Members of the Science Council represent disciplines including natural resource, ecological and engineering sciences; climate science; social sciences; public health; and the agricultural sciences. The primary functions of the Science Council are to identify critical or emerging scientific questions related to the potential impacts of climate change in Wisconsin and oversee the development of Working Groups to assess those impacts on specific geographic areas, ecosystems or human activities.
Co-Chairs
Richard Lathrop, co-chair
Research Limnologist
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Dan Vimont, co-chair
Associate Professor
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Department
, UW-Madison
Science Council Members
Timothy Asplund
Water Resources Management Specialist, Lakes and Wetlands
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Division of Water
Erin Crain
Section Chief, Ecological Inventory and Monitoring
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Division of Land
Sharon Dunwoody
Professor
Journalism and Mass Communication, UW-Madison
Lewis Gilbert
Associate Director
Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, UW-Madison
Bud Harris
Professor Emeritus
Biology, UW-Green Bay
Barry Johnson
Chief, Long Term Resource Monitoring Branch
U.S. Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
La Crosse, Wisconsin
George Kraft
Professor
Water Resources
Director Center for Watershed Science and Education
Director Central Wisconsin Groundwater Center
UW-Stevens Point and UW-Extension
Chris Kucharik
Assistant Professor
Department of Agronomy
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
&
Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE)
Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, UW-Madison
John Kutzbach
Professor Emeritus
Center for Climatic Research, UW-Madison
James LaGro, Jr.
Professor
Urban and Regional Planning, UW-Madison
Patricia Leavenworth
(Agency Liaison to the Science Council)
State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
David S. Liebl
Faculty Associate
Engineering Professional Development, UW-Madison;
Statewide Stormwater Specialist
UW-Cooperative Extension
John J. Magnuson
Professor Emeritus
Center for Limnology, UW-Madison;
Kristen Malecki
Epidemiologist/Assistant Scientist
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
Associate Director
Survey of the Health of Wisconsin (SHOW)
University of Wisconsin Population Health Sciences
Sandra McLellan
Associate Scientist
Great Lakes Water Institute, UW-Milwaukee
Philip Moy
Fisheries and Aquatic Invasive Species Specialist
UW-Manitowoc and Wisconsin Sea Grant
Pete Nowak
Professor
Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, UW-Madison
Jonathan Patz
Professor
Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment, UW-Madison
Kenneth Potter
Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering, UW-Madison
Paul Strong
Forest Supervisor, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
US Department of Agriculture
National Forest System
Jack Sullivan
Director, Bureau of Science Services
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Division of Enforcement & Science
William D. Walker
Economist
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Darrell Zastrow
Deputy Division Administrator, Division of Forestry
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
