Oregon Hazards Lab

The Oregon Hazards Lab is a research lab within the University of Oregon’s Department of Earth Sciences. Our mission is to use science, technology, and community engagement to understand, detect, and mitigate multi-hazards within the Pacific Northwest. We are building a statewide sensor network that supports both resilience monitoring and scientific observing. Our work advances knowledge of natural and human-caused hazards and the environment, it helps to protect the public, and it contributes to community-level resilience. Our network includes Pacific Northwest Seismic Network seismic stations, wildfire detection cameras, and environmental monitoring sensors like Wild Sage Nodes. These devices deliver actionable real-time information during emergencies. They also collect the open-access data that are the cornerstones of scientific discovery, thereby fostering the convergent research necessary to build a more disaster-resilient society. These projects directly contribute to building a more resilient and livable future.