Research Professor Climatology Director Western Re
Division of Atmospheric Sciences
Desert Research Center
Egypt
Dr. Brown conducts applied research and applications development at the Desert Research Institute in Reno, Nevada. His primary academic interests include analysis of wildland fire-climate and fire-weather connections; the fire environment; applications development for wildland fire management planning, decision-making and policy; the interface between science and decision-making; and the deliberate co-production of knowledge. Dr. Brown is Director of the Western Regional Climate Center, and established and directs the Program for Climate, Ecosystem and Fire Applications (CEFA) at the Desert Research Institute in Reno, Nevada. He is also graduate faculty in the Atmospheric Sciences Program at the University of Nevada, Reno, and a Monash University Adjunct in School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Science Faculty in Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Wildland fire, fire weather, fire climate, climate, climate change, applied statistics, data analysis, data visualization, co-production of knowledge