SURGE Lab
Sustainability & Resilience in Global Environments (SURGE) Lab
Led by Dr. Roshanack (Roshi) Nateghi, Associate Professor, the Earth Commons, the SURGE Lab supports policymakers, planners, and communities in making informed decisions under uncertainty. By modeling the interactions among climate, infrastructure, and society, we develop data-driven methods that generate insights to mitigate climate risks and advance sustainable and resilient urban futures.
Disciplines
Disaster Resilience
Studying how communities and infrastructure can better withstand and recover from and adapt to extreme events, with an emphasis on strategies that promote long-term adaptation, resilience, and sustainability.
Risk Science
Developing methods to understand, quantify, and communicate risks, enabling decision-makers to make informed decisions under uncertainty.
Data Science and Engineering
Developing physics-aware and uncertainty-informed tools and models—drawing on engineering principles, machine learning, and statistical computing—to generate actionable insights for policy and planning.
Impact areas
We’re Hiring!
Interested in a postdoctoral fellow position at the Earth Commons? The SURGE Lab is hiring!
News & Stories
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All, In the Press
Future of nation’s energy grid hurt by Trump’s funding cuts
The Trump administration’s widespread cancellation and freezing of clean energy funding is also hitting essential work to improve the nation’s power grid, says ECo Faculty Dr. Roshi Nateghi.
October 28, 2025
All, In the Press
The Texas blackouts showed how climate extremes threaten energy systems across the US
In my view, the events in Texas offer three important lessons for energy planners across the U.S.
March 2, 2021
All, In the Press
Disrupting Vulnerability Traps and Catalyzing Community Resilience
These investments will not only enhance stewardship of taxpayer dollars, create jobs and bolster the economy, but will also shrink the rapidly widening climate gap and save lives.
January 21, 2021
Contact us
Questions for the SURGE (Sustainability & Resilience in Global Environments) Lab? Email Roshi Nateghi: rn633@georgetown.edu
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