<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Oregon State University NHERI Experimental Facility and RAPID Facility Joint Workshop</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">July 31 and August 1, 2019<br>Corvallis, Oregon</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font color="#0b5394"><b>7/5 UPDATE: Travel support for qualified attendees still available.</b></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The focus of the workshop is to:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Provide researchers with information on the capabilities of the NHERI HWRL EF and RAPID Facility for advanced natural hazard engineering research.</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px">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 style="margin-left:15px">Provide examples of recent and ongoing NSF projects funded to use the HWRL and other NHERI facilities.</li><li style="margin-left:15px">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 style="margin-left:15px">Networking opportunities with colleagues working in the area of coastal hazards engineering.</li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">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.</span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNor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