Nicholas Weller

Nich Weller is a PhD candidate in the School of Sustainability. He is interested in public engagement around socio-scientific issues, particularly those related to sustainability and environmental problems. As part of a CSPO-led partnership with the Museum of Science in Boston, he organizes participatory public forums exploring how people think cities should respond to climate-related hazards like flooding and droughts. Nich’s research examines how the public, policy makers, scientists, and organizers create, think about, and use participatory processes like forums, with an emphasis on further connecting policy making and science to the public.

He previously worked with ASU’s Wetland Ecosystem Ecology Lab studying wetlands used for wastewater treatment and with the School of Sustainability’s Sustainability Science for Sustainable Schools program where he developed and implemented sustainability curriculum and programming for K-12 schools.