Please join us in welcoming Elliot Nauert to the NC State Extension Forestry team!

Elliot is an Extension Associate in Prescribed Fire and Fire Science with lots of experience in the fire sector. He is a Ph.D. candidate in Human Factors and Applied Cognition at NC State University, studying firefighter decision-making, training, and expertise. He worked as a research assistant at NC State for the Fire Chasers team for the years 2018-2020. Outside of NC State, he worked 7 seasons on a Wildland Fire Module in Sequoia and King’s Canyon National Parks where his crew specialized in prescribed fire and managing natural fires for resource benefit.

He is excited to be able to use his experience to translate between the lab and the fireline. He will be contributing to our prescribed fire work on the team including the Southeast Prescribed Fire Update and various outreach efforts and events. To contact Elliot, email him at enauert@ncsu.edu. Please welcome him to the College of Natural Resources and keep an eye out for his work coming soon!