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Overview

A consultant for businesses and other institutions implementing sustainability programs as well as an educator and researcher in sustainability science and global change biology, Jason Hamilton calls himself "a user friendly scientist." In his ecophysiological research, he studies how endangered insects are affected by climate change and elevated carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and how those changes affect ecosystems. His ongoing work on the roles of leaf-eating insects in plant communities and how they affect global change scenarios has been reported in Germany's Der Spiegel and other international publications. A resource on the science and fundamental character of sustainability, he actively promotes community partnerships in those areas and is currently spearheading an initiative to start a local sustainability high school. He can speak on global warming issues, faculty training in sustainability, and fundamental interactions between natural systems and human societies.

Publications

• "Effects of elevated CO2 on leaf respiration in a forest ecosystem"
• "Hurricane Katrina and global warming"
• "Global change and invasive species"
• "Faculty training in sustainability"
• "Potential impact of global change on insect populations"
• "Global warming: history, facts, and perceptions"
• "Herbivory and crop losses in a high-CO2 world"
• "Global warming and sustainability"
• "What Is Sustainability and Where Did It Come From?" at Academic Enrichment Services/Office of Multicultural Affairs Summer Institute 2008.
• "Envisioning a Sustainable Future: A Leadership Role for Higher Educations" at the FOCUS the Nation: Global Warming Solutions for America seminar series.

Research

• Plant Ecophysiology
• Global Change Biology
• Sustainability Science