UBC experts on heat and wildfires

Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)UBC experts on heat and wildfires Media AdvisoriesUBC experts are available to comment on heat, wildfires and associated issues. Heat waveDr. Sally AitkenProfessor, Faculty of ForestryEmail: [email protected] language(s): EnglishEffects of drought and heat on trees and plantsDr. Christopher HarleyProfessor, Faculty of ScienceInstitute for the Oceans and FisheriesEmail: [email protected] language(s): EnglishImpact on seashore creatures and marine animalsDr. John RichardsonProfessor, Department of Forest and Conservation SciencesEmail: [email protected]: 604-822-6586Interview language(s): EnglishFreshwater ecosystems, forest ecosystems, animals, biology (as well as water supply)Dr. Stephen SheppardProfessor, Department of Forest Resources ManagementEmail: [email protected]: 778-997-7292Interview language(s): EnglishDr. Rachel WhiteAssistant Professor, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric SciencesEmail: [email protected]: 604-230-3504Interview language(s): EnglishClimate change, atmospheric circulation and heat waves* Available starting Aug. 3WildfiresDr. Mathieu BourbonnaisAssistant Professor, Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographic SciencesEmail: [email protected]: 778-583-0272Interview language(s): English, written FrenchWildfire risk and fire suppression and mitigationFirefighting and use of satellites for wildfire detection and monitoringDr. Juli CarrilloAssistant Professor, Faculty of Land and Food SystemsEmail: [email protected]. Simone CastellarinAssociate Director, UBC Wine Research Centre andCanada Research Chair in Viticulture and Plant GenomicsEmail: [email protected] smoke and other environmental factors impact grapevine physiologyDr. Lori DanielsProfessor, Department of Forest and Conservation SciencesEmail: [email protected] language(s): EnglishWildfires and wildfire managementForest fires, past and presentImpacts of climate change on forestsDr. Simon DonnerProfessor, Department of GeographyInstitute for the Oceans and FisheriesEmail: [email protected] language(s): EnglishClimate change in relation to wildfires and extreme eventsDr. Kira HoffmanNSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Forestry andBulkley Valley Research CentreEmail: [email protected]: 250-876-8440Interview language(s): EnglishFire behaviour, pyrodiversity and Indigenous fire stewardshipDr. John InnesProfessor, Faculty of ForestryEmail: [email protected] language(s): EnglishImpact of drought on forestsAdaptation of forests to climate changeWildfires impact on lumber pricesDr. Ryan ReynoldsPostdoctoral Researcher, School of Community and Regional PlanningEmail: [email protected]: 604-396-2979Interview language(s): EnglishHousehold preparedness/resilience and evacuationsChristopher RodellMember, Weather Forecast Research TeamDepartment of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric SciencesEmail: [email protected] language(s): EnglishDr. David ScottAssociate Professor, Earth, Environmental and Geographic SciencesEmail: [email protected]: 778-583-6773Interview language(s): EnglishWildfire risk and wildfire risk reductionWildfire effects on soils, hydrology of watersheds and erosionDr. Elizabeth WolkovichAssociate Professor, Department of Forest and Conservation SciencesEmail: [email protected] language(s): EnglishImpacts of wildfires on the winegrowing regions of the US and Canadian west* Not available July 31-Aug.1Dr. Wesley ZandbergAssistant Professor, Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and ChemistryEmail: [email protected]: 250-807-9821Interview language(s): EnglishProtecting wine grapes from effects of wildfire smoke* Mornings are preferredHealth impactsDr. Jennifer BaumbuschAssociate Professor, School of NursingEmail: [email protected] language(s): EnglishProtecting seniors and other vulnerable people from extreme heatDr. Michael BrauerProfessor, School of Population and Public HealthEmail: [email protected] language(s): EnglishAir quality and health impacts from smokeHow to minimize exposure to smokeInteractions of COVID-19 with air pollutionDr. Christopher CarlstenPhysician; Professor and Head of Respiratory Medicine, Department of MedicineEmail: [email protected]: 604-839-1561Interview language(s): EnglishRespiratory problems from air quality and smoke and/or heatWildfire smoke and COVID-19Dr. Wendy HallProfessor Emeritus, School of NursingEmail: [email protected] language(s): EnglishImpact of heat on sleep qualityDr. Farah ShroffAssociate Member, School of Population and Public HealthUBC Sustainability FellowEmail: [email protected]: 781-354-5431Interview language(s): English, French, Spanish