Natural Hazards

Kelley De Polt

Kelley De Polt is a PhD researcher in the Department of Biogeochemical Integration at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry and an external PhD candidate with the Water & Climate Risk group at the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She holds a BS in Meteorology and an MS in Geography, complemented by experience in applied climate research and service centers. Her current research focuses on advancing the modelling of the dynamics risk components in the context of (multi-hazard) heatwaves and their corresponding societal responses or impacts. Her work is in the scope of the MYRIAD-EU project, where she served as the 2nd Early Career Research Board Chair. Additionally, she serves as co-lead for the RiskKAN working group on AI for Complex Climate Risk Mitigation

How can we encourage and empower Early Career Researchers? Reflections on a short course held at EGU 2025

Kelley De Polt, Judith N. Claassen, Sophie L. Buijs, Núria Pantaleoni Reluy, Julius Schlumberger and Naveen Ragu Ramalingam November 17, 2025

Response to Mentimeter question: “What is engagement and empowerment to you?”

At the EGU General Assembly 2025, we initiated a short course entitled “Best Practices for Early Career Researcher (ECR) Engagement and Empowerment in Research Projects”, designed and led by Early Career Researchers (ECRs). The goal was to provide an interactive platform for ECRs, project leaders, and anyone involved in research projects to come together, reflect, share experiences, co-learn, and ...[Read More]