Meet Professor Georgescu, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University. Georgescu’s research aims to improve the understanding and characterization of distinct phenomena related to urbanization-induced landscape change.

We celebrate Dr. Valéry Masson, a senior researcher in urban climate at Météo-France in the National Center for Meteorological Research. He developed the first model that incorporated urban surfaces in atmospheric models, and is a Lead Author for the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change & Cities.

Meet Dr. @crankyweather.bsky.social, an Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo, Faculty of Environment and the Department of Geography and Environmental Management. Peter has been the vice-chair of BUE since 2024 and has worked with #BUE since 2020, both as a student rep & board member.

Meet Dr. Eman Abdelazem, with over 18 years of experience in climate action and environmental studies. She holds a Ph.D. in Urban Climate Modeling from Cairo University, where her research integrated advanced tools such as GIS and remote sensing to develop smart climate applications.

Meet @neginnazarian.bsky.social , Scientia Associate Professor @UNSWBuiltEnv & Chief Investigator at (ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather). She has been the chair of BUE since 2024 and a member since 2015.
She is a lead author on the IPCC special report on Cities and Climate Change.

Meet Dr. Sussman, working for the US Army Corps of Engineers Geospatial Research Laboratory. Her dissertation focused on studying the seasonality, diurnal cycle, and factors that influence the urban heat island of Bengaluru, India. Heather serves on the awards and symposium committee of the BUE.

We are excited to feature Dr. Dragan Milosevic, an Assistant Professor at Wageningen University, Netherlands. He is a member of the BUE committees on awards and organization of webinars. Dragan brings over 12 years of expertise in urban hydrometeorology, biometeorology, and microclimates.

Meet Dr. Chandana Mitra, who leads the evaluation of students' presentations for the BUE board. Dr. Chandana is a human-environment researcher, examining urban heat impacts, the relationship between heat and health, vulnerability assessments of communities, and climate change education.

Meet Ariane Middel, Associate Professor at Arizona State University and President International Association of Urban Climate. Ariane leads the STAC awards committee for the @amsurbanclimate.bsky.social. Ariane and her team study urban heat using novel sensing technologies and climate modeling.

Meet Dr. Shreevastava, a postdoctoral researcher at Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and an incoming Assistant Professor at NYU, starting in Fall 2025. Her work integrates remote sensing, statistical physics, economics, and engineering to advance urban resilience and sustainability.

@jkaranja.bsky.social is a PhD student in GIScience at ASU. His research bridges GIS, vulnerability, and health geography—modeling heat risk and how decisions shape our understanding of exposure, capacity, and vulnerability. He focuses on heat-related health outcomes and spatial inequalities.

Meet @xjhuang.bsky.social PhD candidate at Princeton University, focusing on urban cooling solutions and human thermal comfort. As an AMS BUE student member since 2024, he is committed to serving as a student representative and enhancing awareness of BUE activities in the urban environment community

...and rounding out our sessions this year will be chaied by OUR chair, @neginnazarian.bsky.social looking at cities and climate change. This is a crucial topic as we prepare for the @ipcc.bsky.social's Special Report on Climate Change and Cities. #urbanclimate

Our Wednesday afternoon (4:30pm) session is chaired by @crankyweather.bsky.social and others. #urbanclimate

Our sessions start Wednesday! Two Wednesday mornings sessions plus an afternoon poster session #AMS2025