University at Buffalo

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University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY 14260
United States
716 645-0480

Details

First Name
Chris
Last Name
Renschler
Title
Professor of Geography
Department/Division
College of Arts and Sciences
Business Genre
Product/Service
flooding, soil erosion, watersheds, hurricanes, radioactive fallout, disaster preparedness and response, natural resources management, GIS
Business Website Address
Business Fax
Business Description

An expert in natural resources management, Renschler has studied or responded to a variety of natural disasters, including the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the 2011 tsunami in Japan and Hurricanes Irene, Sandy and Harvey.
At UB, Renschler directs the Landscape-based Environmental System Analysis and Modeling (LESAM) lab. This interdisciplinary research group uses geographic information science, remote sensing, environmental modeling and readily available reconnaissance data sets to support rapid, practical and effective decision-making in managing natural resources and extreme events. Flooding and soil erosion are an important area of focus.

Continent
North America
State
New York

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