Sustainable Ecosystems & Resource Use
Each day humans use and consume a multitude of products, the production and consumption of which directly impact the planet and human health. Hopkins faculty are working to understand how materials and products can be made and used so that they meet the needs of consumers without harming our fragile, diverse ecosystems.-
Ciaran Harman
Associate Professor; Russell Craft Faculty ScholarCiaran Harman, PhD, studies how the structure of landscapes controls the movement of water from rainfall to streams, and how that structure evolves over time. He currently directs the Landscape Hydrology Lab, which aims to address fundamental challenges in hydrologic science and the emerging interdisciplinary field of critical zone science. -
Chris Heaney
Associate ProfessorChristopher Heaney, PhD, MS, researches environmental epidemiology, occupational and environmental health, infectious diseases, water and health, global climate change, and community-based participatory research. -
Kathy W. Hill
Senior Adviser; Senior LecturerKathy Hill, PhD, has teaching and research interests in Congress and specifically its institutional capacity with respect to policymaking in scientific and technical areas, as well as the role of civics in American democracy. -
Benjamin Hobbs
Theodore M. and Kay W. Schad Professor of Environmental Management; Director, JHU Environment, Energy, Sustainability & Health Institute (E²SHI)Benjamin F. Hobbs, PhD, uses systems analysis and economics to improve electric utility planning, operations, and policy, as well as management of environmental and water resources systems. -
Marisa Hughes
Senior Staff ScientistMarisa Hughes, PhD, focuses on incubating new research in understanding, mitigating, and adapting to the rapidly changing environment. This includes Earth sensing and modeling, climate readiness, environmental response and restoration, resource security, and source reduction. -
Sharon Kingsland
Professor EmeritaSharon Kingsland, PhD, researches many topics in the history of modern life sciences, with emphasis on the history of ecological science. She recently published A Lab for All Seasons: The Laboratory Revolution in Modern Botany and the Rise of Physiological Plant Ecology, Yale University Press, 2023.
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