Mike Willis

My Earth science research program, supported by the NSF and NASA, blends geodetic and remote sensing tools with big-data and in situ measurements. Our research aims to answer questions about future sea level change, natural hazards, landscape change and the earths icy environments. We are interested in predicting and alleviating the impacts of sea level change and natural hazards on communities, how problems scale both spatially and temporally and how computer vision and machine learning algorithms can be applied to geophysical problems. As we study these questions, we make a concentrated effort to improve the diversity of the geosciences, recruiting students from under-represented groups and providing a safe space for the study of our planet.