Eric Leibensperger is an assistant professor in the Center for Earth and Environmental Science at SUNY Plattsburgh. He teaches classes on atmospheric science, physical oceanography and limnology, climate change (both general education and major courses), a seminar on scientific communication, and introductory environmental engineering.

His goal is to realize the teacher-scholar ideal: combining an active research program with best practice teaching methods to provide students both state of the science knowledge and problem-solving skills.