Jordan Branham

Dr. Jordan Branham is the Natural Hazard Informatics & Resilience Group Leader in the Decision and Infrastructure Sciences Division at Argonne National Laboratory. He is a trained urban planner, specializing in spatial analytics, risk assessment, and the development of resilience and adaptation strategies. His work spans a range of sponsors, including DOE, NOAA, FEMA, EDA, and telecommunications and power utilities. Some of his recent projects include supporting the development and release of the ClimRR Portal; evaluating risks and resilience strategies for power utilities; and building AI/ML tools to help a wide range of users analyze hazard risks and develop risk management strategies.

Dr. Branham received his PhD in City and Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he studied the impacts of coastal resilience policies and the development of environmental markets. He has a Master’s from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a BA from Washington University in St. Louis.