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SCHOLARSHIP

Teaching and research for a greener Dartmouth and a greener world.

TEACHING

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Sustainability in the curriculum and out of the classroom

Every student at Dartmouth should leave with an understanding of sustainability and why action is so important. Incorporating sustainability into the curriculum in innovative ways is essential for shaping the next generation of thoughtful leaders. Check out sustainability and climate-related courses offered at Dartmouth.

Climate and Environment Courses

Explore the list of climate and environment related courses offered at Dartmouth to round out your academic experience or to set you on a new path of inquiry. This is a living document and may not be comprehensive- but we do aim to keep this list up to date.

(Is there a course missing from this list? Suggest additions by emailing sustainable.dartmouth@dartmouth.edu)

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RESEARCH

Leading the way on climate science

Supporting Dartmouth faculty and students to take on critical climate and sustainability research remains core to mission. Dartmouth researchers’ expertise, passion, and tenacity will help the world unlock solutions to complex climate problems.

The faculty researchers below are some of many at Dartmouth who are helping us understand the many impacts and implications of our changing world.

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RESEARCH

Erich Osterberg

Associate Prof. of Earth Sciences

Using ice to understand past and present climate change and envirnomental conditions.

Klaus Keller

Professor of Engineering

Climate risk management; climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Theresa Ong

Assistant Prof. of Environmental Studies

Studying complexity of coupled human-natural systems including agriculture and cities.

Matt Ayres

Professor of Biological Sciences

Insect population dynamics, forests, and changing climates.

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Justin Mankin

Associate Professor of Geography

How climate change affects people and the natural & managed systems they care about.

Shersingh Joseph Tumber-Dávila

Assistant Prof. of Environmental Studies

Understanding the intersections of ecosystems and global change.

Caitlin Hicks Pries

Associate Prof. of Biological Sciences

Exploring the vulnerability of soil carbon to global change.

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Bala Chaudhary

Associate Prof. of Environmental Studies

Mycorrhizal ecology, fungal dispersal and microbial movement in soils.

Justin Strauss

Associate Professor of Earth Sciences

Sedimentary geology, tectonics, and historical geobiology.

Sarah Kelly

Lecturer & Research Associate- Geog.

Community-based research on water and energy equity.

Ross Virginia

Professor of Environmental Studies

Climate change and ecological response in Arctic and Antarctic regions.

Jonathan Winter

Associate Professor of Geography

Impacts of climate variability and change on human health, water resources & agriculture.

Climate Futures Initiative

The Climate Futures Initiative (CFI) is a collaborative process to map out a vision for climate scholarship and engagement at Dartmouth. Currently directed by Professor Laura Ogden, the Special Advisor to the Provost on Climate and Sustainability, CFI works to identify Dartmouth's distinct strengths in climate research and teaching and make recommendations to help amplify those strengths.