PHD in Gephysics. Natural Hazards Tsunami & earthquakes. https://www.cienciavitae.pt/cv/

PHD in Gephysics. Natural Hazards Tsunami & earthquakes. https://www.cienciavitae.pt/cv/

Currently, Dr. Animesh Gain is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management and Policy at Murdoch University, Australia. His research, conducted at prestigious institutions worldwide, including MIT, focuses on environmental management and policy areas such as social-ecological systems, climate change adaptation, and water resources management. He has published over 50 articles in leading journals including Nature, contributed to the IPCC's 6th Assessment Report, and received the 'Outstanding Young Scientists Award 2016' from the European Geosciences Union. Dr. Gain also serves as editor for two peer-reviewed journals.

Currently, Dr. Animesh Gain is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management and Policy at Murdoch University, Australia. His research, conducted at prestigious institutions worldwide, including MIT, focuses on environmental management and policy areas such as social-ecological systems, climate change adaptation, and water resources management. He has published over 50 articles in leading journals including Nature, contributed to the IPCC's 6th Assessment Report, and received the 'Outstanding Young Scientists Award 2016' from the European Geosciences Union. Dr. Gain also serves as editor for two peer-reviewed journals.

Professor Bruce D Malamud is the Director and Wilson Chair of Hazard and Risk at Durham University’s Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR), UK. Bruce researches multi-hazard interrelationships and risk dynamics alongside individual hazards such as landslides, earthquakes, floods and wildfires. His subthemes include anthropogenic processes, invasive species, time-series analyses, visualization and communicating science. Before joining Durham, Bruce received a physics BA (Reed College), served in the US Peace Corps (1986-1988) as a high-school teacher in Niger, West Africa, worked at Stanford Linear Accelerator (1988-1991), obtained a geophysics/stratigraphy PhD from Cornell University (1998) and as a Fulbright Fellow (1998-1999) researched natural hazards in Argentina. From 9/2000-2/2023 he was lecturer to professor in the Geography Department, King’s College London. Bruce was President (2007−2011) of the Natural Hazards Division of the European Geosciences Union (EGU), Programme Committee Chair for the EGU General Assembly (2010-2011) and Programme Co-Chair of the AOGS–EGU Conference Series on New Dimensions for Natural Hazards in Asia (2018−2022). From 2015-2022, he was Principle or Co-Investigator on 11 research grants (£4.7M to KCL). He is also the executive editor of Natural Hazards & Earth System Sciences and has authorship on >80 peer-reviewed publications (>11k citations).

Professor Bruce D Malamud is the Director and Wilson Chair of Hazard and Risk at Durham University’s Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR), UK. Bruce researches multi-hazard interrelationships and risk dynamics alongside individual hazards such as landslides, earthquakes, floods and wildfires. His subthemes include anthropogenic processes, invasive species, time-series analyses, visualization and communicating science. Before joining Durham, Bruce received a physics BA (Reed College), served in the US Peace Corps (1986-1988) as a high-school teacher in Niger, West Africa, worked at Stanford Linear Accelerator (1988-1991), obtained a geophysics/stratigraphy PhD from Cornell University (1998) and as a Fulbright Fellow (1998-1999) researched natural hazards in Argentina. From 9/2000-2/2023 he was lecturer to professor in the Geography Department, King’s College London. Bruce was President (2007−2011) of the Natural Hazards Division of the European Geosciences Union (EGU), Programme Committee Chair for the EGU General Assembly (2010-2011) and Programme Co-Chair of the AOGS–EGU Conference Series on New Dimensions for Natural Hazards in Asia (2018−2022). From 2015-2022, he was Principle or Co-Investigator on 11 research grants (£4.7M to KCL). He is also the executive editor of Natural Hazards & Earth System Sciences and has authorship on >80 peer-reviewed publications (>11k citations).

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I hold the position of Associate Professor in the Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction (RDR) at University College London (UCL). My research experience spans across disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation, community vulnerability assessment, climate mobility, and geospatial data science. I am driven by a passion for collaborating with frontline communities, aiming to understand their challenges comprehensively and develop actionable policy recommendations to meet their specific needs. My academic journey led me to earn a PhD in Disaster Risk Reduction from UCL, a joint Master of Science degree in Geospatial Technologies from universities in Spain, Germany, and Portugal, and a Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning degree from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). I teach a variety of subjects that include geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing, machine learning and artificial intelligence, research methodologies encompassing both quantitative and qualitative approaches, social statistics, and aspects of disasters from both physical and social sciences viewpoints. Currently, I am leading three research groups focusing on Hydrocide, Climate Mobility, and Landslides in Bangladesh.

