Robert Nicholas

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Titles and Affiliations
Associate Research Professor, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute

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Recent Publications

Unlocking the benefits of transparent and reusable science for climate risk management

Pollack, A. B., Auermuller, L., Burleyson, C. D., Campbell, J., Condon, M., Cooper, C., Coronese, M., Dangendorf, S., Doss-Gollin, J., Hegde, P., Helgeson, C., Kopp, R. E., Kwakkel, J., Lesk, C., Mankin, J., Nicholas, R. E., Rice, J., Roth, S., Srikrishnan, V. & Scheeler, M. & 4 others, Tuana, N., Vernon, C., Zhao, M. & Keller, K., Jan 20 2026, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 123, 3, e2422157123.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Climate change and flooding in the Susquehanna River watershed: An exploratory analysis of county hazard mitigation plans

Silvis, V. G. & Nicholas, R. E., Jan 2025, In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 116, 105143.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Integrating Values to Improve the Relevance of Climate-Risk Research

Helgeson, C., Keller, K., Nicholas, R. E., Srikrishnan, V., Cooper, C., Smithwick, E. A. H. & Tuana, N., Oct 2024, In: Earth's Future. 12, 10, e2022EF003025.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

What drives uncertainty surrounding riverine flood risks?

Hosseini-Shakib, I., Alipour, A., Seiyon Lee, B., Srikrishnan, V., Nicholas, R. E., Keller, K. & Sharma, S., May 2024, In: Journal of Hydrology. 634, 131055.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Bayesian Spatial Models for Projecting Corn Yields

Roth, S., Lee, B. S., Nicholas, R. E., Keller, K. & Haran, M., Jan 2024, In: Remote Sensing. 16, 1, 69.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Strengthening opportunities to integrate informal resilience practices in formal flood resilience planning

Silvis, V. G., Cooper, C. M., Iulo, L. D., Nicholas, R. E. & Fowler, L. B., Jun 2024, In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 107, 104490.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Balancing multiple forest management objectives under climate change in central Wisconsin, U.S.A.

Lucash, M. S., Williams, N. G., Srikrishnan, V., Keller, K., Scheller, R. M., Hegelson, C., Nicholas, R. E. & Smithwick, E. A. H., Dec 2023, In: Trees, Forests and People. 14, 100460.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Toward More Actionable Flood-Risk Information

Cooper, C. M., Sharma, S., Nicholas, R. E. & Keller, K., Nov 2022, In: Earth's Future. 10, 11, e2022EF003093.

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

Attention to values helps shape convergence research

Helgeson, C., Nicholas, R. E., Keller, K., Forest, C. E. & Tuana, N., Jan 2022, In: Climatic Change. 170, 1-2, 17.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Statistically bias-corrected and downscaled climate models underestimate the adverse effects of extreme heat on U.S. maize yields

Lafferty, D. C., Sriver, R. L., Haqiqi, I., Hertel, T. W., Keller, K. & Nicholas, R. E., Dec 2021, In: Communications Earth and Environment. 2, 1, 196.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Landscape-Scale Forest Reorganization Following Insect Invasion and Harvest Under Future Climate Change Scenarios

Olson, S. K., Smithwick, E. A. H., Lucash, M. S., Scheller, R. M., Nicholas, R. E., Ruckert, K. L. & Caldwell, C. M., Nov 2021, In: Ecosystems. 24, 7, p. 1756-1774 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

A Safety Factor Approach to Designing Urban Infrastructure for Dynamic Conditions

Sharma, S., Lee, B. S., Nicholas, R. E. & Keller, K., Dec 2021, In: Earth's Future. 9, 12, e2021EF002118.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Regional Flood Risk Projections under Climate Change

Sharma, S., Gomez, M., Keller, K., Nicholas, R. E. & Mejia, A., Sep 1 2021, In: Journal of Hydrometeorology. 22, 9, p. 2259-2274 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Assessing and reducing the environmental impact of dairy production systems in the northern US in a changing climate

Veltman, K., Rotz, C. A., Chase, L., Cooper, J., Forest, C. E., Ingraham, P. A., Izaurralde, R. C., Jones, C. D., Nicholas, R. E., Ruark, M. D., Salas, W., Thoma, G. & Jolliet, O., Aug 2021, In: Agricultural Systems. 192, 103170.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Considering uncertainties expands the lower tail of maize yield projections

Ye, H., Nicholas, R. E., Roth, S. & Keller, K., Nov 2021, In: PloS one. 16, 11 November, e0259180.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review