{"id":37385,"date":"2025-05-30T11:19:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T15:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/?page_id=37385"},"modified":"2026-04-01T22:07:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T02:07:44","slug":"environmental-forecasting-from-computational-tools-to-scientific-insight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/environmental-forecasting-from-computational-tools-to-scientific-insight\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Forecasting: From Computational Tools to Scientific Insight FRP"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><b>Focused Research Program<\/b><\/h3>\n<h4><b>Our Focus<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span>The world is undergoing continuous, accelerating change, evidenced by unprecedented wildfires, droughts, floods, and extinction events\u2014many driven by the rapid decline of ecosystems, the planet\u2019s life support systems. Environmental forecasting seeks to accurately predict changes in ecosystems <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the services they provide in response to natural and human drivers. <\/span><span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The goal of this FRP is to lay foundations to establish BU&#8217;s leadership in the convergent area of environmental forecasting by bringing together our expertise across computer science, statistics, data science, ML\/AI, biology, and ecology.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Focused Research Program led by:<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/michael-dietze\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Dietze<\/a>, Professor, Earth &amp; Environment<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/jonathan-huggins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonathan Huggins<\/a>, Assistant Professor, Mathematics &amp; Statistics, Professor of Computing and Data Sciences, and founding member of Faculty of Computing &amp; Data Sciences<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Research Thrusts<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>1. Shared, Scalable Cyberinfrastructure &amp; Methods<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This thrust will identify, then begin to address, cyberinfrastructure and methodological bottlenecks that are relevant to a range of environmental forecasting use cases.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Thrust Leaders<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<div class=\"profile-listing\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/mark-crovella-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"146\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2015\/08\/13-7340-CASHSHOTS-006-423x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Mark Crovella<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Professor, Computer Science, Engineering, and Computing &#038; Data Sciences<br \/>\r\nFounding Member and Faculty (CDS) <br \/>\r\nData Science Faculty Fellow<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/jonathan-huggins\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2019\/10\/BU_JonathanHuggins_0190-636x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Jonathan Huggins, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor, Mathematics &#038; Statistics, CAS<br \/>\r\nFounding member of Faculty of Computing &#038; Data Sciences<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div><!--\/.profile-listing-->\n<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Core Faculty<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<div class=\"profile-listing\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/yves-atchade\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2021\/03\/yves-633x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Yves Atchad\u00e9, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Professor of Mathematics &#038; Statistics, CAS<br \/>\r\nFounding member, Faculty of Computing &#038; Data Sciences<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/luis-carvalho\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"107\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2015\/07\/12-5872-MATHSTATS-019-e1439921356712-733x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Luis Carvalho, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Associate Professor, Mathematics &#038; Statistics, College of Arts &#038; Sciences<br \/>\r\nDirector, MSSP<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/julio-castrillon\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"135\" height=\"135\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2025\/05\/bme.profile.Castrillon-Julio.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Julio Castrillon, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Research Assistant Professor, Mathematics &#038; Statistics<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/boqing-gong\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2024\/08\/Gong-600x600-1-636x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Boqing Gong, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor of Computer Science (CAS);<br \/>\r\nJunior Faculty Fellow (2026)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/debarghya-mukherjee\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2025\/05\/26112308_1882137391826403_5236774981398809101_n-600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Debarghya Mukherjee, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor, Mathematics &#038; Statistics<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/langdon-white\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2019\/03\/langdon-white.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Langdon White<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Clinical Assistant Professor for the Faculty of Computing &#038; Data Sciences<br \/>\r\nBU Spark! Technical Director<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div><!--\/.profile-listing-->\n<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Affiliated Faculty<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<div class=\"profile-listing\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/thomas-gardos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2025\/05\/Thomas-Gardos-600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Thomas Gardos, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Associate Professor of the Practice of Computing &#038; Data Sciences<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/deepti-ghadiyaram\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2024\/08\/deepti_pic_cropped-636x636.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Deepti Ghadiyaram, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor, Computer Science<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/mark-kon\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"141\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2019\/04\/image001.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Mark Kon, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Mathematics &#038; Statistics, CAS<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/pawel-przytycki\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2025\/04\/pawel2-600x600-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Pawel Przytycki, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor, Computing and Data Sciences<br \/>\r\nJunior Faculty Fellow (2025)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/xuezhou-zhang\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2024\/09\/face.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Xuezhou (Jack) Zhang, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor of Computing &#038; Data Sciences<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div><!--\/.profile-listing-->\n<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h5><strong>2. Tropical Infectious Diseases<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The goal of this thrust is to improve forecasting of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) \u2013 a zoonotic pathogen transmitted among dogs, sandflies, and humans \u2013 in Brazil from a \u201cOne Health\u201d perspective that accounts for environmental and climatic drivers of disease incidence.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Thrust Leaders<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<div class=\"profile-listing\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/kayoko-shioda\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2025\/05\/Kayoko-Shioda-1024x1024-1-636x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Kayoko Shioda, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor, Global Health<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/gregory-wellenius\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2025\/05\/Gregory-Wellenius-636x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Gregory Wellenius, ScD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Professor, Environmental Health (SPH)<br \/>\r\nDirector, Center for Climate and Health at the School<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div><!