Infrastructure Risk & Resilience Expert
Advancing understanding of climate impacts on critical infrastructure through rigorous research and industry partnerships
I develop analytical frameworks that help organizations and decision makers understand infrastructure risks in our changing climate. As Principal Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories, I manage $3.9M in direct research funding to create methodologies that bridge academic research with real-world applications across energy, water, and food sectors.
What I Do:
- Risk Assessment Research: Develop probabilistic models that advance understanding of how extreme weather affects critical infrastructure
- Industry Partnerships: Work with energy companies under confidentiality agreements to validate research against operational realities
- Methodological Innovation: Create analytical frameworks that establish new quantitative approaches for conducting climate risk assessments
- Research Leadership: Principal Investigator managing research projects that connect government, industry, and academic stakeholders
Research Impact & Recognition:
- $3.9M in direct research funding management as Principal Investigator
- Co-investigator on $15.7M+ in multi-institution research projects
- 40 publications establishing methodological foundations and quantifying hazards-related risk across the energy, water, and food sectors
- Associate Editor, Earth’s Future journal
- Member of the National Academies committee on Attribution of Extreme Weather and Climate Events and their Impacts
Research Applications:
Climate Risk Assessment | Renewable Energy Analysis | Infrastructure Planning | Industry Data Analytics