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About us

Our project brings together partners from every vegetated continent. We learn from each other and drive forward the science as we push the boundaries of understanding the where’s, when’s and why’s of wildfire.

Meet the team

Core Team

Dr. Matthew Jones

Dr. Matthew Jones

Senior Research Fellow

University of East Anglia

Dr. Francesca Di Giuseppe

Dr. Francesca Di Giuseppe

Principal Scientist

European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

Dr. Chantelle Burton

Dr. Chantelle Burton

Senior Climate Scientist

Met Office Hadley Centre

Dr. Douglas Kelley

Dr. Douglas Kelley

Land Surface Modeller

UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

Regional Panel Coordinator

Dr. Lucy Amissah

Dr. Lucy Amissah

Principal Research Scientist

CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana

Dr. Paulo M. Fernandes

Dr. Paulo M. Fernandes

Associate Professor

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro

Prof. Crystal A. Kolden

Prof. Crystal A. Kolden

Director UC Merced Fire Resilience Center

University of California, Merced

Dr. Hamish Clarke

Dr. Hamish Clarke

Senior Research Fellow

University of Melbourne

Dr. Liana O. Anderson

Dr. Liana O. Anderson

Researcher

Cemaden/MCTI

Science Team

Dr. Yuquan Qu

Dr. Yuquan Qu

Postdoctoral Researcher

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Dr. Carmen B. Steinmann

Dr. Carmen B. Steinmann

Postdoctoral Researcher

ETH Zurich

Dr. Guilherme Mataveli

Dr. Guilherme Mataveli

Postdoctoral Researcher

National Institute for Space Research (INPE)

