Chris Renschler is a Research Scientist at three UB institutions: MCEER, the Center for GeoHazard Studies, and the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA). Dr. Renschler is a Geo Ecologist and Geographer by training and received his Ph.D. from the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at the University of Bonn in Germany. Prior to his current position, he was a post-doctoral researcher at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory and the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.