John Hillier

Dr. John Hillier is a Professor in Natural Hazard Risk at Loughborough University, holding academic roles since 2010, including Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, and Reader. His professional affiliations include editorial roles for EGU's Geoscience Communication and Heliyon (Elsevier). He specializes in natural hazard risk assessment, GIS applications, climate change impacts, and science communication.

Research focuses on compound hazards (e.g., flood-wind co-occurrence), catastrophe modeling, and disaster risk finance. His work bridges academia with industry, particularly through NERC-funded projects and collaborations with insurers like Zurich. Key outputs include the Co-RISK tool for university-industry hazard mitigation projects and open-source R code frameworks for financial risk evaluation.

His articles highlight trends in jet stream-driven extreme weather, permafrost degradation impacts on landslides, and AI applications in risk assessment. Awards include the 2017 Loughborough University Research Informed Teaching Award and 2012 Higher Education Academy Fellowship.

He has advised on disaster risk finance in Indonesia and pioneered outreach through Nuffield STEM programs. Current projects emphasize climate gentrification and integrating AI into hazard modeling.