I hold the position of Associate Professor in the Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction (RDR) at University College London (UCL). My research experience spans across disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation, community vulnerability assessment, climate mobility, and geospatial data science. I am driven by a passion for collaborating with frontline communities, aiming to understand their challenges comprehensively and develop actionable policy recommendations to meet their specific needs. My academic journey led me to earn a PhD in Disaster Risk Reduction from UCL, a joint Master of Science degree in Geospatial Technologies from universities in Spain, Germany, and Portugal, and a Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning degree from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). I teach a variety of subjects that include geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing, machine learning and artificial intelligence, research methodologies encompassing both quantitative and qualitative approaches, social statistics, and aspects of disasters from both physical and social sciences viewpoints. Currently, I am leading three research groups focusing on Hydrocide, Climate Mobility, and Landslides in Bangladesh.

Professor Dr. Leonard Kofitse Amekudziv is a Renowned Expert in Atmospheric Physics, Satellite Remote Sensing, and Climatology Highly accomplished academic and researcher with 20+ years of experience in Atmospheric Trace Gases and Aerosol Retrievals, Dynamic-Meteorology, Agro-meteorology, and climate modelling. Proven track record of successfully supervising 25 PhD students and mentoring early-career researchers. International collaborations include QWeCI, WASCAL, DACCIWA, and IDRC-CCARTCD. Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, European Geophysical Union, and Institute of Physics. Published extensively in reputable journals and presented research findings at conferences worldwide.

Professor Dr. Leonard Kofitse Amekudziv is a Renowned Expert in Atmospheric Physics, Satellite Remote Sensing, and Climatology Highly accomplished academic and researcher with 20+ years of experience in Atmospheric Trace Gases and Aerosol Retrievals, Dynamic-Meteorology, Agro-meteorology, and climate modelling. Proven track record of successfully supervising 25 PhD students and mentoring early-career researchers. International collaborations include QWeCI, WASCAL, DACCIWA, and IDRC-CCARTCD. Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, European Geophysical Union, and Institute of Physics. Published extensively in reputable journals and presented research findings at conferences worldwide.

PHD in Gephysics. Natural Hazards Tsunami & earthquakes. https://www.cienciavitae.pt/cv/

PHD in Gephysics. Natural Hazards Tsunami & earthquakes. https://www.cienciavitae.pt/cv/

Lindsay Beevers is a Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Edinburgh and her research focuses on the impacts of hydrological extremes (floods and droughts – hydro-hazards) on society. It explores the interactions between flow, river form, societal vulnerability and resilience as well as ecosystem services and the issue of climate related uncertainty. She has worked both in industry as an engineer (Jacobs 2003-2007) as well as in academia. From 2007-2010 she worked in the Netherlands at UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (now known as IHE Delft) where she was involved in education, capacity building and research projects in river systems across the world. Most of her work was focussed in Africa on the Nile and the Zambezi basins, and Asia on the Mekong river. In 2010 she joined Heriot-Watt University and in 2016 was awarded an EPSRC LWEC Challenge Fellowship to focus on Water Resilient Cities, focussing on climate change uncertainty and how we can adapt to its impacts for UK cities. She continues her international work, currently working on a NERC funded project in the Indian Himalayas looking at the upstream part of the Indus river basin and how climate change may impact the water resources in the future. In 2022 she moved to the University of Edinburgh

Lindsay Beevers is a Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Edinburgh and her research focuses on the impacts of hydrological extremes (floods and droughts – hydro-hazards) on society. It explores the interactions between flow, river form, societal vulnerability and resilience as well as ecosystem services and the issue of climate related uncertainty. She has worked both in industry as an engineer (Jacobs 2003-2007) as well as in academia. From 2007-2010 she worked in the Netherlands at UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (now known as IHE Delft) where she was involved in education, capacity building and research projects in river systems across the world. Most of her work was focussed in Africa on the Nile and the Zambezi basins, and Asia on the Mekong river. In 2010 she joined Heriot-Watt University and in 2016 was awarded an EPSRC LWEC Challenge Fellowship to focus on Water Resilient Cities, focussing on climate change uncertainty and how we can adapt to its impacts for UK cities. She continues her international work, currently working on a NERC funded project in the Indian Himalayas looking at the upstream part of the Indus river basin and how climate change may impact the water resources in the future. In 2022 she moved to the University of Edinburgh

