DoctorLeighton Watson

Natural hazards

• Geophysical monitoring of natural hazards (infrasound, seismic)
• Infrasound
• Seismic
• Distributed acoustic sensing

• Mathematical modelling of natural hazards

• Volcanoes
• Avalanches
• Pyroclastic density currents
• Earthquakes
• Landslides and debris flows
• Flooding
• Geysers

Insurance

• Nat Cat
• Parametric
• Designing parametric insurance triggers
• Estimating impact of natural hazards on businesses

Computational Geoscience

• Geospatial data science

Epidemology

• Covid-19 mathematical modelling
• Wastewater data analysis

Economic and social modelling

• Teachers, nurses, social workers, midwives pay to train in New Zealand whereas police and firefighters are paid while in training.
• What are the long term economic impacts on individuals of this? 
• How does that impact gender pay gaps?
• I am interested in other economic and social modelling around societal relevant issues like this. If you have ideas, please let me know.