Visiting scientists and sabbatical scholars

The lab has hosted several visiting scientists and professors on short research visits or year-long sabbaticals either through the University of Washington or the USFS Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences Laboratory.

Research Associate:
Blanca Violeta Ponce Vigo: South America Regional Strategy

Satyam Verma: Fulbright Visiting Scholar

Past Visiting Scientists and Postdocs:

  1. Joseph Wilkins: Postdoctoral Research Associate. 2020-2021. Smoke Dispersion Modeling
  2. Xareni Sanchez-Monroy: Postdoctoral Research Associate. 2020-2021. Fire Physics Modeling.
  3. Zou Yufei: Postdoctoral Research Associate. 2017-2019. Smoke Dispersion Modeling
  4. Futao Guo: Associate Professor and Dean at College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China sponsored by the Chinese Sciences Foundation. December 2017-November 2019.
  5. Tim Shearman: Postdoctoral Research Associate. 2018-2020. Fire Effects Modeling.
  6. Dr. Guenther Carlos Krieger Filho: Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on a 6 month sabbatical in 2012.
  7. Dr. Diego Perez Salicrup: Professor from the National University of Mexico on a sabbatical year. 2010
  8. Dr. Joao Andrade de Carvalho: Professor and Scientist. Mechanical Engineering Department, University of the State of Sao Paulo, and Propulsion and Combustion Laboratory. National Institute of Space Research (INPE). Sao Paulo, Brazil. Three 2-week stays in 2000, 2005, 2016.
  9. Xareni Sanchez: Doctoral Student from the Physics Department, University of Guanajuato. 2015.
  10. Dr. Carlos Gurgel Veras: Professor from the Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Brasilia. Brasilia, Brazil. 2007.
  11. Dr. Marcus Vinicio Neves de Oliveira. Senior Scientist, Agriculture and Forest Research Center (EMBRAPA), Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil. Two-year sabbatical and research stay at the USFS Seattle Laboratory. 2008-2010.
  12. Jose Maria Michel Fuentes: MS student from the University of Guadalajara, Mexico. Graduate in 2010.
  13. Dr. Fernando de Souza Costa. Combustion Scientist. Propulsion and Combustion Laboratory. National Institute of Space Research (INPE), Sao Paulo, Brazil. On a sabbatical year, co-hosted with the USFS Corvallis Forestry Sciences Laboratory. Corvallis, Oregon. 2000.
  14. Dr. Lourdes Villers Ruiz: Professor from the National University of Mexico on a sabbatical year. 2002.
  15. Mr. Jose Carlos dos Santos. Research Coordinator. Propulsion and Combustion Laboratory. National Institute of Space Research, Sao Paulo. Brazil. 2 months in 1999, 2 weeks in 2005.