Research Professor

Contact Info

Institution: Desert Research Institute

Phone: (775) 674-7090

Address: 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, Nevada 89512, US

Website: https://wrcc.dri.edu

Research Disciplines

  • Climate Change

  • Climatology

  • Wildland Fire

Research Interests

Wildland fire-climate and fire-weather connections, the wildfire environment, applications development for wildland fire management planning, decision-making and policy; the interface between science and decision-making, and user engagement through the deliberate co-production of knowledge

Projects

Provide mesoscale meteorological forecasts to inform prescribed fire and wildfire operations with the best information for making management decisions on prescribed fire projects and wildfire incidents. Perform weather and climate related research and studies pertaining to wildland fire and resource management, to develop products and tools for all levels of decision making to meet the objectives of the National Fire Plan, and to seek information to improve decision making in wildland fire management.

Biography

Dr. Brown conducts applied research and applications development at the Desert Research Institute (DRI) in Reno, Nevada. His primary academic interests include wildland fire-climate and fire-weather connections; the wildfire environment; applications development for wildland fire management planning, decision-making and policy; the interface between science and decision-making; and user engagement through the deliberate co-production of knowledge. Dr. Brown is Director of the Western Regional Climate Center, and established and directs the Program for Climate, Ecosystem and Fire Applications (CEFA) at DRI. He is graduate faculty in the Atmospheric Sciences Program at the University of Nevada, Reno, and quandom Monash University Adjunct in the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Science Faculty in Clayton, Victoria, Australia.

Education

  • Ph.D., Climatology; Geography, University of Colorado, Boulder (1995)
  • M.A., Climatology; Geography, University of Colorado, Boulder (1988)
  • B.A., Astronomy; University of Illinois (Sangamon State Campus), Springfield (1982)