Brunella Bonaccorso is an Associate Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources Management at the Department of Engineering, University of Messina (Italy). She has a PhD in Hydraulic Engineering and about 25 years of experience in the field of stochastic hydrology applied to extreme hydrological events and climate change impact studies on water resources. She is in the editorial board of the Hydrological Sciences Journal (Taylor & Francis) and Natural Hazard and Earth System Sciences (Copernicus). She co-authored about 60 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. She is co-convener of the EGU session HS4.2 "Drought and water scarcity: monitoring, modelling and forecasting to improve drought risk management".

Brunella Bonaccorso is an Associate Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources Management at the Department of Engineering, University of Messina (Italy). She has a PhD in Hydraulic Engineering and about 25 years of experience in the field of stochastic hydrology applied to extreme hydrological events and climate change impact studies on water resources. She is in the editorial board of the Hydrological Sciences Journal (Taylor & Francis) and Natural Hazard and Earth System Sciences (Copernicus). She co-authored about 60 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. She is co-convener of the EGU session HS4.2 "Drought and water scarcity: monitoring, modelling and forecasting to improve drought risk management".

Yves Bühler received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in geography and remote sensing from the Remote Sensing Laboratories RSL, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, in 2004 and 2009, respectively. From 2004 to 2005, he was a Lecturer of geography and informatics, with the high school Rychenberg, Winterthur, Switzerland. He has been a member of the RAMMS core team for numerical simulations of snow avalanches, debris flows, and rockfalls since 2009 and is currently team leader of the Alpine Remote Sensing group at the WSL Institute for snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland, leading various national and international projects. His main research interest is remote sensing of natural hazards in high alpine terrain.

Yves Bühler received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in geography and remote sensing from the Remote Sensing Laboratories RSL, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, in 2004 and 2009, respectively. From 2004 to 2005, he was a Lecturer of geography and informatics, with the high school Rychenberg, Winterthur, Switzerland. He has been a member of the RAMMS core team for numerical simulations of snow avalanches, debris flows, and rockfalls since 2009 and is currently team leader of the Alpine Remote Sensing group at the WSL Institute for snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland, leading various national and international projects. His main research interest is remote sensing of natural hazards in high alpine terrain.

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Dr. Olivier Dewitte received his M.Sc in Geography, M.Sc in Cartography and Remote Sensing, and Ph.D. in Science from the University of Liège in 1999, 2001 and 2006, respectively. A geographer, he is employed as a senior research scientist at the Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA), Belgium. Before joining the RMCA 2013, he was postdoctoral researcher at ULiège, Ghent University and the Joint Research Centre (JRC, Italy) of the European Commission. With a holistic knowledge and understanding of processes and quantitative research methodologies in geomorphology, natural hazards and environmental changes, his research aims to better understand the changing landscapes of Africa and the hazards they pose. More specifically, his interests are mainly focused on landslide, soil erosion and flash flood related topics in sub-Saharan Africa. His research is framed around field experience and addresses the challenges of disaster risk reduction in data-scarce context through capacity building and cooperation activities.

Dr. Olivier Dewitte received his M.Sc in Geography, M.Sc in Cartography and Remote Sensing, and Ph.D. in Science from the University of Liège in 1999, 2001 and 2006, respectively. A geographer, he is employed as a senior research scientist at the Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA), Belgium. Before joining the RMCA 2013, he was postdoctoral researcher at ULiège, Ghent University and the Joint Research Centre (JRC, Italy) of the European Commission. With a holistic knowledge and understanding of processes and quantitative research methodologies in geomorphology, natural hazards and environmental changes, his research aims to better understand the changing landscapes of Africa and the hazards they pose. More specifically, his interests are mainly focused on landslide, soil erosion and flash flood related topics in sub-Saharan Africa. His research is framed around field experience and addresses the challenges of disaster risk reduction in data-scarce context through capacity building and cooperation activities.

I am an interdisciplinary geographer working on the use of scientific knowledge to reduce risk from disasters. I work with scientists, communities and officials to integrate science into policy alongside other forms of knowledges - particularly around active volcanoes in areas experiencing rapid environmental change. I also do some work in igneous petrology and gas geochemistry on active volcanoes, because I think understanding and contributing to the science is an important element of enhancing its use in policy. I currently work on projects in Latin America, East Asia and Europe, and I have worked on landslides, earthquakes, volcanoes and climate-related hazards.

