Meet Our Team

Brendan Murphy, Ph.D.

WATERSHED SCIENCES

Assistant Professor
School of Environmental Science
Simon Fraser University

E: brendan_murphy@sfu.ca

Lead Investigator

Academic Collaborators

  • Patrick Belmont, Ph.D.


    WATERSHED SCIENCES

    Professor
    Utah State University

  • Larissa Yocom, Ph.D.


    FIRE ECOLOGY

    Associate Professor
    Utah State University

  • Belize Lane, Ph.D.


    HYDROLOGY

    Associate Professor
    Utah State University

  • Scott David, Ph.D.


    SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

    Research Scientist
    Utah State University

Agency Collaborators

  • Don Lindsay, CEG, GE


    ENGINEERING GEOLOGIST
    California Geological Survey,
    California Burned Watershed Geohazards Program

  • Tom Millard


    GEOMORPHOLOGIST
    B.C. Ministry of Forests

  • Kendrick Brown, Ph.D.


    RESEARCH SCIENTIST
    Natural Resources Canada

  • Ryan Gustafson, P.Eng.


    GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER
    B.C. Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure

Current Students & Postdocs

  • Jorrin Lenton


    MS Candidate

    School of Environmental Science
    Simon Fraser University
    (Murphy)

  • Yanik Nill


    MS Candidate

    School of Environmental Science
    Simon Fraser University
    (Murphy)

  • Hannah Zemp


    Undergraduate Honours/RA

    School of Environmental Science
    Simon Fraser University
    (Murphy)

  • Safiya Samji


    Undergraduate RA

    School of Environmental Science
    Simon Fraser University
    (Murphy)

  • Ian Rush


    Undergraduate RA

    School of Environmental Science
    Simon Fraser University
    (Murphy)

  • John Kemper, PhD


    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Dept. of Watershed Sciences
    Utah State University
    (Murphy/Belmont)

  • Sophie Stiles


    PhD Candidate

    Dept. of Watershed Sciences
    Utah State University
    (Murphy/Belmont)

  • Dominic DiVita


    MS Candidate

    Dept. of Watershed Sciences
    Utah State University
    (Murphy/Belmont)

  • Haley Canham, MS


    PhD Candidate

    Civil Engineering
    Utah State University
    (Lane)

  • Kipling Klimas, MS


    PhD Candidate

    Wildland Resources
    Utah State University
    (Yocom)

Former Students & Postdocs

  • Sara Wall

    MS | Utah State University
    (Murphy/Belmont)

  • Alec Arditti

    MS | Utah State University
    (Murphy/Belmont)

  • Casey Langstroth

    MS | Utah State University
    (Murphy/Belmont)

  • Paxton Ridgway

    MS | Utah State University
    (Lane)

  • Muneer Ahammad

    Postdoc | Utah State University
    (Murphy/Belmont)

  • Justin Stout

    Postdoc | Utah State University
    (Murphy/Belmont)