Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science
About NIACS
People
Staff
| Name | Title | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Swanston | NIACS Director (on detail to Forest Service Office of Sustainability and Climate) | FS NRS |
| Maria Janowiak | Acting NIACS Director | FS NRS |
| Hannah Abbotts | Content Manager, Climate Change Resource Center | Michigan Technological University |
| Madi Baroli | Climate Adaptation Specialist | Michigan Technological University |
| Leslie Brandt |
Climate Change Specialist | FS NRS |
| Stephen Handler | Climate Change Specialist | FS NRS |
| Katherine A. Heckman | Research Biologist |
FS NRS |
| Shawn Klomparens | Webmaster, Climate Change Resource Center, USDA Climate Hubs | Michigan Technological University |
| Patricia Leopold | Climate Change Outreach Specialist | Michigan Technological University |
| Kailey Marcinkowski | Climate Change Outreach Specialist | Michigan Technological University |
| Stephen Matthews | Ecologist | FS NRS |
| Lucas Nave | Research Scientist | University of Michigan |
| Todd Ontl | Climate Adaptation Specialist | Michigan Technological University |
| Matthew Peters | Ecologist | FS NRS |
| Courtney Peterson | Research Associate, Colorado State University | Colorado State University |
| Anantha Prasad | Research Ecologist | FS NRS |
| Kristen Schmitt | Climate Change Outreach Specialist | Michigan Technological University |
| Annamarie Rutledge | Climate Adaptation Specialist | Michigan Technological University |
| (Patricia) Danielle Shannon | Climate Change Specialist | Michigan Technological University |
| Paula Zermeño | Manager, Carbon, Water and Soils Research Lab | FS NRS |
Members
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Knute Nadelhoffer | Professor, Director of the Biological Station University of Michigan |
| Linda Nagel | Department Head and Professor, Forest and Rangeland Stewardship, Colorado State University |
Steering Committee
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Cindi West | Director, Northern Research Station |
| David Reed | Vice President for Research, Michigan Technological University |
| Brian Buhr | Dean, College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota |
| Jad Daley | President and CEO, American Forests |
| Jonathan Gilbert | Director, Biological Sciences Division, Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission |
| Gina Owens | Regional Forester, Eastern Region |
| Nancy Mathews | Dean, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont |
| Darren Miller | Vice President, Forestry Programs, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement |
Programmatic Contacts
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bob Lueckel | Deputy Regional Forester, Deputy Regional Forester, Eastern Region |
| Marcella Windmuller-Campione | Assistant Professor of Silviculture, Department of Forest Resources, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota |
| Rob Croll | Climate Change Program Coordinator, Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission |
| Anthony D’Amato | Associate Professor of Silviculture and Applied Forest Ecology, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont |
| Rebecca Turner | Chief Strategy Officer, American Forests |
| Andrew Storer | Dean, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University |
| Kevin Solarik | Directory of Forestry Research, Canada and Northeastern/Northcentral U.S., National Council for Air and Stream Improvement |
| Lon Yeary | Deputy Director, Northern Research Station |