I am an interdisciplinary geographer working on the use of scientific knowledge to reduce risk from disasters. I work with scientists, communities and officials to integrate science into policy alongside other forms of knowledges - particularly around active volcanoes in areas experiencing rapid environmental change. I also do some work in igneous petrology and gas geochemistry on active volcanoes, because I think understanding and contributing to the science is an important element of enhancing its use in policy. I currently work on projects in Latin America, East Asia and Europe, and I have worked on landslides, earthquakes, volcanoes and climate-related hazards.

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Currently, Dr. Animesh Gain is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management and Policy at Murdoch University, Australia. His research, conducted at prestigious institutions worldwide, including MIT, focuses on environmental management and policy areas such as social-ecological systems, climate change adaptation, and water resources management. He has published over 50 articles in leading journals including Nature, contributed to the IPCC's 6th Assessment Report, and received the 'Outstanding Young Scientists Award 2016' from the European Geosciences Union. Dr. Gain also serves as editor for two peer-reviewed journals.

Currently, Dr. Animesh Gain is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management and Policy at Murdoch University, Australia. His research, conducted at prestigious institutions worldwide, including MIT, focuses on environmental management and policy areas such as social-ecological systems, climate change adaptation, and water resources management. He has published over 50 articles in leading journals including Nature, contributed to the IPCC's 6th Assessment Report, and received the 'Outstanding Young Scientists Award 2016' from the European Geosciences Union. Dr. Gain also serves as editor for two peer-reviewed journals.

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Dr. Vassiliki KOTRONI (female), Research Director at the National Observatory of Athens, born in 1965, has a PhD in Dynamic Meteorology (University Clermont-Ferrand, 1993). She has acted as Research Associate at the University Athens (Meteorology Laboratory, Physics Dept.) during the period 1993-1998, while since 1999 she joined the National Observatory of Athens. She has >30 years of experience on numerical weather prediction, weather monitoring, atmospheric electricity, climatology, dynamics and societal impacts of weather related natural hazards and in the development of climate and weather services for various sectors including the energy sector. She has authored or co-authored 180 papers published in refereed international journals, and 4 book chapters (h-index 40, citations >4800, 12/24). She coordinates: (a) operational weather prediction related activities at NOA, (b) the operation of ZEUS lightning detection network; (c) in collaboration with Dr. K. Lagouvardos, the concept, development and operation of www.meteo.gr. She has coordinated (es), participated(es) as project manager and/or principal investigator in a large number of national and European prohects with total attracted funding >5,200,000 (2024). She has extensive experience attracting funding from the private sector.

Dr. Vassiliki KOTRONI (female), Research Director at the National Observatory of Athens, born in 1965, has a PhD in Dynamic Meteorology (University Clermont-Ferrand, 1993). She has acted as Research Associate at the University Athens (Meteorology Laboratory, Physics Dept.) during the period 1993-1998, while since 1999 she joined the National Observatory of Athens. She has >30 years of experience on numerical weather prediction, weather monitoring, atmospheric electricity, climatology, dynamics and societal impacts of weather related natural hazards and in the development of climate and weather services for various sectors including the energy sector. She has authored or co-authored 180 papers published in refereed international journals, and 4 book chapters (h-index 40, citations >4800, 12/24). She coordinates: (a) operational weather prediction related activities at NOA, (b) the operation of ZEUS lightning detection network; (c) in collaboration with Dr. K. Lagouvardos, the concept, development and operation of www.meteo.gr. She has coordinated (es), participated(es) as project manager and/or principal investigator in a large number of national and European prohects with total attracted funding >5,200,000 (2024). She has extensive experience attracting funding from the private sector.

