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Ariane Middel is an urban climatologist whose work has greatly advanced scientists鈥� understanding of the effects of urban heat islands. 

She is currently focused on developing better models and metrics to quantify urban heatscapes using tools like MaRTy, a biometeorological robot designed to measure extreme temperatures and how the body reacts to heat. MaRTy stands for mean radiant temperature. The robot was used in one of Middel鈥檚 latest studies on ASU鈥檚 Tempe campus where her team measured the best landscape designs to keep people cool.

Middel is an assistant professor in both the School of Geographical Science and Urban Planning and the School of Arts, Media and Engineering. She is also a member of the Urban Climate Research Center and the Central Arizona鈥揚hoenix Long-Term Ecological Research program at ASU.

She is currently serving a 4-year term (2016-2020) on the Board of the International Association of Urban Climate and is also a member of the American Meteorological Society, the International Society of Biometeorology and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Smith is the director of the Mark & Marianne Barnebey Planning & Development Lab, which uses the academic and professional resources of Florida State University to connect with public and private partners to provide capacity and innovative planning for the sustainable growth and long-term viability of Florida communities. His work has focused on risks to the built environment, including projects for resiliency, transportation modeling, evacuation planning for high risk areas and vulnerability assessment. He has extensive experience managing state and federal programs and a thorough knowledge of laws relating to land use, transportation and disaster recovery.

Dr. Gwynne Mhuireach has a multi-disciplinary background, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, a masters in Architecture, and a PhD in Landscape Architecture. She is also a third-generation Oregon farmer, operating a regenerative diversified livestock farm on the outskirts of Springfield. Mirroring this broad set of experiences, Gwynne鈥檚 research interests revolve around the relationships between human and planetary health, focusing specifically on built environment microbiomes and urban food systems. She is part of the Microbes and Social Equity Working Group and the Healthy Urban Microbiome Initiative. Gwynne received an EPA STAR PhD Fellowship and a USDA NIFA Postdoctoral Fellowship. Her upcoming research projects include a pilot study exploring the effects of short versus long food supply chains on the gut microbiome and a collaboration with Oregon State University and Washington State University Extension to advance building-integrated agriculture. 

Michelle E. Zuñiga, AICP (she/her/ella) holds a PhD in Urban and Environmental Planning and Policy from the University of California, Irvine. Since 2012, Michelle has focused her research on Latinx communities particularly, low-income, immigrant communities and how they experience and respond to environmental injustice and threats of displacement. Michelle explores their perspectives and experiences in the context of planning processes and urban policy. In parallel, Michelle also researches the implementation and challenges of environmental justice land use policy that call for drastic changes to how planning is conducted and how residents are engaged.
Michelle uses qualitative tools, community engaged methods, and interdisciplinary approaches to better understand the multifaceted dimensions and complexities related to neighborhood change and environmental justice. Before turning to a full-time academic career, Michelle also worked as an environmental justice organizer in Denver, where she worked alongside residents advocating for mitigation and more engagement in transportation and environmental planning processes.