dr. E.S. Meredith (Elinor)

My research focuses on understanding and quantifying the risks that populations and assets (buildings, infrastructure, agriculture) face from natural hazards, with a focus on volcanic hazards. I develop and assess hazard, exposure, and empirical impact datasets at local, regional, and global scales.

During my PhD at the Earth Observatory of Singapore, I quantified the impacts of lava flows on the built environment by conducting ground-based and aerial post-eruption damage assessments and developed impact forecasting models. As a Postdoc in Singapore, I expanded my focus to the global scale, assessing the changing exposure of cities to volcanic hazards.

As a Postdoc here at the UT, I worked on a project to examine the potential impact of high-impact, low-probability eruptions. I currently am interested in assessing volcanic risk in multi-hazard contexts on various scales.

By developing tools and datasets to support risk assessments, my research aims to inform disaster preparedness and mitigation strategies, ultimately enhancing community resilience to eruptions and other natural hazards. I am also interested in ethical and inclusive approaches to disaster research.

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• Earth and Planetary Sciences

  • Lava Flow
  • Volcanology
  • Hazard
  • Population Exposure
  • Volcanic Eruption
  • Built Environment
  • Urban Population
  • Investigation

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University of Twente

Langezijds (building no. 19), room 1433
Hallenweg 8
7522 NH Enschede
Netherlands

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