Ongoing research by Dr. Andrew Whelton and his team into wildfire recovery, adaptation, and long-term health impacts was presented this month at meetings of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, as well as the National Hazards Center. Dr. Whelton, Professor of Civil and Construction Engineering and Sustainability Engineering and Environmental Engineering, Director of the Healthy Plumbing Consortium, and Lead for the Center for Plumbing Safety, shared efforts and discoveries from the community-focused work.

Video from the U.S. National Academies presentation can be viewed at https://vimeo.com/1193266222?fl=pl&fe=sh#t=1h51m30s

Slides from the U.S. National Academies presentation are available at https://tinyurl.com/USNAwebinar

Slides from the National Hazards Center presentation are available at https://tinyurl.com/2026NHCslides