NHERI Monthly Recap, July 2018
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July 30 - August 3
36th International Conference on Coastal Engineering 2018<http://www.icce2018.com/>
Baltimore, Maryland
Sponsor: ASCE<http://www.asce.org/>
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July 30 - August 3
NHERI SimCenter Programming Bootcamp<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nheri-simcenter-programming-bootcamp-tickets-44269285625>
Richmond, California
Sponsor: UC Berkeley<https://www.berkeley.edu/> and NHERI SimCenter<https://simcenter.designsafe-ci.org/>
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August 12 - August 14
5th American Association for Wind Engineering (AAWE) Workshop<https://aawe.org/news/5th-aawe-workshop-5aawe/>
Miami, Florida
Sponsor: AAWE<https://aawe.org/> and NHERI WoW<https://fiu.designsafe-ci.org/>
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September 26 - September 28
Tornado Hazard Wind Assessment and ReducTion Symposium (THWARTS)<https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1748687&HistoricalAwards=false>
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
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Visit the events calendar on the DesignSafe-CI website: NHERI Community Events<https://www.designsafe-ci.org/community/events/>
Catch up with community happenings in NHERI's Monthly Recap.
Here's what's been happening around the network:
* DesignSafe user profile information needed
* Input welcome for 2018 NHERI Science Plan
* June Summer Institute
* SimCenter welcomes Dr. Wang to the development team
* REU students posting EF photos on Facebook
* UF wind engineers on Nova's "Rise of the Superstorms"
* Wall of Wind Challenge attracts next generation of engineers
* DesignSafe Radio in June
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Input Welcome for 2018 NHERI Science Plan
The NHERI Science Plan Task Group<https://www.designsafe-ci.org/facilities/nco/science-plan/> is calling on researchers and practitioners in the natural hazards community to make suggestions for improving the current edition of the NHERI Five-Year Science Plan. The Science Plan and feedback form are available<https://www.designsafe-ci.org/facilities/nco/science-plan/feedback/> on the DesignSafe website.
The deadline for input has been extended to July 31.
Direct questions to Tom Smith<mailto:tlsmith at hughes.net> with the NHERI NCO.
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June Summer Institute
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At the 2018 Summer Institute in San Antonio<https://www.designsafe-ci.org/learning-center/summer-institute/>, 21 funded participants enjoyed daily workshops about preparing NSF research proposals and about resources available to the NHERI community. They also had the chance to network with NHERI senior faculty and site representatives. The event took place June 4 through 6 and drew participation from 71 total attendees, including NHERI Council members, User Forum members, and NHERI EF representatives.
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SimCenter Welcomes Dr. Wang to the Development Team
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The NHERI SimCenter<https://simcenter.designsafe-ci.org/> is pleased to announce that Dr. Chaofeng ("Charles") Wang, has joined the software development team where he will work on enhancing SimCenter uncertainty quantification (UQ) and artificial intelligence (AI) methods to expand existing software capabilities.
SimCenter Co-Director Sanjay Govindjee notes that, "Dr. Wang brings expertise in geotechnical and structural engineering, seismic analysis, machine learning and high-performance computing. We are delighted to welcome him to our growing team."
Wang completed his PhD at Clemson University where he was also a postdoc. His research interests include computational mechanics for multiscale and multiphysics problems, uncertainty quantification, multiscale geohazard assessment, machine learning and geospatial big data.
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REU Students Posting EF Photos on Facebook
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This summer, NHERI REU students are gaining incredible hands-on research experience at NHERI's experimental facilities. They are taking photos of daily life at their respective sites, and we are posting them on the NHERI Facebook page. Be sure to follow along and like your favorite student shots!
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Wall of Wind Challenge Attracts Next Generation of Engineers
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Each year, the WoW Challenge invites local high school students to build scale model structures that test their engineering skills against the WoW<https://fiu.designsafe-ci.org/> - a hurricane research facility at FIU's Engineering Center with fans capable of generating 150-mph winds and category five hurricane conditions. The WoW Challenge is hosted by the International Hurricane Research Center<http://www.ihrc.fiu.edu/> - housed within FIU's Extreme Events Institute<http://eei.fiu.edu/> - and is supported by a grant from the Florida Division of Emergency Management.
This year's challenge was to create an aerodynamic building model at least 32 inches high and 8 inches wide that could withstand winds of 50 mph or higher. Students also completed a technical paper and an oral presentation about their design. Six schools participated in the competition.
Coral Park students built a 40-pound cylinder-shaped structure made of cardboard and solid materials. It was the only model in the competition that sustained winds of a category one hurricane (at least 74 mph) - earning the team first place, with a ten-point lead over the second-highest placing team.
Read the FULL STORY<https://news.fiu.edu/2018/06/wall-of-wind-challenge-attracts-next-generation-of-engineers/123393>.
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UF Wind Engineers on Nova's "Rise of the Superstorms"
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The PBS Nova show aired "Rise of the Superstorms" on June 14, 2018. The hour-long piece, available online<http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/rise-of-the-superstorms.html>, focuses on the 2017 hurricane season. At the 6:30 mark, the show features UF wind engineer Forrest Masters and his team deploying a mobile wind weather station in Texas - to measure Harvey's wind structure. Be sure to watch!
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DesignSafe Radio in June
DesignSafe Radio host Dan Zehner<https://www.designsafe-ci.org/community/news/2017/meet-nco-dan-zehner/> records interviews with up-and-coming natural hazards engineers. He talks bridge monitoring with wind engineer Jennifer Bridge<https://www.designsafe-ci.org/community/news/2018/june/designsafe-radio-jennifer-bridge/> of University of Florida, discusses shake table testing with earthquake engineer Kara Peterman<https://www.designsafe-ci.org/community/news/2018/june/designsafe-radio-kara-peterman/> of Johns Hopkins University, and hears about Wall of Wind experiments with engineers Dan Lander and Dan Moore<https://www.designsafe-ci.org/community/news/2018/june/designsafe-radio-lander-moore/> from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Tune in!<https://soundcloud.com/user-426561648>
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Kara Peterman
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Jennifer Bridge
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Dan Lander
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Dan Moore
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In the June 2018 Monthly Recap, the article on NSF highlights was included in error. NSF is not collecting highlights from the community at this time.
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