COUNCIL & SCHOLARS
THE GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE COUNCIL
In 2019-20, the Illinois Global Climate Change Scholars formed a Council to help coordinate the group and steer communication efforts. Current members:
ATUL JAIN (CHAIRMAN)
Professor, Climate, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
SANDY DALL’ERBA
Professor, Agricultural & Consumer Economics;
Professor, Urban & Regional Planning;
Director, Regional Economics Applications Lab
MADHU KHANNA
Professor, Agricultural & Consumer Economics;
Director, iSEE
DAVID KRISTOVICH
Head, Climate and Atmospheric Science Section,
Illinois State Water Survey;
Adjunct Associate Professor, Climate, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
WENDY YANG
Professor, Plant Biology;
Professor, Geology
ILLINOIS GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE SCHOLARS BY AREA OF EXCELLENCE
As a premier research institution, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign features brilliant minds across its campus — from engineering, agriculture, physical sciences, social sciences, humanities, arts, and more — to dedicated researchers working in their fields at the Prairie Research Institute.
In short, Illinois is an ideal partner for working on grand global challenges, and our Global Climate Change Scholars already in place to get the job done.
You can check out the full listing of scholars below — each with icons denoting their areas of research strength. Or to view scholars in a particular area, click on the icons in the key below.
Physical &
Biological Science
Impacts
Vulnerability &
Climate Justice
Mitigation &
Adaptation