Profiles in "Urban Design and Sustainable Cities" Expertise Area

  • Vanos is an associate professor in climate & human health addressing adaptation to extreme heat in a changing climate and impacts of extreme heat & air pollution on human health. She is PI of the Human Biometeorology Lab.
  • A groundbreaking sustainability leader innovating solutions for communities, governments, and organizations.
  • David Proffitt is a postdoctoral research scholar at the Global Institute of Sustainability researching community responses to climate change, urban resilience to extreme heat, and equitable access to transportation.
  • Florian A. Schneider is a Ph.D. candidate at ASU’s School of Sustainability. His research focuses on heat mitigation and co-creation of usable science between academics, city officials, and the general public on heat.