Welcome to my web page
My name is Hans Lechner
and I am a Ph.D. student in the Department of Geological Mining and Engineering
Sciences at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, MI. My current research interest are
understanding vulnerability and risk communication of volcanic and geohazards through the use of participatory learning and
appropriate mapping.
Hans Lechner,
Michigan Technological University
Department of Geological/Mining and Engineering Sciences
630 Dow Environmental Sciences and Engineering Building
1400 Townsend Dr.
Houghton, MI 49931-1295
hnlechne @ mtu.edu
The M.I. Program and My Research
I recently
completed two years of Peace Corps service in El Salvador. While there, I lived in a small community
near Volcan Santa Ana. I was assigned to work with the geologists at
Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales
(SNET). In a collaborative effort with
SNET, Michigan Tech and the University of Wisconsin at Madison we designed and
implemented a GPS network on and around Santa Ana Volcano and the Coatepeque Caldera.
We used Differential GPS in fast-static survey mode with a 30 second
sample rate in an attempt to monitor observable deformation, both volcanic and
tectonic. Based on this project I
received my masters degree
in December, 2010.
Description
of Service, Peace Corps Jamaica, 1999-2001
Description of Service, Peace Corps El Salvador, 2007-2009
Here are some links that are often employed by those interested in the study and understanding of natural hazards.
Volcano links
Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program Volcano World USGS Volcano Hazards Program Philipine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
International Volcanic Health HazardNetwork Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Volcano Live Cams Mantle Plumes? Darwin VAAC Electronic Volcano
Volcano Observatories
Colima Montserrat Hawaiian Volcanoes Alaska Volcanoes Cascade Volcanoes Long Valley Yellowstone Erebus
Hazards Links
NASA - Earth Observatory International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Island Vulnerability Univ. Colorado at Boulder - Natural Hazards Center USAID FEMA
American Red Cross Disaster and Emergency Management at MTU Pacific Tsunami Warning Center Landslide Hazards Discovery Channel Landslides
Weather
University
of Hawaii - Meterology NOAA Geostationary Satellite Server
National
Weather Service USGS
Weather Links
miscellaneous
ice.com Wikipedia Learn Spanish Spanish verbs Husky Mail
Because our program has a strong focus on volcanoes in Central and South America it is important to develop a network of information resources that may prove useful during my research and possible service in Latin America
Latin America Links
Latin American Network Information Center
Central American Geographic Information Project
Costa Rica
Observatorio Vulcanologica y Sismologica
El
Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua