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Meet the 2023 SJSU Student Research team! Kalanna, David, Neelima, and Mel.
History
History
We are part of a new Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center at San José State University that began in 2020. In 2022, our research began in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Promising results led to a grant to expand research to the Sierra Nevada Mountains in summer 2023. We are funded by San José State University and the Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center's industry board members. Don't worry though, your privacy is secure with us. As academic researchers, we are required to keep your unique information secure and are not allowed to share it even with our industry funders.
Learn more about our team:
Follow us at twitter.com/SJSU_FireLab
NSF Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center: sjsu.edu/wildfire/
Fire Ecology & Management Lab: fireecology.wixsite.com/katewilkin
Dr. Kate Wilkin: sjsu.edu/biology/about-us/faculty-and-staff/faculty/kate-wilkin.php
Dr. Amanda Stasiewicz: sjsu.edu/people/amanda.stasiewicz/
To learn more or get involved contact us at SJSU-HIZ-group@sjsu.edu.
Jordan, a research team member, performs a wildfire safety assessment.
Who are we?
Who are we?
We are an interdisciplinary team of students and faculty researchers who want to help California become more fire-adapted!
Kate
Kate
Assistant Professor of Fire Ecology
I'm interested in solutions to the wildfire crisis, like Fire-Adapted Communities (including Home Ignition Zones), Prescribed Fire, and more!
David
David
Lead Student Assistant
Environmental Studies M.S.
I'm interested in the balance of wildfire management and biodiversity conservation and want to support fire-adapted communities.
Tony
Student Assistant
Biological Science B.A.
I took a fire ecology class at SJSU and gained a major interest in this field of study. Now, I would like to get as much knowledge and experience with fire as possible!
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Former research team and lab members:
Christian
Christian
Student Assistant
Environmental Studies B.A.
I joined this lab because of my interest in increasing the west's capacity to live with more frequent fires.
Giselle
Student Assistant
Environmental Studies B.A.
I'm interested in the ways fire impacts the social aspects of communities, the future of fire policy, and ways for communities to become more fire adapted.
Mel
Mel
Environmental Studies B.A.
I'm interested in land use and planning policies that foster resiliency and support fire-adapted communities.
Kalanna
Kalanna
Student Assistant
Environmental Studies B.S.
I joined this lab to not only grasp a better understanding of the relationship HIZ zones have to wildfire risk but to also learn more about natural resource management.
Elyes
Elyes
Lab Member
Biomedical Engineering Student
I got involved with lab because of my passion for science and wanted to understand more about wildfires in general.
Neelima
Student Assistant
Environmental Studies
Elyes
Elyes
Lab Member
Biomedical Engineering Student
I got involved with lab because of my passion for science and wanted to understand more about wildfires in general.
Sophie
Sophie
Lab Member
Climate Science B.S. Student
I got involved in this lab as I'm minoring in Wildfire Science and find California's wildfires and ecosystems fascinating!
Liam
Liam
Lab Member
Environmental Studies B.S.
I wanted to join this lab to learn more about this topic
Madison
Madison
Lab Member
Biology B.A.
Joined this lab to get a better understanding of wildfires and their impact on local forests and environments.
Natasha
Natasha
Lab member
Environmental Studies B.A.
I joined this lab to have better understanding of wildfires and HIZ as it is my dream career field!
Rachel
Rachel
Lab Member
Public Health B.S.
I joined this lab to better understand what precautions can be taken to prevent wildfires.
Jessica
Jessica
Lab Member
Biology
2022 SJSU Student Research team, Dan, Christian, David and Kana, meeting the Santa Cruz Mountains community.
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