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Can’t find what you’re looking for? <a href="/page/contact">The media relations team</a> can assist with your print, broadcast or digital media needs. </p> </div> </div>  <h2 class="off-screen">featured experts</h2> <div class="row mt-4 profiles"> <div class="col-sm-12 col-lg-4"> <div class="card "> <p class="topic-area-title ">Earth Science</p> <div class="profile-pic-wrap"> <a href="/expert/yvette-richardson" aria-label="View Profile of YvetteRichardson"><img src="https://media.psu.edu/uploads/profiles/yvette.png" alt="" class="clip-circle-md"></a> </div> <div class="topic-area mr-1 mt-1"> <h2 class="name pt-1 mb-1"><a href="/expert/yvette-richardson" aria-label="View Profile of Yvette Richardson"><span>Yvette</span> Richardson</a></h2> <p class="title mb-0 pb-0 mr-4">Professor of Meteorology</p> </div> <div class="focus-area-wrap" > <p>Atmospheric Dynamics, Formation and Evolution of Severe Storms, Tornadoes </p> </div> <div class="card-contact"> <a href="/expert/yvette-richardson" aria-label="View Profile of YvetteRichardson" class="white-card-button">View Profile</a> <a href="/contact/yvette-richardson" class="blue-card-button" aria-label="Contact Yvette Richardson">Contact</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12 col-lg-4"> <div class="card"> <p class="topic-area-title ">Business</p> <div class="profile-pic-wrap"> <a href="/expert/terrence-guay" aria-label="View Profile of Terrence Guay"><img src="https://media.psu.edu/uploads/profiles/thumbnail_TerranceGuay.jpg" alt="" class="clip-circle-md"></a> </div> <div class="topic-area mr-1 mt-1"> <h2 class="name pt-1 mb-1"><a href="/expert/terrence-guay" aria-label="View Profile of Terrence Guay"><span>Terrence</span> Guay</a></h2> <p class="title mb-0 pb-0 mr-4">Clinical Professor of International Business</p> </div> <div class="focus-area-wrap" > <p>Government Policy, Economic Sanctions, Tariffs, Taxes, Global Economy </p> </div> <div class="card-contact"> <a href="/expert/terrence-guay" class="white-card-button" aria-label="View Profile of Terrence Guay">View Profile</a> <a href="/contact/terrence-guay" class="blue-card-button" aria-label="Contact Terrence Guay">Contact</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12 col-lg-4 clearfix"> <div class="card"> <p class="topic-area-title ">Health & Medicine, Agriculture</p> <div class="profile-pic-wrap"> <a href="/expert/troy-sutton" aria-label="View Profile of Troy Sutton"><img src="https://media.psu.edu/uploads/profiles/Sutton.png" alt="" class="clip-circle-md"></a> </div> <div class="topic-area mr-1 mt-1"> <h2 class="name pt-1 mb-1"><a href="/expert/troy-sutton" aria-label="View Profile of Troy Sutton"><span>Troy</span> Sutton</a></h2> <p class="title mb-0 pb-0 mr-4">Associate Professor of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences</p> </div> <div class="focus-area-wrap" > <p>Viruses, Influenza, Avian Influenza, Vaccines, Vaccine Study, Antibodies, Infection </p> </div> <div class="card-contact"> <a href="/expert/troy-sutton" 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aria-label="View Profile of Yvette Richardson"><img src="https://media.psu.edu/uploads/profiles/yvette.png" class="clip-circle-sm" alt="Yvette Richardson"></a> <a href="/expert/alfonso-mejia" aria-label="View Profile of Alfonso Mejia"><img src="https://media.psu.edu/uploads/profiles/701267.jpg" class="clip-circle-sm" alt="Alfonso Mejia"></a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-10 topic-intro-wrap"> <span class="topic-area-title">Earth Science</span> <h3><a href="/topic/extreme-weather">Extreme Weather</a></h3> <div class="trending-experts"> <a href="/expert/kevin-furlong"><img src="https://media.psu.edu/uploads/profiles/kevin.png" class="clip-circle-sm" alt="Kevin Furlong"></a> <a href="/expert/erica-smithwick"><img src="https://media.psu.edu/uploads/profiles/erica_huck_2020.jpg" class="clip-circle-sm" alt="Erica Smithwick"></a> <a href="/expert/yvette-richardson"><img src="https://media.psu.edu/uploads/profiles/yvette.png" class="clip-circle-sm" alt="Yvette Richardson"></a> <a href="/expert/alfonso-mejia"><img src="https://media.psu.edu/uploads/profiles/701267.jpg" class="clip-circle-sm" alt="Alfonso Mejia"></a> </div> <p>From earthquakes and wildfires to hurricanes and catastrophic flooding, Penn State researchers are prepared to talk about extreme weather events and the forces that cause them. </p> <a href="/topic/extreme-weather" aria-label="Explore Available Resources for Earth Science"><span class="explore">Explore Available Resources <i class="fas fa-chevron-right" aria-hidden="true"></i></span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="need-help-wrap"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-11 offset-md-1 col-lg-11 offset-lg-1"> <div class="footnote-icon"> <i class="far fa-question-circle" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="footnote"> <h4>Need help finding an expert?</h4> <p>Penn State expertise spans far beyond those that we have currently featured on the site. 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