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Piero Lionello is full professor of Atmospheric Physics and Oceanography, director of the Master in Meteorology and Physical Oceanography and of the Museum of the Environment at the University of Salento. He is chair of the MedCLIVAR (Mediterranean CLImate Variability) network, leading author of the “Europe” and “Mediterranean” chapters of IPCC WG2-AR6 (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) and coordinating lead author of chapter 2 “Drivers of Change” of the 1st Mediterranean Assessment report published by the MedECC network (Mediterranean Experts on Climate and Environmental Change). He has played important roles in the international scientific community, as co-coordinator of the HyMeX (Hydrological Mediterranean Experiment) program, member of the Scientific Council of the European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), contributing to numerous projects and initiatives. Piero Lionello is author of more than 150 publications in international scientific journals on modelling, prediction of coastal waves and floods; air-sea interaction, evolution and impacts of climate change in the Mediterranean region, climate dynamics at global scale, synoptic climatology and extreme events. His activity includes the organization of scientific meetings and international schools and his involvement as a lecturer and invited speaker. He has carried out an intense editorial activity, which has led to the publication of three books and numerous thematic collections.

Piero Lionello is full professor of Atmospheric Physics and Oceanography, director of the Master in Meteorology and Physical Oceanography and of the Museum of the Environment at the University of Salento. He is chair of the MedCLIVAR (Mediterranean CLImate Variability) network, leading author of the “Europe” and “Mediterranean” chapters of IPCC WG2-AR6 (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) and coordinating lead author of chapter 2 “Drivers of Change” of the 1st Mediterranean Assessment report published by the MedECC network (Mediterranean Experts on Climate and Environmental Change). He has played important roles in the international scientific community, as co-coordinator of the HyMeX (Hydrological Mediterranean Experiment) program, member of the Scientific Council of the European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), contributing to numerous projects and initiatives. Piero Lionello is author of more than 150 publications in international scientific journals on modelling, prediction of coastal waves and floods; air-sea interaction, evolution and impacts of climate change in the Mediterranean region, climate dynamics at global scale, synoptic climatology and extreme events. His activity includes the organization of scientific meetings and international schools and his involvement as a lecturer and invited speaker. He has carried out an intense editorial activity, which has led to the publication of three books and numerous thematic collections.

María Carmen Llasat is Full Professor of Atmospheric Physics at the University of Barcelona (UB), and Coordinator of the Meteorology Section of the Department of Applied Physics, within which she has been leading the GAMA Group since 1995. Her research and activity focus on climate change and hydrometeorological hazards (heavy rains and floods, severe weather, forest fires, droughts), fields in which she has more than 200 scientific publications. She was president of the Natural Hazards Section of the European Geophysical Society (the first Spanish woman directing a section of the EGS) and founder and editor-in-chief of Natural Hazards and Earth System Science, where she is still in the editorial committee. Once EGS was integrated in EGU, she has been member and chair of the Plinius and Soloviev medals. She has been coordinator of the Heavy Rainfalls group of the AMHY/FRIEND program of UNESCO; member of the WMO/UNESCO Water and Climate Committee; coordinator of the societal impact research groups of the international programs supported by WMO, MEDEX and HYMEX, in addition to being part of their steering committees. She has been member of the Advisory Council for Sustainable Development (CADS) of the Generalitat de Catalunya for more than 10 years. Nowadays she is member of the steering committee of the Mediterranean Experts group on Climate and Environmental Change (MedECC), among others. Besides her research activity, she develops a strong outreach activity, and acts as mentor of a high number of PhD students. She has received the Distinction from the University of Barcelona for excellent scientific and humanistic dissemination activities and the Sant Jordi Cross from the Government of Catalunya, in addition to the North-South Prize from the Council of Europe for the preparation of the First Mediterranean Assessment Report on climate and environmental change. She is also member of the Club of Rome.

María Carmen Llasat is Full Professor of Atmospheric Physics at the University of Barcelona (UB), and Coordinator of the Meteorology Section of the Department of Applied Physics, within which she has been leading the GAMA Group since 1995. Her research and activity focus on climate change and hydrometeorological hazards (heavy rains and floods, severe weather, forest fires, droughts), fields in which she has more than 200 scientific publications. She was president of the Natural Hazards Section of the European Geophysical Society (the first Spanish woman directing a section of the EGS) and founder and editor-in-chief of Natural Hazards and Earth System Science, where she is still in the editorial committee. Once EGS was integrated in EGU, she has been member and chair of the Plinius and Soloviev medals. She has been coordinator of the Heavy Rainfalls group of the AMHY/FRIEND program of UNESCO; member of the WMO/UNESCO Water and Climate Committee; coordinator of the societal impact research groups of the international programs supported by WMO, MEDEX and HYMEX, in addition to being part of their steering committees. She has been member of the Advisory Council for Sustainable Development (CADS) of the Generalitat de Catalunya for more than 10 years. Nowadays she is member of the steering committee of the Mediterranean Experts group on Climate and Environmental Change (MedECC), among others. Besides her research activity, she develops a strong outreach activity, and acts as mentor of a high number of PhD students. She has received the Distinction from the University of Barcelona for excellent scientific and humanistic dissemination activities and the Sant Jordi Cross from the Government of Catalunya, in addition to the North-South Prize from the Council of Europe for the preparation of the First Mediterranean Assessment Report on climate and environmental change. She is also member of the Club of Rome.

