Conferences/Events
XXV ISPRS Congress
July 4-11, 2026 in Toronto, ON, Canada
I will present a talk on "Tracking the efficacy of prescribed burns in three phases: fuel removal, wildfire mitigation, and vegetation recovery." Our extended abstract was accepted to ISPRS Archives, and our full paper has been submitted. I am also co-chairing a thematic session on "Advancements in Wildfire Science, Management, and Engagement: Integrating Earth Observation Technologies and Collaborative Development."
Physical Oceanography Seminar, University of British Columbia
April 23, 2026 in Vancouver, BC, Canada
I presented a talk on "Contextualizing wildland fires and land management using satellite imagery and interagency reports" for the PO Seminar at UBC.
Western Division, Canadian Association of Geographers (WDCAG) Conference
March 5-7, 2026 in Vancouver, BC, Canada
EMBRS lab members presented posters at the WDCAG Conference hosted by UBC Geography. I presented a talk on "Widescale application of satellite-based timeseries analysis to quantify the efficacy of fuel treatments for wildfire mitigation."
Climate Dynamics Group, University of British Columbia
April 29, 2025 in Vancouver, BC, Canada
I presented a talk on "Building a data-driven framework for modeling large wildfire growth: Mapping fire progression and understanding drivers of fire spread" for the Climate Dynamics Group at UBC.
Earth Lab, University of Colorado, Boulder
March 18, 2025 (virtual)
I presented a talk on "Building a data-driven framework for modeling large wildfire growth: Mapping fire progression and understanding drivers of fire spread" for the Earth Lab Environmental Data Science Seminar Series. (abstract)
Papers/Writing
When less burning does not mean cleaner air: Decoupling of burned area, fire-related PM2.5 emissions, and population exposure in West Africa
February 9, 2026
Boris Ouattara's paper is published in Environmental Challenges (main + SI)!
Multi-ignition fire complexes drive extreme fire years and impacts
January 2, 2026
Rebecca Scholten's paper is published in Science Advances (main + SI)!
Leveraging additional VIIRS information to improve fire tracking and emissions estimation in the western US
December 3, 2025
Shane Coffield's paper is published in Remote Sensing of Environment (main + SI)!
Large role of anthropogenic climate change in driving smoke exposure across the western United States from 1992 to 2020
December 2, 2025
Xu Feng's paper is published in PNAS (main + SI)!
Near real-time indicators of burn severity in the western U.S. from active fire tracking
October 7, 2025
Eli Orland's paper is published in Fire Ecology (main + SI)!