UW Research

Paros Center for Geohazards Research

Description

A center to understand and mitigate environmental and geologic hazards, with an emphasis on facilitating applications that deliver actionable information from novel and emerging sensing technologies.

Collaborators

Internal

  • College of the Environment
  • School of Oceanography
  • Department of Earth and Space Sciences
  • Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
  • Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science
  • Applied Physics Laboratory
  • eScience
  • Paul Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering
  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI)
  • Natural Hazards Reconnaissance Facility
  • Center for Disaster Resilient Communities
External
  • Columbia University, University of Massachusetts, University of Oregon, and academic research centers
  • NSF Centers – Cascadia Coasts and Coasts and Peoples (CoPes) Hub, Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center (CRESCENT), Statewide California Earthquake Center (SCEC)
  • Government – USGS, Washington State Geological Survey (DNR) and Emergency Management Division (Military Dept.), DOGAMI, NOAA PMEL, Navy

Funding

  • Jerome M. Paros