The AES Team

Administration

Faculty 

Each campus with AES designation is required to host faculty and researchers who are conducting research related to the AES mission. These tenure-track scholars come from every academic division and department on campus and include graduate students in their work.

  • Greg Gilbert, Environmental Studies, Fungi and Fire in Central Coast Forests
  • Colleen Josephson, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Open-source hardware and software to democratize agricultural and ecological sensor networks
  • Michael Loik, Environmental Studies, Measurement and control of resources in Controlled Environment Agriculture
  • Matt Sparke, Politics, Farmworker community training innovations for climate resilience
  • Hannah Waterhouse, Environmental Studies, Building Soil Health to Help Farmers and Communities Adapt to Climate and Regulatory Realities While Protecting Water Quality

UCSC-based UC Cooperative Extension Specialists

Crystele Leauthaud

Joji Muramoto

Last modified: Mar 21, 2025