Dr. Ou is invited to participate in the workshop for discussing the draft of the 3rd revision of the NHERI (Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure) science plan.

The NHERI Science Plan serves as a roadmap to guide future research and help ensure that researchers in related disciplines work together to achieve common research goals — all aimed at keeping the civil infrastructure, and its human inhabitants, safe.

The plan is designed to be read by all hazard community stakeholders and researchers — including faculty, staff, students, practitioners, and policy-makers.

The Science Plan describes Grand Challenges, Key Research Questions, and examples of needed research to mitigate damage from earthquakes, wind, storm surge, and tsunamis. Appendices describe the NHERI experimental facilities and examples of research that can be conducted at each EF. The appendix incorporates descriptions of the CyberInfrastructure and SimCenter, as well.

The plan was developed by members of the NHERI Science Plan Task Group. The input was provided by the community during a public comment period. A living document, the plan will be assessed and periodically updated.

Read the second edition of the science plan here.