<div dir="ltr"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Dear NHERI faculty: If you have students interested in solving engineering challenges presented by earthquakes, tsunamis, windstorms and coastal inundation, please recommend they apply to the NHERI REU program.<br></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">For undergraduates in STEM majors, the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/learning-center/reu/" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183);text-decoration-line:none">2018 NHERI REU program</a> presents a prime opportunity for hands-on research experience in the field of <b style="box-sizing:border-box">natural hazards engineering</b>.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Over the course of the summer, students work side-by-side with earthquake, wind, tsunami and coastal engineers, geoscientists, and data scientists – all dedicated to mitigating the effects of natural hazards. Participants deploy to one of NHERI’s 10 <a target="_blank" href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/facilities/experimental/" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183);text-decoration-line:none">hazard-engineering,</a><a target="_blank" href="https://simcenter.designsafe-ci.org/" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183);text-decoration-line:none">simulation</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/about/designsafe/" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183);text-decoration-line:none">cyberinfrastructure facilities</a> around the country.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">The application deadline is <b style="box-sizing:border-box">February 1, 2018</b>. A <a target="_blank" href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/media/filer_public/56/cd/56cd40d8-8f65-4329-8f89-29b035a4e839/reuflyer-101617-rev1119.pdf" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183);text-decoration-line:none">downloadable flyer</a> is available.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Find details and application forms at the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/learning-center/reu/" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183);text-decoration-line:none">NHERI-DesignSafe-CI website</a>.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">The NHERI REU accepts applications from many majors — and may be of special interest to students majoring in engineering, architecture, meteorology, geoscience and computer science.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Benefits of the NHERI REU include:</p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><li style="box-sizing:border-box">Working with a faculty mentor to conduct research on an established NSF research project.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box">Networking with engineering researchers, graduate students, and high-achieving peers.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box">Mentoring and guidance with graduate school and career goals.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box">The opportunity to complete and present a paper based on the summer’s research.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box">A research stipend and travel funds to and from the research site.</li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">The NHERI REU is open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program. Women, veteran, and underrepresented minority undergraduate students are encouraged to apply.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">Contact:<br style="box-sizing:border-box">Dr. Karina Vielma, REU Coordinator<br style="box-sizing:border-box">University of Texas, San Antonio<br style="box-sizing:border-box">NHERI <a target="_blank" href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/facilities/nco/eco/" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,1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