Dr Katy Mee

GIS analyst and volcanologist
BGS Keyworth
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Katy Mee’s Biography

  •  2008 – ongoing : GIS Specialist / Volcanologist, British Geological Survey
  •  2007 – 2008 : GIS Assistant, Erewash Borough Council
  •  2006 – 2007 : MSc Geographical Information Science, University of Nottingham
  •  2000 – 2004 : PhD Volcanology (Volcano-ice interactions at Nevados de Chillan volcano, Chile), Lancaster University
  •  1997 – 2000 : BSc (Hons) Geology, University of Liverpool

Research interests

  • Assessment of global volcanic activity and impacts for government
  • GIS analysis of exposure to lives, livelihoods and infrastructure from volcanic hazards
  • The role of citizen science in increasing resilience to natural hazards
  • GIS analysis and methodologies

Current projects and collaborations

  • International Natural Hazards Forward Look – Weekly assessment of global volcanic activity and impacts for government
  • myHAZ (Project co-Lead) – Development of a citizen science tool for sharing observations of natural hazards in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • myVolcano (Project co-Lead) – Citizen science app for reporting trans-boundary natural hazards in volcanic environments
  • Sub Saharan Risk (World Bank) – GIS analysis of exposure to volcanic hazards in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Cabo Verde
  • Coastal Vulnerability Index – Development of a GIS methodology for assessing cliff stability
  • Biosphere Isotope Domains – GIS methodology for isotope variation across Britain

Publications

  • Mee K and Duncan M J. 2015. Increasing resilience to natural hazards through crowd-sourcing in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. British Geological Survey Open Report OR/15/32
  • GVM, 2014a GVM (Global Volcano Model). 2014a. Global Volcanic Hazards and Risk. Summary background paper. Background Paper prepared for the 2015 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction. Geneva, Switzerland: UNISDR
  • GVM, 2014b GVM (Global Volcano Model). 2014b. Global Volcanic Hazards and Risk. Technical background paper. Background Paper prepared for the 2015 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction. Geneva, Switzerland: UNISDR.
  • Mee, K, Gilbert, J S, McGarvie, D W, Naranjo, J A, Pringle, MS. 2009. Palaeoenvironment reconstruction, volcanic evolution and geochronology of the Cerro Blanco subcomplex, Nevados de Chillan volcanic complex, Central Chile. Bulletin of Volcanology, 71(8):933-952
  • Mee K, Tuffen H, Gilbert J S. 2006. Snow-contact volcanic facies and their use in determining past eruptive environments at Nevados de Chillán volcano, Chile. Bulletin of Volcanology 68:363–376

Published outputs

Skills

  • GIS analysis and visualisation
  • Assessment of volcanic hazards and impacts
  • Science communication

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