Lucas Belury
University of Arizona
Lucas Belury (he/him/el) is a PhD candidate in geography at the University of Arizona. His research blends ethnography, satellite imagery, and machine learning for racial and environmental justice. For the last several years, Belury has collaborated with community-based organizations on the Flood Justice utilizing Satellite Observation (FLUJOS) - Rio Grande Valley project. FLUJOS (flows in Spanish) is a co-production framework that elevates the lived experiences of flood-vulnerable residents to the forefront of flood mitigation decision-making. Belury is currently a Gulf Policy fellow at the Water Institute based in New Orleans, Louisiana.