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Center for Land Surface Hazards (CLaSH): Forging Scientific Discoveries and Building Community Connections
Geomorphic events like landslides and floods frequently act as catalysts for cascading hazards, where initial disturbances trigger a chain of subsequent events with compounding societal impacts. As global change and demographic growth intensify these risks, there is a critical need for integrated scientific frameworks to analyze these interconnected processes—such as post-fire debris flows and flooding. This Town Hall highlights the milestones of the Center for Land Surface Hazards (CLaSH) Catalyst and outlines vision for future research and outreach. CLaSH is dedicated to unifying the research community, fostering interdisciplinary breakthroughs, and providing essential training to improve disaster preparedness. We particularly welcome the perspectives of students and early-career researchers.
Meet the Presenter
Josh Roering
Josh Roering is an academic expert on hillslope geomorphology, particularly landslide processes, soil weathering and erosion, carbon cycling, and landscape evolution. His research group uses field observations, laboratory experiments, computer models, and remote sensing to investigate how tectonic (e.g., earthquakes), climatic (e.g., extreme rainfall events), and anthropogenic (e.g., timber harvesting) forces impact landscapes. His work is focused along the Pacific coast, including Southeast Alaska, Oregon, and California. At the UO, he has served in a number of administrative roles, including Department Head of Earth Sciences from 2019 to 2022. In 2018, Roering was elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and he currently serves on the Federal Advisory Committee on Landslides convened by the US Department of Interior as part of the National Landslide Preparedness Act.