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Professor Bruce D Malamud is the Director and Wilson Chair of Hazard and Risk at Durham University’s Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR), UK. Bruce researches multi-hazard interrelationships and risk dynamics alongside individual hazards such as landslides, earthquakes, floods and wildfires. His subthemes include anthropogenic processes, invasive species, time-series analyses, visualization and communicating science. Before joining Durham, Bruce received a physics BA (Reed College), served in the US Peace Corps (1986-1988) as a high-school teacher in Niger, West Africa, worked at Stanford Linear Accelerator (1988-1991), obtained a geophysics/stratigraphy PhD from Cornell University (1998) and as a Fulbright Fellow (1998-1999) researched natural hazards in Argentina. From 9/2000-2/2023 he was lecturer to professor in the Geography Department, King’s College London. Bruce was President (2007−2011) of the Natural Hazards Division of the European Geosciences Union (EGU), Programme Committee Chair for the EGU General Assembly (2010-2011) and Programme Co-Chair of the AOGS–EGU Conference Series on New Dimensions for Natural Hazards in Asia (2018−2022). From 2015-2022, he was Principle or Co-Investigator on 11 research grants (£4.7M to KCL). He is also the executive editor of Natural Hazards & Earth System Sciences and has authorship on >80 peer-reviewed publications (>11k citations).

Professor Bruce D Malamud is the Director and Wilson Chair of Hazard and Risk at Durham University’s Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR), UK. Bruce researches multi-hazard interrelationships and risk dynamics alongside individual hazards such as landslides, earthquakes, floods and wildfires. His subthemes include anthropogenic processes, invasive species, time-series analyses, visualization and communicating science. Before joining Durham, Bruce received a physics BA (Reed College), served in the US Peace Corps (1986-1988) as a high-school teacher in Niger, West Africa, worked at Stanford Linear Accelerator (1988-1991), obtained a geophysics/stratigraphy PhD from Cornell University (1998) and as a Fulbright Fellow (1998-1999) researched natural hazards in Argentina. From 9/2000-2/2023 he was lecturer to professor in the Geography Department, King’s College London. Bruce was President (2007−2011) of the Natural Hazards Division of the European Geosciences Union (EGU), Programme Committee Chair for the EGU General Assembly (2010-2011) and Programme Co-Chair of the AOGS–EGU Conference Series on New Dimensions for Natural Hazards in Asia (2018−2022). From 2015-2022, he was Principle or Co-Investigator on 11 research grants (£4.7M to KCL). He is also the executive editor of Natural Hazards & Earth System Sciences and has authorship on >80 peer-reviewed publications (>11k citations).

Solmaz Mohadjer is a geoscientist and a science educator. Her research involves investigating how mountain hazards are linked to mountain building processes, continental deformation and erosion. She integrates different techniques including remote sensing, geographic information systems, and high precision LiDAR mapping of topography to quantify hazards. She has a longstanding interest in improving geohazards science delivery for disaster risk reduction. In 2011, she founded ParsQuake Project to support the development of educational materials and briefs for informing the public and maximizing the use of scientific evidence in policymaking. She currently serves as an Executive Editor for Geoscience Communication and Associate Editor for Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. She is also the chair of the EGU's Outreach Committee.

Solmaz Mohadjer is a geoscientist and a science educator. Her research involves investigating how mountain hazards are linked to mountain building processes, continental deformation and erosion. She integrates different techniques including remote sensing, geographic information systems, and high precision LiDAR mapping of topography to quantify hazards. She has a longstanding interest in improving geohazards science delivery for disaster risk reduction. In 2011, she founded ParsQuake Project to support the development of educational materials and briefs for informing the public and maximizing the use of scientific evidence in policymaking. She currently serves as an Executive Editor for Geoscience Communication and Associate Editor for Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. She is also the chair of the EGU's Outreach Committee.

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