyst

    Areas of expertise: Laser-based gas detection, laser sensor development, inventory analysis, field work, methane, black carbon

  • Southerland, Veronica
    Scientist, Global Clean Air

    Areas of expertise: Air quality, environmental health, chemical policy

  • Steinhilber, Emily
    Director, Climate Resilient Coasts and Watersheds, Virginia

    Areas of expertise: Coastal resilience, climate solutions, environmental law and policy, stakeholder engagement

  • Sun, Fang
    Senior Manager, Resilient Fisheries & Oceans

    Areas of expertise: Agriculture, carbon farming and forestry