View our full list of researchers, participants, advisors, and staff below, or explore our interactive network map to see how different teams are connected across campus. 

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Theme Organizing Committee

  • Katy Brown
    Co-Lead
    Oden Institute and Molecular Biosciences
  • Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach
    Co-Lead
    Geography & the Environment
  • Dev Niyogi
    Geological Sciences and Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
  • Paola Passalacqua
    Co-Lead
    Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Project Researchers

  • Muhammad Shaikh
    Geological Sciences
  • Nichole Bennett
    Public Relations and Advertising
  • Chris Jordan
    Texas Advanced Computing Center
  • Alison Damick
    Anthropology
  • Laura Weyrich
    Anthropology
  • Vagheesh Narasimhan
    Integrated Biology
  • Hunter Manlove
    Geological Sciences
  • John Hasenbein
    Mechanical Engineering
  • Wen-Ying Wu
    Geological Sciences
  • Jane Millar
    Classics
  • Kelly Pierce
    Texas Advanced Computing Center
  • Nicole Joslin
    Community Powered Workshop (CPW)
  • Ayush Deshmukh
    Mechanical Engineering
  • Michael Shensky
    UT Libraries
  • Amy Belaire
    The Nature Conservancy
  • Aurora Berry
    School of Journalism and Media
  • James Myers
    Institute for Quantitative Social Science (Harvard University)
  • Anthony Di Fiore
    Co-Lead
    Anthropology
  • Dennis Wylie
    Center for Biomedical Research Support
  • Michael Oden
    School of Architecture
  • Camila Cortina
    Department of Integrated Biology
  • Megan “MJ” Johns
    Department of Arts and Entertainment Technologies
  • Erhan Kutanoglu
    Mechanical Engineering
  • Zong-Liang Yang
    Geological Sciences
  • Astrid Runggaldier
    The Mesoamerica Center
  • Je'aime Powell
    Texas Advanced Computing Center
  • Heidi Ross
    Center for Transportation Research
  • Ishaan Haldar
    Mechanical Engineering
  • Shalene Jha
    Co-Lead
    Integrative Biology
  • Katey Outka
    The Drag Podcast Studio
  • Nicholas Lauland
    Texas Digital Library
  • Lauren Springs
    Anthropology
  • Heather Houser
    English
  • Jose Ng Osorio
    School of Architecture
  • Paige Durant
    Department of Integrated Biology
  • Andrew Solis
    Texas Advanced Computing Center
  • Teresa Jarriel
    Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
  • Darrel Tremaine
    Environmental Science Institute
  • David Stuart
    The Mesoamerica Center
  • Anna Dabrowski
    Texas Advanced Computing Center
  • Joshua Apte
    Civil and Environmental Engineering (UC-Berkeley)
  • Gabriella Sturchio
    Art and Art History
  • Daniella Rempe
    Geological Sciences
  • Robert Quigley
    The Drag Podcast Studio
  • Clark Kim
    Texas Digital Library
  • Kevin Lee
    Classics
  • Paul Adams
    Geography & Environment
  • Emmanuel Pozzer
    Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
  • Stanley Roux
    Department of Integrated Biology
  • Bing Han
    Department of Civil Architectural and Environmental Engineering
  • Mark Wang
    Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
  • Julie Felkner
    Sustainable Design
  • Rabun Taylor
    Classics
  • Daniel Hardesty-Lewis
    Texas Advanced Computing Center
  • Katie Dawson
    Theater and Dance
  • Timothy Riedel
    College of Natural Sciences
  • Jessica Trelogan
    UT Libraries
  • Tom Garrison
    Geography and the Environment
  • Fikile Nxumalo
    Curriculum & Instruction
  • Steven Richter
    School of Architecture
  • Brian Stokes
    Department of Integrated Biology
  • Daniel Weeks
    Department of Civil Architectural and Environmental Engineering
  • Harry Evans
    Center for Water and the Environment
  • Michael Holleran
    Historic Preservation
  • Fred Valdez
    Anthropology
  • Olivia Enriquez
    LBJ School of Public Affairs
  • Elizabeth Matsui
    Dell Medical School
  • J.E. Johnson
    Texas Performing Arts
  • Alex Sun
    Bureau of Economic Geology
  • Jim Walker
    UT Office of Sustainability
  • Colleen Lyon
    UT Libraries
  • Will Pratt
    Geography and the Environment
  • Ashley Matheny
    Co-Lead
    Geological Sciences
  • Alvaro Zilveti
    Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
  • Abby Criswell
    Department of Integrated Biology
  • Olivia Moriarty
    Department of Arts and Entertainment Technologies
  • Steven Boyles
    Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
  • Robert Paterson
    Community and Regional Planning
  • Stephen Boyles
    Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
  • Lourdes Rodriguez
    St. David’s Foundation
  • Quinn Wozniak
    Department of Theater and Dance
  • Michael Young
    Bureau of Economic Geology
  • Mary Jo Kirisits
    Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
  • Emily Pease
    USGS Texas Water Science Center
  • Daniel Breecker
    Co-Lead
    Geological Sciences
  • Keffrelyn Brown
    Curriculum and Instruction
  • Jay Banner
    Geological Sciences
  • Melissa Kemp
    Co-Lead
    Department of Integrated Biology
  • Delores Vanhoose
    Department of Arts and Entertainment Technologies
  • Sergio Castellanos
    Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
  • Kathy Perez
    Community and Regional Planning
  • Gian-Claudia Sciara
    School of Architecture
  • Sandeep Paul
    LBJ School of Public Affairs
  • Corwin Zigler
    Statistics and Data Science
  • Kate Canales
    Department of Design
  • Justin Thompson
    Bureau of Economic Geology
  • Kasey Faust
    Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
  • Preston Wilson
    Co-Lead
    Mechanical Engineering
  • Christopher Bell
    Geological Sciences
  • Pablo Montes
    Curriculum and Instruction
  • Timothy Beach
    Geography and the Environment
  • Michelle Bertelson
    Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
  • Ji Ma
    LBJ School
  • Yu-Chen Lee
    Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
  • Bianca Pizarro
    Community and Regional Planning
  • Natalie Freed
    Texas Advanced Computing Center
  • Matt Preisser
    LBJ School of Public Affairs
  • Timothy Shanahan
    Geological Sciences
  • Pavithra Vasudevan
    African and African Diaspora Studies
  • Bridget Scanlon
    Bureau of Economic Geology
  • Nnenna Odim
    Curriculum and Instruction
  • Lynn Katz
    Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
  • Clint Dawson
    Co-Lead
    Oden Institute
  • Erin Keenan-Early
    Geological Sciences
  • Leila Donn
    Geography and the Environment
  • Ian McIntosh
    Mathematics
  • Christine Thies
    Center for Water and the Environment
  • Bjørn Sletto
    Architecture
  • Siva Kulasekaran
    Texas Advanced Computing Center
  • Lucy Atkinson
    Public Relations and Advertising
  • Stacie Skwarcan
    Geological Sciences
  • Yasmiyn Irizarry
    African and African Diaspora Studies
  • Angelina Locker
    Anthropology
  • C.J. Alvarez
    Mexican American and Latina/o Studies
  • Eric Abelson
    Co-Lead
    Biodiversity Center
  • Bryan Black
    Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research (University of Arizona)
  • David Arctur
    Center for Water and the Environment
  • Geeta Persad
    Geological Sciences
  • Elijah Camille Fleming
    Classics
  • Deidre Zoll
    Integrated Biology
  • Krishna Kumar
    Geotechnical Engineering, in Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
  • Eirik Valseth
    Oden Institute
  • Tasha Banks
    Co-Lead
    Community Engagement and Health Equity
  • Lee Ann Kahlor
    Public Relations and Advertising
  • Courtney Mumma
    Texas Digital Library
  • Craig Campbell
    Anthropology
  • Rick Smith
    Anthropology
  • Margaret Fitzgerald
    LBJ School of Public Affairs
  • Katy Brown
  • Christopher Herrington
    City of Austin – Watershed Protection Department
  • David Maidment
    Center for Water and the Environment
  • Tim Shanahan
    Geological Sciences
  • Jonathan Jarvis
    Texas Archeological Research Laboratory
  • Lissa Pearson
    Texas Advanced Computing Center
  • Jooyong Lee
    Transportation Engineering, in CAEE
  • Kyoung Yoon Kim
    Mechanical Engineering
  • Logan James
    Integrative Biology
  • Yajie Li
    LBJ School of Public Affairs
  • Martha Menchaca
    Anthropology
  • Arlene Rosen
    Anthropology

Advisory Council

  • Phil Berke
    University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  • Joni Adamson
    Arizona State University
  • Richard Corsi
    Portland State University
  • Dave Dzombak
    Carnegie Mellon University
  • Vipin Kumar
    University of Minnesota
  • Sheila Olmstead
    UT Austin
  • Elizabeth Sall
    UrbanLabs, LLC
  • Lois Takahashi
    UCLA
  • James Famiglietti
    University of Saskatchewan
  • Deanna Pennington
    UT El Paso
  • Marilu Hastings
    Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation