Lilly Jones, PhD
| Environmental Hazards Modeler | Geospatial Data Scientist | Hydrologic and Wildfire Modeling | University Instructor | Cloud & HPC |
PhD, Geology and Geological Engineering, 2021
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
BS, Interdisciplinary Earth and Environmental Sciences, 2013
Oglala Lakota College
About
I am a hydrogeologist and environmental hazards modeler working at CIRES Earth and ESIIL Labs at the University of Colorado Boulder.
My work focuses on advanced geospatial analysis and environmental hazards modeling, primarily hydrologic and wildfire modeling. I work with a dynamic interdisciplinary team developing predictive fire–vegetation models to inform fire mitigation and resilience strategies.
This work integrates multispectral remote sensing data, large environmental datasets, and reproducible computational pipelines. Our geospatial Python stack and modeling framework rely on advanced data analysis tools, including Python, R, ArcGIS, QGIS, Amazon Web Services, and High-Performance Computing environments.
Leadership & Service
- Technical Lead, Maka Sitomniye Working Group
- Instructor, Earth Lab Earth Data Science Certificate
As a Tribal college graduate and former Tribal college faculty member at Oglala Lakota College, I am actively engaged in developing data models, geospatial data cubes, and reproducible, sovereignty-aligned workflows that support Tribal partners and Earth and environmental research.
Research Focus Areas
- Hydrogeologic modeling
- Fire–vegetation predictive modeling
- Multispectral remote sensing integration
- Geospatial data engineering
- Environmental hazard risk modeling
- Reproducible computational workflows
Links
- GitHub: https://github.com/lijo8146
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lillyjones3/