<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Oregon State University NHERI Experimental Facility and
RAPID Facility Joint Workshop</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">July 31 and August 1, 2019, in Corvallis, Oregon</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The focus of the workshop is to:</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Provide
researchers with information on the capabilities of the NHERI HWRL EF and
RAPID Facility for advanced natural hazard engineering research.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Provide
researchers with updates on the NHERI Science Plan, NSF Workshop on
Coastal Research, CONVERGE program, NSF’s Coast and People (CoPe)
initiative, and NSF’s 10 Big Ideas.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Provide
examples of recent and ongoing NSF projects funded to use the HWRL and
other NHERI facilities.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Discuss
general strategies for successful proposals, including large collaborative
multi-university, multi-investigator project that use more than one NHERI
component, CAREER proposals, NSF funding sources beyond CMMI, and EAGER
opportunities with existing or planned projects.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Networking
opportunities with colleagues working in the area of coastal hazards
engineering.</li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">There will be an optional half-day on Day 2 for one-on-one
or small team sessions between workshop participants and EF’s team members to
discuss research strategies and implementation plans for NSF proposals and/or
for additional training on RAPID equipment. This onsite workshop will provide
participants with valuable information about the resources and services
available at the NHERI EF and RAPID Facility and how to engage the EF for
obtaining NSF funding for natural hazards mitigation research and other
engineering and science research.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Financial support for travel will be limited and priority
will be given to early career faculty and new-users who plan to submit NSF
proposals that intend to use the NHERI EF or to re-use data via DesignSafe.
Financial support will be limited to two nights hotel and domestic airfare
managed by Oregon State up to $1,000 per individual.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">For registration, draft agenda and contact
information: </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://cce.oregonstate.edu/2019-nheri-oregonstate-workshop-registration" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">cce.oregonstate.edu/2019-nheri-oregonstate-workshop-registration</a>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Registration deadline: July 26, 2019</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We look forward to seeing you at our workshop!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dan Cox (OSU, NHERI EF PI)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Jennifer Irish (Va Tech, RAPID co-PI)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Pedro Lomonaco (OSU, NHERI EF co-PI)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Michael Olsen (OSU, RAPID co-PI)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_jwfbeglv0" alt="NSF-globe-logo-300.png" width="90" height="91" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><br></div><div><div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_jwfbft3v1" alt="OSU.png" width="251" height="82" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_jwfbm74e2" alt="RAPID-NHR-Color.png" width="237" height="60" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br></div></div></div></div>
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