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ENGINEERING RESEARCHERS<span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">With NHERI’s <a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/facilities/nco/science-plan/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">five-year
Science Plan</a>, natural hazard engineers now have a roadmap for research. <span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">When developing
proposals, researchers preparing grant proposals to NSF are strongly encouraged
to consider tenets of the Science Plan, especially the Grand Challenges,
Key Research Questions and examples of needed research.<br>
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The Science Plan is the product a multidisciplinary effort. NHERI’s <a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/facilities/nco/organization/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">Network
Coordination Office</a> (NCO) and the NHERI Council of Awardees
appointed <a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/facilities/nco/science-plan/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">a task group</a> comprising
distinguished researchers and practitioners, all active in the field. The <a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/facilities/experimental/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">NHERI awardees</a> also
contributed to the plan, including the NCO.<br>
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The resulting document serves as a roadmap pointing to highly productive areas
of study over the next five years. The plan also ensures that NATURAL hazard
engineers in related disciplines work efficiently together to achieve their
common research goals -- all aimed at improving the resilience against natural
hazards of the civil infrastructure and communities.<br>
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<b>Download </b><a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/media/cms_page_media/595/NHERI%20Science%20Plan%20(July%202017).pdf" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><b>NHERI’s
Five-Year Science Plan</b></a><b> (PDF)</b><br>
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The Science Plan describes Grand Challenges, Key Research Questions and
examples of needed research to mitigate damage from earthquakes, wind storms,
storm surge and tsunamis. Appendices describe the <a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/facilities/experimental/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">NHERI
experimental facilities</a> and examples of research that can be
conducted at each site. The NHERI <a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/about/designsafe/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">CyberInfrastructure</a> and <a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">SimCente</a>r are described in the
appendices, too.<br>
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“We urge all natural hazard engineers to review the plan,” says Billy Edge,
professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering at North
Carolina State University. “We are eager to see additions to the plan’s example
research topics – especially novel, interdisciplinary research that will lead
to new knowledge about civil infrastructure performance under loads from
hazards like wind, waves, and earthquakes.”<br>
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The Science Plan was created with input from all the NHERI awardees and broad
community-based participation from earthquake, wind, and coastal engineering
professionals, as well as engineering education experts. During a public
comment period, the document was reviewed by the various NHERI stakeholders.<br>
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A living document, the plan is periodically assessed and updated. A revised
edition of The Science Plan will be published by July 1.<br>
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<b>About NHERI.</b> The Natural Hazard Engineering Research Infrastructure
is funded by multiple NSF awards. NHERI engineers are dedicated to reducing
risk from natural disasters, including earthquakes,
tsunamis, windstorms and storm surge. Details at <a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">DesignSafe-CI.</a><br>
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Contact:<br>
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<a href="mailto:ramirez@purdue.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">Julio Ramirez</a><br>
Director, NHERI NCO<br>
Professor of Civil Engineering<br>
Purdue University<br>
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<a href="mailto:bedge@civil.tamu.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">Billy L. Edge</a><br>
Professor of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering <br>
North Carolina State University<br>
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<a href="mailto:WHolmes@ruthchek.com%20" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">William T. Holmes</a><br>
Rutherford + Chekene Consulting Engineers<br>
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<a href="mailto:tlsmith@hughes.net%20" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">Thomas L. Smith</a><br>
TLSmith Consulting Inc.<span></span></p>

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