Max C. Fleischmann College of Agriculture Building

Erin Hanan Associate Professor, Fire & Ecosystem Ecology she/her/hers Emailehanan@unr.edu Office(775) 682-8147(775) 784-4227 Max C. Fleischmann College of Agriculture Building Nevada food industry millionaire and philanthropist Max C. Fleischmann made many gifts of land, scholarships and endowments to the University. The Fleischmann Foundation provided funds for the construction of the College of Agriculture building in 1957 and its Life Sciences wing in 1961-63. The building now houses the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources as well as the university's Department of Biology. 031 FA 39.53769455521393 -119.81207996606827 false /global/images/around-campus/fleischmannagbuilding.jpg 239b 186 /main/images/colleges-schools/cabnr/nres/profile/hanan-erin-2018.jpg

I study interactions among plant, soil, and hydrologic processes in terrestrial systems. Disturbances such as wildfire, insect outbreaks, and forest clearing, play an important role in these dynamics, and in many ecosystems, disturbance events are becoming more frequent and severe in response to climate change and growing human populations. I use process-based models, remote sensing, and empirical analysis to answer questions about how climate change will affect future disturbance regimes, how these shifts will alter biogeochemical and ecohydrologic processes, and how we can mitigate the effects of climate change through management.

B.S. University of Southern California, 2004 M.S. Florida International University, 2008 Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara, 2015