Esther Brambleby

Esther Brambleby

Postgraduate Researcher

University of East Anglia

Dr. Miguel Ángel Torres-Vázquez

Dr. Miguel Ángel Torres-Vázquez

Postdoctoral Researcher

Universidad de Alcalá

Dr. Maria Lucia Ferreira Barbosa

Dr. Maria Lucia Ferreira Barbosa

Wildfire scientist

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Dr. Andrew J. Hartley

Climate Impacts Scientist

Met Office

Dr. Fiona R. Spuler

Dr. Fiona R. Spuler

Postgraduate Researcher

University of Reading

Dr. Zhongwei Liu

Dr. Zhongwei Liu

Postdoctoral Research Associate

University of Leicester

Jakob B. Wessel

Jakob B. Wessel

Postgraduate Researcher

University of Exeter

Dr. Enza Di Tomaso

Dr. Enza Di Tomaso

Scientist

European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

Dr. Joe McNorton

Dr. Joe McNorton

Scientist

European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

Dr. Patrícia Silva

Dr. Patrícia Silva

Postdoctoral Researcher

Yale University

Dr. Renata Veiga

Dr. Renata Veiga

Postdoctoral Researcher

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Dr. Dave van Wees

Dr. Dave van Wees

Senior Remote Sensing Scientist

BeZero Carbon Ltd

Emily Wright

Emily Wright

Graduate Trainee

Met Office

Senior Partner

Dr. Sarah Meier

Dr. Sarah Meier

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University of Exeter

Dr. Marco Turco

Dr. Marco Turco

Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Murcia

Prof. Emilio Chuvieco

Prof. Emilio Chuvieco

Professor

Universidad de Alcalá

Prof. Guido R. van der Werf

Prof. Guido R. van der Werf

Professor

Wageningen University and Research

Dr. Niels Andela

Dr. Niels Andela

Director of Remote Sensing

BeZero Carbon Ltd

Dr. Sander Veraverbeke

Dr. Sander Veraverbeke

Associate Professor

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Dr. Rachel Carmenta

Dr. Rachel Carmenta

Associate Professor

University of East Anglia

Dr. Stijn Hantson

Dr. Stijn Hantson

Associate Professor

Universidad del Rosario

Dr. Mojtaba Sadegh

Dr. Mojtaba Sadegh

Associate Professor

Boise State University

Dr. Tiina Kurvits

Dr. Tiina Kurvits

Senior Specialist

GRID-Arendal

Dr. Mark Parrington

Dr. Mark Parrington

Senior Scientist

European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

Prof. John Abatzoglou

Prof. John Abatzoglou

Professor

University of California, Merced

Regional Expert

Sally Archibald

Professor

University of Witwatersrand Johannesburg

Dr. Kebonye Dintwe

Dr. Kebonye Dintwe

Associate Professor

University of Botswana

Dr. Aya Brigitte N'Dri

Dr. Aya Brigitte N'Dri

Associate Professor

Nangui Abrogoua University

Prof. Natasha S. Ribeiro

Prof. Natasha S. Ribeiro

Professor of Environmental Impact Assessment and Restoration Ecology

Eduardo Mondlane University

Dr. Tercia Strydom

Dr. Tercia Strydom

Senior Manager: Systems Ecology

South African National Parks

Cong Gao

Cong Gao

PhD Candidate

University of Hong Kong

Dr. Elena А. Kukavskaya

Dr. Elena А. Kukavskaya

Leading Researcher

V.N. Sukachev Institute of Forest Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences - separate subdivision of the FRC KSC SB RAS

Prof. Bambang H. Saharjo

Prof. Bambang H. Saharjo

Professor of the Environment and Forest Fires

Bogor Agricultural University

Dr. Veerachai Tanpipat

Dr. Veerachai Tanpipat

Remote Sensing Engineer and Geographer

Kasetsart University and Upper ASEAN Wildland Fire Special Research Unit

Dr. Bo Zheng

Dr. Bo Zheng

Associate Professor

Tsinghua University

Prof. Davide Ascoli

Prof. Davide Ascoli

Professor of Integrated Fire Management

University of Torino

Prof. Stefan H. Doerr

Prof. Stefan H. Doerr

Professor of Wildland Fire Science

Swansea University

Prof. Nikola Nikolov

Full Professor

Ss. Ciril and Methodius University

Dr. Julien Ruffault

Dr. Julien Ruffault

Researcher

Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)

Dr. Cristina Santín

Dr. Cristina Santín

Tenured Scientist

Research Institute of Biodiversity (IMIB), CSIC-University of Oviedo-Principality of Asturias

Dr. Johan Sjöström

Dr. Johan Sjöström

Senior research scientist

RISE Research institutes of Sweden

Dr. Gavriil Xanthopoulos

Dr. Gavriil Xanthopoulos

Research Director (ret.)

Hellenic Agricultural Organization (DIMITRA)

Dr. Mathieu Bourbonnais

Assistant Professor

University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Dr. Victoria M. Donovan

Dr. Victoria M. Donovan

Assistant Professor of Forest Management

University of Florida

Dr. Chelene C. Hanes

Dr. Chelene C. Hanes

Research Scientist

Natural Resources Canada

Dr. Piyush Jain

Research Scientist

Natural Resources Canada

Dr. Jacquelyn K. Shuman

FireSense Project Scientist

NASA Ames Research Center

Dr. Sarah Harris

Manager Research and Development at Country Fire Authority

Country Fire Authority

Prof. Dolors Armenteras

Prof. Dolors Armenteras

Professor in Landscape Ecology applied to Conservation Biology

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Prof. Bibiana A. Bilbao

Prof. Bibiana A. Bilbao

Professor at Dpto. de Estudios Ambientales

Universidad Simón Bolívar

Prof. Francisco de la Barrera

Prof. Francisco de la Barrera

Professor

Universidad de Concepción

Prof. Carlos Di Bella

Prof. Carlos Di Bella

Professor

University of Buenos Aires

Prof. Mauro E. Gonzalez

Prof. Mauro E. Gonzalez

Professor

Universidad Austral de Chile

Dr. Galia Selaya

Dr. Galia Selaya

Research scientist

ECOSCONSULT

Dr. Celso H. L. Silva-Junior

Dr. Celso H. L. Silva-Junior

Research/Professor

Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia (IPAM)