Sian Proctor, age 40, is geology professor at a community college in Arizona and specializes in geological hazards.

Investigate and report on naturally occurring, physical geological hazards in Alberta.

Investigate and report on anthropogenic, physical geological hazards in Alberta.

Exposed bay muds provide important feeding areas for shorebirds, but underlying layers of bay mud pose geological hazards for structures near many parts of the bay perimeter.

The main geological hazard is from earthquakes along the Alpine Fault or related faults.

The main geological hazard in Northland is the potential for landslides, particularly in mudstones and sandstones of the Northland Allochthon.

Many Geoparks promote awareness of geological hazards, including volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis and many help prepare disaster mitigation strategies among local communities.

He is currently researching climate forcing of geological hazards.

Present fields of study include: geological hazards and environmental geoscience, marine geoscience, minerals, hydrocarbons and bedrock and surficial geoscience.

Earthquakes, along with severe storms, volcanic activity, coastal wave attack, and wildfires, can produce slope instability leading to landslides, a major geological hazard.