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MSU Denver has more than 200 knowledgeable faculty experts who can address a variety of local, national and international news topics and current events.
Search below by topic, faculty expert or keyword to identify sources who can provide important insight and perspective for your stories.
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April Hill
Professor, Program Director of Criminalistics
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Expertise:
- Forensic chemistry (drugs, explosives, arson, paint analysis, gun-shot residue, blood alcohol testing, etc.)
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Barb EchoHawk
Associate Professor of Geology
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Expertise:
- Geologic hazards (floods, landslides, earthquakes, etc.)
- “soft rock” geology – oil and gas, fracking, sedimentary rocks
- Colorado geologic resources
- Colorado (and nearby) geology in general – landforms, processes, etc.
- general geology – plate tectonics, sedimentary/igneous/metamorphic rocks/minerals, etc.
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Elizabeth McVicker
Professor
Management
Expertise:
- Water issues in the State of Colorado
- Corporate social responsibility
- Business ethics
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Jennifer Riley-Chetwynd
Co-Director of the One World One Water Center for Urban Water Education and Stewardship
College of Health and Applied Sciences
Expertise:
- Marketing
- Corporate social responsibility
- Sustainability best practices/trends
- Water resources – local, state, national, global
- Food security
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Keah Schuenemann
Professor
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Expertise:
- Global warming
- Climate change
- Greenland
- Climate
- Sea ice
- Weather
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Mohammad Valipour
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering/Engineering Technology
Expertise:
- Sustainable Systems Engineering
- Artificial Intelligence
- Satellite Remote Sensing
- Climate Change
- Hydroinformatics
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Randi Brazeau
Associate Professor
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Expertise:
- Water quality
- Premise plumbing water quality
- Water contamination/spill events
- Water resource management
- Stormwater
- Erosion control/construction and water
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Tom Bellinger
Affiliate Professor
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Expertise:
- Hydrology
- Snow hydrology
- Forensic hydrology (Criminal Investigations with hydrologic considerations)
- Water law
- Environmental policy
- Hydrologic modeling
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Tom Cech
Founding director, One World One Water Center for Urban Water Education and Stewardship
College of Letters Arts and Sciences
Expertise:
- Water resources management and development
- Water education
- Water history
- Water law
- Water policy
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Uwe Kackstaetter
Professor of Geology
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Expertise:
- Applied geology and mineralogy which includes volcanology and hydrogeology (groundwater)
- Kimberlites (diamond bearing rocks) and diamonds
- Rare Earth elements and mining
- Gemstones
- Gemology
- Geology
- Religion
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