University of Oregon researchers can provide expertise on natural disasters, including earthquakes, volcanoes, wildfires and droughts.
To talk to a business expert, contact uonews@uoregon.edu
Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Wildfire, Drought Experts
Sarah Adams-Schoen, School of Law
Land Use Law, Climate Change Law and Policy, Coastal Resilience, Planning and Zoning in the Coastal Zone, Climate Hazard Mitigation, Ocean and Coastal Law, Wildfire Planning, Sustainable Development, State and Local Government Law
Steven Beda, Department of History
Labor History, Environmental History, 20th Century US History, Pacific Northwest Timber Industry, History of Forestry, History of Rural Politics and Rural Protest Movements
Benjamin Clark, School of Planning, Public Policy and Management
Decision Making on Wildfires, Public Budgeting and Finance, Public Management, Public Administration, Crowdsourcing, Autonomous Vehicles
Sarah Cooley, Department of Geography
Hydrology, Climate Change, the Arctic, Water Resources, Satellites, Earth Observation, Glaciology, Data Science, Science Communication
Michael Coughlan, Institute for a Sustainable Environment
Wildfire Smoke, Wildfires, Fire Management, Landscape Conservation, Historical Ecology, Cultural Fire
Emilie Hooft, Department of Earth Sciences
Marine Geophysics, Mid-Ocean Ridges, Oceanic Hotspots
Daniel Gavin, Department of Geography
Climate Change, Wildfires, Drought
Heidi Huber-Stearns, Institute for a Sustainable Environment
Wildfire Risk Reduction, Smoke Communication and Response, Wildland Fire Policy, Prescribed Fire Policy and Management, Environmental Governance, Natural Resource Policy
Bart Johnson, Department of Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architecture, Conservation, Wildfires, Climate Change
Leif Karlstrom, Department of Earth Sciences
Volcanoes, Glaciers, Surface Processes, Fluid Mechanics, Geodynamics
André Le Duc, Safety and Risk Services
Organizational Resilience, Emergency Management, Higher Education Emergency Preparedness, Higher Education Planning, Business Continuity, Environmental Health and Safety, Enterprise Risk Management
Diego Melgar, Department of Earth Sciences
Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Seismology, Early Warning Systems
Cassandra Moseley, Institute for a Sustainable Environment
Environment, Forest, Planning, Policy, Natural Resources
Josh Roering, Department of Earth Sciences
Landslides, Geomorphology, Erosion
Valerie Sahakian, Department of Earth Sciences
Seismic Hazard Assessment, Ground Motion Seismology , Active Tectonics, Marine Geophysics
Hollie Smith, School of Journalism and Communication
Natural Hazards Communication, Environmental Communication, Science Communication and Media
Doug Toomey, Department of Earth Sciences
Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Environment, Climate Change
Dean Walton, UO Libraries
Biology, Geology, Environmental Studies, Natural History, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Crisis Informatics, STEM