About Us

A Message from the Director

Welcome to the virtual home of the Center for GeoHazards Studies at the University at Buffalo. The new Center for GeoHazards Studies was initiated in 2005, during a university-wide self analysis process termed UB2020. GeoHazards is one of five centers associated with the Extreme Events strategic strength. The Center for GeoHazard Studies is a broadly interdisciplinary group of faculty members from the University at Buffalo that focuses on the reduction of harmful societal effects of hazards resulting from surface or near surface geological phenomena such as: landslides, mudflows, volcanic flows, avalanches, and surface or subsurface water flows. The objective of the center is to link researchers involved with understanding and modeling the scientific aspects of hazardous geological phenomena with other researchers concerned with the managing, communicating, or mitigating the effects of the consequent disasters. 

This Center is administered through the Geology Department but we work closely with several other participating faculty in different disciplines including: Chemistry, Communication, Economics, Geography, Management, Mathematics, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), Microbiology & Immunology, and Urban & Regional Planning. We also work closely with other research centers at UB including: Center for Computational Research (CCR), Center for Multisource Information Fusion (CMIF), Calspan-UB Research Center (CUBRIC), Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER), and National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA).

Please visit us in 415 Cooke Hall to learn more.

Michael Sheridan, Director
Center for Geohazards Studies