<div dir="ltr"><div>To whom it may concern, <br></div><div><br></div><div>I am writing because my colleagues (Kaleigh Yost-Lead and Nariman Mahabadi cc-ed here) and I are compiling a collaborative proposal for NSF to be submitted to the Civil Engineering Infrastructure program and are <i>eager to engage with the TTC for rapid technology transfer of research results into practice</i>. Our<span class="gmail-im"> proposal can positively impact state-of-the-art seismic analysis, particularly liquefaction analysis.</span>
</div><div><br></div><div><span class="gmail-im"><div>Our project is entitled CORAL: <b>C</b>ross-scale <b>O</b>verarching <b>R</b>esearch for <b>A</b>ccurate <b>L</b>iquefaction Assessment in Calcareous Sands. It will study the behavior of calcareous sands from micro to macro scales to develop physics-informed liquefaction assessment tools for these highly complex and heterogeneous soils.</div><div><br></div><div><u>We would love to engage with the TTC to identify pathways for the successful transfer of technology results from our project results into practical knowledge</u>. To discuss this topic more,<b> we would like to meet with a current member </b>with expertise in Geotechnical Engineering, particularly Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you in advance for your attention, and we are looking forward to hearing from you.</div></span><br><span class="gmail-im"><div>Best regards,<br></div></span>
</div><div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(7,55,99)"><font size="2"><b>Luis Zambrano-Cruzatty, Ph.D.</b></font></span></div><div><font size="2">Assistant Professor</font></div><div><font size="2">Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering</font></div><div><font size="2">207B Boardman Hall- Orono - Maine</font></div><div><font size="2"><b>Phone</b>: (207) 581-1277</font></div></div></div></div></div>