Thomas Ackerman

Director of the Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) and Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington

Dr. Thomas Ackerman is Director of the Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) and Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington. He previously served as the Chief Scientist of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program. He is the recipient of the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Geophysical Union. Dr. Ackerman has extensive and distinguished experience in climate research, and has authored or co-authored nearly 200 peer-reviewed journal articles on a wide range of climate-related topics. Full Profile
Michael Behrens

Associate Professor of Biology and marine ecologist

Michael Behrens - Associate Professor of Biology and marine ecologist Full Profile
Charles Bergman

Professor of English and Environmental Studies

Charles Bergman - Professor of English and Environmental Studies Full Profile
Jim Martin-Schramm

Professor of Religion at Luther College

James Martin-Schramm is Professor of Religion at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, where his research and teaching focus on ethics, energy, and climate change; ethics and technology; and Christian ethics. Dr. Martin-Schramm holds the Ph.D. from Union Theological Seminary in New York and is an alumnus of Pacific Lutheran University. Among his many works, he is the co-author of Earth Ethics: A Case Method Approach (Orbis, 2012), and has authored Climate Justice: Ethics, Energy, and Public Policy (Fortress, 2010) and The Power to Change: U.S. Energy Policy and Global Warming (PCUSA, 2007). He is an active leader in the North American consortium, Lutherans Restoring Creation. Full Profile
Marit Trelstad

Professor of Constructive and Lutheran Theology

Marit Trelstad is Professor of Constructive and Lutheran Theology at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. Full Profile