Adam Watts

Adam Watts

Adam Watts is Supervisory Research Biologist and Team Lead for Fire and Environmental Research Applications (FERA) at the Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Research Station. Dr. Watts is an AFE-certified Wildland Fire Ecologist and certified Wildland Fire Practitioner with research interests in global fire ecology, atmospheric science, technology development, and uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS). He served as a Peace Corps Volunteer, and as a volunteer firefighter like three prior generations of his family. He completed his undergraduate studies in ecology and biology at Emory University, and his Master’s degree in interdisciplinary ecology at University of Florida. Between degrees he also worked as an alligator biologist and a UAS program coordinator. His Ph.D., also from UF, is in interdisciplinary ecology with an emphasis in wildland fire science. His current activities include research, mentoring, and coordinating multidisciplinary teams to address the most complex issues facing the global wildland fire system.