Summary
- Major: Mathematics
- Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anna Panorska
- Research Topic: Assessing Pre-and-Post Wildfire Conditions as Key Predictors of Future Debris Flows
- New Scholar: 2025 Cohort
- Graduating with a Baccalaureate Degree: Spring 2027
Abstract
Wildfires increasingly disrupt communities worldwide, with their impacts becoming more extreme as climate change progresses. While the consequences of wildfires have been mapped in great detail, the evolving effects of climate change have increased subsequent natural disasters, such as debris flows. In this study, we will determine how pre-and-post wildfire conditions—such as humidity, slope terrain, and rainfall—can serve as indicators for predicting near future debris flow. By creating a weather dataset centered on wildfires, we will apply linear regression models in R to effectively provide insight into current evacuation methods and improve the safety of wildfire-prone regions.