--\/.profile-listing-->\n<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Core Faculty<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<div class=\"profile-listing\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/elizabeth-barnes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"113\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2025\/05\/BarnesLibby_2020.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Elizabeth Barnes, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Professor, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/david-hamer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2025\/05\/David-Hamer_40e-1024x1024-1-636x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">David Hamer, MD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Professor, Global Health, Medicine<br \/>\r\nProfessor of Medicine, Chobanian &#038; Avedisian School of Medicine<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/jessica-leibler\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2025\/05\/Jessica-Leibler-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Jessica Leibler, DrPH ScM<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Associate Professor, Environmental Health<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div><!--\/.profile-listing-->\n<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h5><b>3. Urban Terrestrial Ecosystems<br \/>\n<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This thrust will develop and iteratively refine prototype forecasts of urban ecosystems with a focus on trees and microbes.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Thrust Leaders<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<div class=\"profile-listing\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/jennifer-bhatnagar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"136\" height=\"136\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2023\/06\/talbot2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Jennifer Bhatnagar, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Associate Professor of Biology<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/michael-dietze\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"147\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2020\/10\/MDietze.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Michael Dietze, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Professor, Earth and Environment, CAS<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div><!--\/.profile-listing-->\n<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Core Faculty<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<div class=\"profile-listing\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/lucy-hutyra\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"143\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-07-at-8.53.32-PM-608x636.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Lucy Hutyra, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Chair of and Distinguished Professor of Earth &#038; Environment (CAS);<br \/>\r\nDirector of the BU Biogeosciences Program<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/daniel-segre\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2017\/02\/bme.profile.Segre-Daniel-318_1729_pp-copy-600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Daniel Segr\u00e8, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Professor of Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Physics, and Computing &#038; Data Sciences<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/pamela-templer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2025\/05\/image001-424x636-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Pamela Templer, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Distinguished Professor and Chair, Biology<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div><!--\/.profile-listing-->\n<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h5><b>4. Coastal and Marine Ecosystems<br \/>\n<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This thrust aims to develop and then improve forecasting capabilities of complex biogeochemical, ecological, and community population dynamics in the coastal ocean.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Thrust Leader<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<div class=\"profile-listing\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/sasha-kramer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2026\/04\/thumbnail_Kramer_Sasha-600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Sasha Kramer, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor, Earth &#038; Environment (CAS)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div><!--\/.profile-listing-->\n<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Core Faculty<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<div class=\"profile-listing\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/elizabeth-barnes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"113\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2025\/05\/BarnesLibby_2020.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Elizabeth Barnes, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Professor, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/roelof-boumans\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2025\/05\/bouman-300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Roelof Boumans, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Visiting Research Fellow, Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, BU<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/peter-buston\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2025\/05\/Thumb_203_203.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Peter Buston, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Associate Professor of Biology; Director of the BU Marine Program<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/sarah-w-davies\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2025\/05\/1.Sarah_Davies-636x632-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Sarah Davies, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Associate Professor, Biology<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/cedric-fichot\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2025\/05\/Fichot-150x150-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Cedric Fichot, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Associate Professor, Earth &#038; Environment<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/profile\/sucharita-gopal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"142\" src=\"\/hic\/files\/2025\/05\/SuchiGopal.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Sucharita Gopal, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Professor, Earth &#038; 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Engineering<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>How to get involved?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span>For program specific inquiries and questions, please contact FRP leaders:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dietze@bu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Dietze<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:huggins@bu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonathan Huggins<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a p=\"\"><\/a><span>Faculty interested in submitting a Focused Research Programs proposal are strongly encouraged to discuss their ideas with <a href=\"mailto:yannisp@bu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yannis Paschalidis<\/a>, director of\u00a0the Hariri Institute for Computing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>To learn more details about the Hariri Institute\u2019s Focused Research Programs,<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/how-to-get-involved\/for-faculty\/focused-research-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>visit here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Focused Research Program Our Focus The world is undergoing continuous, accelerating change, evidenced by unprecedented wildfires, droughts, floods, and extinction events\u2014many driven by the rapid decline of ecosystems, the planet\u2019s life support systems. 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