Tsunami Sendai Damage

Leadership

The RCN is guided by a steering committee that includes representation from across geoscience, engineering, health, and social sciences, and of both senior and early career professionals. The Steering Committee meets approximately monthly through the year.

Principal Investigators on NSF Grant

David Schmidt

Earth & Space Sciences
University of Washington
Website

Ann Bostrom

Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy & Governance
University of Washington
Website

Steering Committee Membership (alphabetical)

Dan Abramson

Urban Design and Planning
University of Washington
Website

Corina Allen

Washington State Department Natural Resources
Website

Ann Bostrom

Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy & Governance
University of Washington, CO-PI
Website

Stephanie Chang

School of Community and Regional Planning
UBC
Website

Maximilian Dixon

Washington State Emergency Management Division
Website

Jamie Donatuto

Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
Website

Marc Eberhard

Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Washington
Website

Nicole Errett

Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
University of Washington
Website

Bob Freitag

Urban Design and Planning
University of Washington
Website

Carrie Garrison-Laney

Washington Sea Grant
Website

Frank Gonzalez

Earth and Space Sciences
University of Washington
Website

Sara Kolesar

Oregon Sea Grant
Website

Amanda Murphy

William D. Ruckelshaus Center
Washington State University
Website

Peter Ruggiero

College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
Oregon State University
Website

David Schmidt

Earth and Space Sciences
University of Washigton, (co-chair)
Website

Felicia Olmeta Schult

Oregon Sea Grant & Oregon State University
Website

Phyllis Shulman

William D. Ruckelshaus Center
Washington State University
Website

Erin Wirth

U.S. Geological Survey
Website

Subcommittees

To encourage the shared development of the RCN, many of the activities are spearheaded by several subcommittees. The subcommittees meet once every 1-2 months, depending on the planning needs. The current subcommittees are listed below.

  • Seminar Series
  • Website and Communications
  • 2022 Community Workshop (Primary Theme: Public Health and Hazards)
  • 2023 Community Workshop (Primary Theme: Geoscience)
  • 2024 Community Workshop (Primary Theme: Hazard Engineering, Planning and Policy)