Theme 1: Advanced Sensing & Computing Technologies
Ali Abedi
University of Maine
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Expertise: wireless sensors and networks
Carol Adair
University of Vermont
Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Expertise: biogeochemistry/ecosystem ecology, modeling, sensors, soil carbon
Aimee Classen
University of Vermont
Gund Institute for Environment/Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Expertise: ecosystem ecology/biogeochemistry, soil models, scaling, biodiversity
Alix Contosta
University of New Hampshire
Earth Systems Research Center
Expertise: terrestrial ecology / biogeochemistry;
Sarah Nelson
Appalachian Mountain Club
Director of Research
Expertise: atmospheric pollution & climate change, bio-sentinels, citizen science
Bruce Segee
University of Maine
Director, Advanced Computing Group
Expertise: intelligent instrumentation, industrial automation, artificial neural networks
Sonia Naderi
University of Maine
PhD Student, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Kenneth Bundy
University of Maine at Augusta
Department of Mathematics
Expertise: gas leak analysis
Rebecca Sanders-Demott
University of New Hampshire
Earth Systems Research Center
Andrew Ouimette
University of New Hampshire
Earth Systems Research Center
Expertise: carbon and nitrogen cycling in forest ecosystems
Dave Lutz
Dartmouth College
Environmental Studies
Expertise: simulation modeling, wireless sensors, remote sensing, ecological economics
Thayer Whitney
University of Maine
Undergraduate, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Victoria Nicholas
University of Maine
Undergraduate, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Theme 2: Environmental Informatics & Analytics
Kate Beard-Tisdale
University of Maine
School of Computing and Information Science
Expertise: spatio-temporal modeling, analysis & visualizaton
Torsten Hahmann
University of Maine
School of Computing and Information Science
Expertise: spatial informatics & artificial intelligence
Kasey Legaard
University of Maine
Center for Research on Sustainable Forests
Expertise: Remote sensing
Mary Martin
University of New Hampshire
Earth Systems Research Center
Expertise: hyperspectral remote sensing data
Peter Nelson
Schoodic Institute
Forest Ecology Director
Expertise: remote sensing, hyperspectral, data analysis, UAVs, community ecology
Silvia Nittel
University of Maine
School of Computing and Information Science
Expertise: Geosensor networks, wireless sensor networks, sensor data streams
Marek Petrik
University of New Hampshire
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Expertise: data-driven decision making
Donna Rizzo
University of Vermont
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Expertise: environmental & public health, sustainability & energy, geotechinical & geoevironmental
Darren Ranco
University of Maine
Department of Anthropology
Expertise: indigenous communities
Sam Roy
University of Maine
Mitchell Center for Sustainability Sciences
Expertise: remote sensing, hyperspectral, data analysis, UAVs, community ecology
Larry Whitsel
University of Maine
Advanced Computing Group
Expertise: cyberinfrastructure
Salimeh Yasaei Sekeh
University of Maine
School of Computing and Information Science
Expertise: machine learning algorithms and applications
Jing Yuan
University of Maine
Post-Doc, School of Computing and Information Science
Theme 3: Integrated Ecological Modeling
Aaron Weiskittel
University of Maine
Center for Research on Sustainable Forests
Expertise: biometrics, sampling
Anthony D’Amato
University of Vermont
Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Expertise: silviculture, forest ecology, forest management
Scott Ollinger
University of New Hampshire
Earth Systems Research Center
Expertise: carbon & nitrogen cycling, forest productivity & succession, remote sensing, ecosystem modeling
Elizabeth Burakowski
University of New Hampshire
Institute for the Study of Earth Oceans and Space
Expertise: snow, albedo, climate modeling, remote senging, citizen science, K-12 education
Mark Ducey
University of New Hampshire
Department of Natural Resources and the Environment
Expertise: forest biometrics, quantitative silviculture
Jane Foster
University of Vermont
Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Expertise: ecosystem responses to climate change
John Gunn
University of New Hampshire
Department of Natural Resources and the Environment
Expertise: ecological forestry
Daniel Hayes
University of Maine
School of Forest Resources
Expertise: ecosystem modeling, remote sensing
Erin Simons-Legaard
University of Maine
School of Forest Resources
Lisa Scott
University of New Hampshire
PhD candidate, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment
Zaixing Zhou
University of New Hampshire
Earth Systems Research Center
Expertise: terrestrial ecosystem and biogeochemistry modeling
Theme 4: Quantitative Reasoning in Context
Sara Lindsay
University of Maine
School of Marine Sciences
Expertise: sensory biology and marine ecology
Susan McKay
University of Maine
Maine Center for Research in STEM Education
Expertise: science and mathematics education research
Marina Van Der Eb
University of Maine
Maine Center for Research in STEM Education
Expertise: education research, marine science
Laura Nickerson
University of New Hampshire
Leitzel Center for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education
Expertise: professional STEM development for teachers
Franziska Peterson
University of Maine
Maine Center for Research in STEM Education
Expertise: quantitative reasoning, mathematical literacy
Regina Toolin
University of Vermont
College of Education and Social Services
Expertise: project-based learning, science education