  We prove uniform $L^p$ resolvent estimates for the stationary damped wave
operator. The uniform $L^p$ resolvent estimates for the Laplace operator on a
compact smooth Riemannian manifold without boundary were first established by
Dos Santos Ferreira-Kenig-Salo and advanced further by Bourgain-Shao-Sogge-Yao.
Here we provide an alternative proof relying on the techniques of semiclassical
Strichartz estimates. This approach allows us also to handle non-self-adjoint
perturbations of the Laplacian and embeds very naturally in the semiclassical
spectral analysis framework.
