Penn State faculty are actively publishing research on a wide range of possible implications like the continued burning of fossil fuels and extreme weather, droughts that threaten crops, warmer winter temperatures, and the threat to various animal and fish populations. Our experts frequently serve as sources for major media and are readily available during active, current events.
Director of the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
Sustainability & Environment, Earth Science
Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics and International Affairs
Sustainability & Environment
The effects of human-caused climate change continue to ripple around the world. Penn State experts are at the forefront of the science behind the effects and possible solutions.
Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences
Contact Richard Alley with questions about: glaciology, ice and climate, sea level change and abrupt climate change.
Director of the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute,
Distinguished Professor of Geography,
Associate Director of the Institute of Energy and the Environment
Contact Erica Smithwick with questions about: the impact of climate change on people and environments, and how to address forest sustainability under climate variability.
Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics and International Affairs,
Director of the Center for Energy Law and Policy
Contact Seth Blumsack with questions about: electricity and natural gas industries and energy law and policy.
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Contact Alfonso Mejia with questions about: water resource management, impact of climate change on droughts and floods.
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