A key focus of the HES lab is resilient and sustainable infrastructure, particularly in rural and remote areas. This includes assessment of critical supply chains, identification of unique and understudied infrastructure, and modeling of social-ecological-technological infrastructure systems.
Projects
CLIMES
CLIMES — the CoLaborative for Intersectoral Modeling of the Earth System — is a five-group interdisciplinary research collaborative at the University of Wyoming that builds quantitative, computational projections of human and Earth system futures at regional scales. Bridging atmospheric science, ecology, economics, social science, fire science, and hydrology, CLIMES develops AI-assisted simulation models and interactive decision-support tools to help planners and policymakers build resilient communities. HES lab contributions to CLIMES have focused on wildfire and wildfire smoke impacts in gateway communities and US National Parks.