My research focuses on understanding and quantifying the risks that populations and assets (buildings, infrastructure, agriculture) face from natural hazards. I develop and assess 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 post-eruption damage assessments and developing impact forecasting models. As a Research Fellow, I expanded my focus to the global scale, assessing the exposure of cities to volcanic hazards. Currently, my work examines the potential impacts of high-impact, low-probability eruptions.
By supporting risk assessments, my research aims to inform disaster preparedness and mitigation strategies, ultimately enhancing community resilience to natural hazards. I am also interested in ethical approaches to disaster research.
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Earth and Planetary Sciences
- Hazard
- Volcanology
- Volcanic Eruption
- Volcano
- Population Exposure
- Investigation
- Built Environment
- Lava Flow
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University of Twente
Langezijds (building no. 19), room 1413
Hallenweg 8
7522 NH Enschede
Netherlands
University of Twente
Langezijds 1413
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
Netherlands
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