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status_code: 200 timestamp: '2024-05-10T06:11:38.651877' url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/lisa-luna
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abstracts: [] affiliations: - American Geophysical Union - European Geosciences Union - LandAware - "Earth Science Women\u2019s Network" - 'Journal reviewer for: NHESS' education: - "Dr. rer. nat. (PhD equivalent), Georisks, University of Potsdam, 2023. Dissertation:\ \ \u201CRainfall-triggered landslides: conditions, prediction, and warning\u201D" - "M.Sc., Geosciences, University of Potsdam, 2016. Thesis: \u201CA glacial chronology\ \ and cosmogenic nuclide cross calibration from the central southern Andean Plateau\ \ (Puna, 24\xB0S)\u201D" - "B.A., Geology, Middlebury College, 2013. Thesis: \u201CIn pursuit of a long\ \ term record of erosion rates from the Ri\u0301o Iruya Canyon, Northwestern Argetine\ \ Andes\u201D" email: lluna@usgs.gov expertise_terms: - Landslides - Hazards - Geomorphology - Early warning - Statistics honors: - Outstanding Student Presentation Award, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (2020) - "Graduate Award (Absolventenpreis) for best master\u2019s thesis university-wide,\ \ University of Potsdam (2017)" - "John M. White \u201952 Memorial Award for outstanding work in geology, Middlebury\ \ College (2013)" intro_statements: - Lisa Luna is a Mendenhall Postdoctoral Research Fellow studying weather-related landslide initiation in a changing world. She applies advanced data analysis methods to improve our understanding of landslide-triggering conditions, track changes in hazard over time, and predict when and where landslides are most likely to occur in the future. name: Lisa Luna, PhD name_qualifier: null orcid: 0000-0002-9889-4262 organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/programs/landslide-hazards organization_name: Landslide Hazards Program personal_statement: null professional_experience: - "2024 \u2013 present, Mendenhall Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Research Geologist,\ \ USGS Geologic Hazards Science Center, Golden, CO, USA" - "2019 \u2013 2023, Researcher (Natural Hazards), University of Potsdam, Institute\ \ for Environmental Studies and Geography, Potsdam, Germany" - "2019 \u2013 2023, Guest Researcher, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research,\ \ Potsdam, Germany" - 2021, Visiting Instructor of Geology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT, USA - "2017 \u2013 2019, Climate Policy Analyst, NewClimate Institute, Berlin, Germany" - "2014 \u2013 2016, Graduate Research Assistant (Geomorphology & Geochemistry),\ \ University of Potsdam, Institute for Earth and Environmental Sciences, Potsdam,\ \ Germany" - 2014, Staff Research Assistant (Geochemistry), Middlebury College and University of California Santa Barbara, Middlebury, VT, USA - 2014, Geologist (Geochemistry), Geocorps America and Colorado Mountain College, Leadville, CO, USA title: Research Geologist