WyACT Project Team

Multidisciplinary Expertise

The WyACT team includes diverse disciplinary exptertise drawn from the three partnering institutions: 49 investigators are affiliated with 16 departments (as of spring 2024). All team member with their focus areas and more information are listed in the WyACT Team Directory (PDF) 

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Assistant Professor

BU 277

Post-Doctoral Research Associate

Room 6018, Engineering Building

Shannon Albeke

Senior Research Scientist

WyGISC; GIST

Mahdi Asgari

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics

PhD Student

Hydrological Sciences

Director, Wyoming State Climate Office and Water Resources Data System

Atmospheric Science

PhD Student; Graduate Research Assistant

Department of Zoology & Physiology

PhD Student; Graduate Research Assistant

Department of Zoology & Physiology

PhD Student, Graduate Teaching Assistant

Department of Economics

Wren Buchenroth

Project Coordinator

Ecosystem Science & Management

Associate Professor

Crane Hall, Rm 151

Emma Carlson

Knowledge Coproduction Coordinator

Hill Hall, room 218

John S. Bugas Chair, Professor, and Director of Graduate Studies

BU 272W

Associate Professor, ZP & Director of UW Research Institute at AMK Ranch

Lab: Science Initiative, 4316

Office: Science Initiative, 4210

Research Aide

Science Initiative

Samantha Dilworth

PhD Student, Graduate Research Assistant

Department of Ecosystem Science and Management

DeeDee DuPlessis

Project Communications

Hill Hall, room 219

Geospatial Specialist

Crane Hall, Room 521

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Ecosystem Science & Management

Assistant Professor

Lab: Biological Sciences, 441

Office: Biological Sciences, 411

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Participatory Scenario Planning

Crane Hall, Rm 145

Professor

BU 280

PhD Student; Graduate Teaching Assistant

Department of Economics

PhD Students; Graduate Research Assistant

Hydrologic Sciences

Assistant Professor

Department of Ecosystem Science and Management

Kevin Gauthier

Senior Technician

Aquatic Research

Outreach Science Educator

Science & Math Teaching Center

Andrea Hagadorn

Graduate Research Assistant

Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources

Asst. Director SoC | Director WyGISC

Crane Hall, Room 657

Assistant Professor

Crane Hall, Room 608

PhD Student; Graduate Research Assistant

Hydrological Science

Senior Statistician

Western EcoSystems Technology

PhD Student; Research Assistant

Department of Economics

Research Scientist

Science and Mathematics Teaching Center

PhD Student; Graduate Teaching Assistant

Department of Zoology & Physiology

Senior Lecturer of Religious Studies

Jacki Klencher

Director of Instruction and Research Alpine Science Institute

Central Wyoming College

Associate Professor, Environment and Society

Crane Hall, Rm 143

Communication Consultant and Social Scientist

Geospatial Specialist

Crane Hall, Room 520

Weichen Liu

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Atmospheric Sciences

Graduate Research Assistant

Agricultural and Applied Economics Graduate Research

PhD Student; Graduate Research Assistant

Department of Economics

Senior Project Coordinator

PhD Student; Graduate Research Assistant

Department of Geology & Geophysics

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Kristen Nasman

Senior Statistician

Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc.

Assistant Professor

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Maggie O'Neill

Graduate Research Assistant

Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources

Carly Olson

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Department of Zoology and Physiology

PhD Student; Graduate Research Assistant

Hydrologic Sciences

Professor

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Assistant Professor | UW Derecho Professor

Atmospheric Science

EN 6030

Caitlin Ryan

Postdoctoral Research Associate Scenario Planning

Bryce Shoup

PhD Student; Graduate Research Assistant

Department of Botany

Kaitlin Smith

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Department of Atmospheric Science

Geospatial Analyst

Crane Hall, Room 518

Assistant Leader - Coop, Associate Professor - ZP

Biological Sciences, 423

Research Assistant and Graduate Student

Department of Zoology & Physiology

Co-Production Associate Research Scientist

Beta House, Rm 307