University of Idaho researchers are tackling some of the toughest wildfire challenges with support from a new $1.4 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, which will fund nine additional doctoral-level researchers.

Working alongside NSF EPSCoR-funded postdoctoral scientists and faculty from across the university, the students will engage in research and envision new projects in fire physics, mitigation and forest regeneration and strengthen the resilience of rural communities to wildfires and other natural hazards.

“Wildland fire is inherently complex. It can have catastrophic impacts on human communities, yet it is also an essential natural disturbance in many types of ecosystems,” said Jessica Miesel, associate professor in the Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences

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