Who we are

IRIS faculty and researchers integrate expertise from many disciplines, including engineering, environmental sciences, social sciences, public health, landscape architecture, communication, and public policy and law. 

Affiliates are drawn from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, College of Environment + Design, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, Odum School of Ecology, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, College of Public Health, School of Social Work, Marine Extension and the College of Engineering. Members identify themselves as engineers, designers, architects, economists, ecologists, lawyers, anthropologists, geologists, meteorologists, and social workers.