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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;color:#333333">The NHERI Wall of Wind (WOW) Experimental Facility (EF) will be hosting a one day, onsite user workshop at
Florida International University (FIU), Miami, FL. The focus of Nov. 3 the workshop is to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif">Provide researchers with information on the capabilities of the NHERI WOW EF for advanced natural hazard engineering research.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif">Explore opportunities to use the NHERI WOW EF for unsolicited, CAREER, and other types of NSF proposals <b>(one session will be dedicated to CAREER proposal writing).</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif">Detail the procedures to perform large- and full-scale experiments (including aerodynamic, aeroelastic, destructive and wind-driven rain tests).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif">Discuss the NHERI Science Plan focusing on Key Research areas emerging in natural hazard engineering.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif">Provide a platform for collaboration to facilitate multi-disciplinary, multi-hazards research.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;color:#333333">This onsite workshop will provide faculty members with valuable information about the resources and services
available at the NHERI WOW EF, and how to better engage the EF for obtaining NSF funding for natural hazards mitigation research. Also, the workshop will include a tour of the facility and a live test demonstration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">Participation and financial support for travel will be limited and priority will be given to faculty planning to submit NSF proposals
that intend to use the NHERI WOW EF. Financial support will be awarded in order of registration. Please register for the workshop by filling out the required fields</span>
<a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/learning-center/workshop-171103/"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif">on the DesignSafe website</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;color:#333333">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">If you have any questions, contact Dr. Maryam Refan at </span><a href="mailto:mrefan@fiu.edu"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;color:#337AB7;background:white">mrefan@fiu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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