Symposium Mentors & Presentations
Following is a list of presentations from interdisciplinary Mentors, Federal Agency Representatives and Professional Trainers from past DISCCRS symposia. The links below were compiled in order to make these valuable resources available to the broader community.
DISCCRS VIII
Mentors
Robert Corell, Principal, Global Environment Technology Foundation
William D'Andrea, Lamont Assistant Research Professor, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
Katharine Hayhoe, Research Associate Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University
Andrew Keeler, Professor, Department of Economics, East Carolina University, and Head, Coastal Public Policy and Sustainability Program, UNC Coastal Studies Institute
Kate Larsen, Deputy Associate Director for Energy and Climate Change, White House Council on Environmental Quality
Jennifer Marlon, Associate Research Scientist, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Yale University
Jorge Ramirez, Professor, Hydrologic Science and Engineering Program, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University
Steve Running, Regents Professor/Director, Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group, College of Forestry & Conservation, University of Montana
Ajit Subramaniam, Program Director, Marine Microbiology Initiative, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Petra Tschakert, Associate Professor, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute and Department of Geography, Pennsylvania State University
Communication & Facilitation Mentors
John Calderazzo, Professor, Department of English, Colorado State University
SueEllen Campbell, Professor, Department of English, Colorado State University
Christina Olex, The Point
DISCCRS VII
Mentors
Paul Bodnar, U.S. Lead Negotiator for Climate Finance, U.S. Department of State
John C. Chiang, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of California, Berkeley
Stephanie E. Hampton, Deputy Director, National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis, University of California, Santa Barbara
Bruce A. McCarl, Regents Professor and University Distinguished Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University
Adina Paytan, Research Professor, Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz
Steve Running, Regents Professor/Director, Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group, College of Forestry & Conservation, University of Montana
Sarah Strauss, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming
Communication & Facilitation Mentors
John Calderazzo, Professor, Department of English, Colorado State University
SueEllen Campbell, Professor, Department of English, Colorado State University
Christina Olex, The Point
Funding Agency Representatives
William Y.B. Chang, Regional Coordinator, East Asia and Pacific Region, NSF
Alan J. Tessier, Program Director, Population and Community Ecology Cluster, NSF
- NSF Coupled Natural and Human Systems (CNH) and Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability (SEES) (pdf)
- Proposal Preparation Tips (pdf)
Additional Materials
- NASA Overview (pdf) by Ming-Ying Wei, Program Director, New Investigator Program, NASA
- NSF Overview (pdf) by C. Susan Weiler, DISCCRS Co-PI and former NSF Program Director (Geosciences Directorate)
DISCCRS VI
Mentors
Simon D. Donner, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
Maria Carmen Lemos, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan
Amy Luers, Climate Change Group, Skoll Global Threats Fund
Ronald B. Mitchell, Department of Political Science, University of Oregon
Richard D. Morgenstern, Resources for the Future
Terry L. Root, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University
Richard C. J. Somerville, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego
Communication & Facilitation Mentors
Christina Olex, The Point
DISCCRS V
Mentors
Julia E. Cole, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona
- Presentation not available
Susan A. Crate, Environmental Policy and Social Sciences, George Mason University
- Presentation not available
Ronald B. Mitchell, Department of Political Science, University of Oregon
Jonathan T. Overpeck, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona
David A. Randall, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
Billie L. Turner II, Environment and Society, Arizona State University
Michael A. White, Climate Sciences Editor, Nature
Communication and Team Mentors
Susan J. Hassol, Climate Communication
Christina N. Olex, Professional Trainer, The Point
Funding Agency Representatives
Robert E. O'Connor, Program Director, Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate, NSF
Robert "Buck" Sanford,Jr., Program Director, Biosciences Directorate, NSF
Ming-Ying Wei, Science Mission Directorate, NASA
C. Susan Weiler, Program Director, Division of Atmospheric Sciences, NSF
DISCCRS IV
Mentors
John J. Bates, Division Chief, Remote Sensing Applications, NCDC/ NOAA
Robert B. Cialdini, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University
Kristina A. Dahl, Rutgers University
Dale Jamieson, Department of Environmental Studies, New York University
Ann P. Kinzig, School of Life Sciences & School of Sustainability, Arizona State University
Charles Perrings, Department of Environmental Economics, Arizona State University
Brent L. Sohngen, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, Ohio State University
Christopher J. Still, Department of Geography, UC-Santa Barbara
Communication and Team Trainers
Bud Ward, Editor, Yale University Forum on Climate Change and the Media
Christina N. Olex, Professional Trainer, The Point
Funding Agency Representatives
Robert E. O'Connor, Program Director for Decision, Risk and Management Sciences, National Science Foundation
DISCCRS III
Mentors
Stephen H. Schneider, Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University
- Class Session: The Science and Politics of Climate Change (Quicktime video)
- Global Warming: Is the Science Settled Enough for Policy (pdf)
- "Facing the Heat" - Interview with Steve Schneider in Stanford Magazine
- Planting the Seeds of Change - Article from the Kohala Center Newsletter
- "The Right Stuff: Perspectives on Building a Successful Interdisciplinary Career" -- Powerpoint Presentation by Steve Schneider at 2003 Biocomplexity Workshop
Terry L. Root, Center for Environmental Science & Policy, Stanford University
Charles D. Kolstad, Department of Environmental Economics, Bren School, U.C. Santa Barbara
Kenneth H. Broad, Rosentiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
Susanne C. Moser, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Communication and Team Trainers
Christina N. Olex, Professional Trainer, The Point
Funding Agency Representatives
Herman B. Zimmerman, National Science Foundation (retired)
DISCCRS II
Mentors
Jorge L. Sarmiento, Professor of Geosciences, Princeton University
Edward L. Miles, Professor of Marine & Public Affairs, University of Washington
Lisa Dilling, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Colorado
Leigh S. Raymond, Associate Professor of Political Science, Purdue University
Pamela A. Matson, Dean of the School of Earth Sciences, Stanford University
Communication and Team Trainers
Ashley Simons, Communications Consultant, SeaWeb
Jane Kay, Reporter, San Francisco Chronicle
Monty Schmitt, Water Resources Scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council
Christina N. Olex, Professional Trainer, The Point
Funding Agency Representatives
Patrick L. Brezonik, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota
(Program Director for Environmental Engineering at NSF at the time)
DISCCRS I
Mentors
Jerry D. Mahlman, Senior Research Associate, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Ronald B. Mitchell, Professor of Political Science, University of Oregon
Communication and Team Trainers
Ashley Simons, Communications Consultant, SeaWeb
Christina N. Olex, Professional Trainer, The Point
Funding Agency Representatives
Fae L. Korsmo, Staff Associate, Integrative Activities, National Science Foundation
