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Dr. Mathieu Bourbonnais, PhD

Assistant Professor and Co-director, Centre for Wildfire Coexistence

Appointments

Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science

Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences

Campus Location

Okanagan Campus

Fields

Expertise

fire risk monitoring, fire behaviour, sensors for wildfire detection, and prescribed fire

Interview Language(s)

English
French

In the Media

CBC:
‘It’s an evolving relationship’: Prescribed fire gains renewed attention in B.C. ahead of wildfire season
Today in BC:
Province, UBC Okanagan partnership works to detect, monitor wildfires
CBC:
B.C. has lessons to learn from Los Angeles fires, experts say
BC Business:
Business Climate: How new technology is changing the game for forest firefighting in B.C.
Castanet:
UBCO researcher: AI helps fire detection, but no substitute for ‘boots on the ground’

Contact Information

Mathieu Bourbonnais

Email: mathieu.bourbonnais@ubc.ca

(250) 807-8186

Alternate Contact

David Bidwell
UBC Okanagan Communications

Cell: 250-808-3042
Email: david.bidwell@ubc.ca

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