AEESP Experts Program
The goals of this program are to (i) increase the visibility of environmental engineering and science to the general public and (ii) build recognition of AEESP members’ knowledge and expertise by facilitating more opportunities for media engagement.
Our AEESP Experts database includes over 110 faculty members with expertise on broad topics related to drinking water quality, wastewater treatment, air quality, specific pollutants (e.g., PFAS, microplastics, lead, etc.), climate change, and environmental health, among others.
How to get involved
Volunteer to be an AEESP Expert.
How it works
The organizing team (Ground Control) has built a database of environmental reporters from various outlets (e.g., New York Times, Associated Press, Reuters, etc.). Ground Control regularly reaches out to reporters and encourages them to connect with AEESP Experts when they need input on environmental stories, podcasts, interviews, and other forms of media. After building these connections, Ground Control receives requests from reporters, passes the requests along to the Experts, and then introduces interested Experts to the reporters.
AEESP Experts are asked to review media training materials to prepare themselves for engaging with reporters. After completing the training, Experts begin receiving media requests from Ground Control. Experts are not expected to comment on every request, only those that best align with their expertise and interests.
Experts are not considered representatives of AEESP – they speak with reporters on their own behalf. The AEESP Experts program is just meant to facilitate these connections.
For reporters
If you need to speak with an expert for a story, podcast, or interview or just to gain a deeper understanding of an environmental topic, please email us at aeespexperts@gmail.com. We will send your request to our AEESP Experts and then connect you with an appropriate Expert to share their insights on the topic.
We are also expanding our reporter database to increase our collective reach and impact. Please feel free to share this site with your colleagues and encourage them to reach out to us. We will be happy to add them to the reporter database.
Our impact
AEESP Experts have contributed to these articles.
Contact us
You can email us at aeespexperts@gmail.com.
Special thanks to Ground Control
Syeed Iskander, North Dakota State University
Yang Yang, Clarkson University
Paul Akinyemi, Clarkson University
Azeez Balogun, Central Michigan University
Liu Cao, Gannon University
Jhao-Hong Chen, Washington University in St. Louis
Kartikeya Kekre, Temple University
Camila Leite Madeira, University of Texas at El Paso
Cresten Mansfeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder
Afsana Munni, Arizona State University
Andrew Whelton, Purdue University
Yuan Yan, Cornell University