DesignSafe is the web-based research platform of the NHERI Network that provides the computational tools needed to manage, analyze, and understand critical data for natural hazards research.
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Visible GOES-16 satellite image of Hurricane Marco (left) and Tropical Storm Laura (right) at 12:50 p.m. EDT Sunday, August 23. (Image credit: NOAA/RAMMB, Yale Climate Connections.)
2020 Hurricane Season: NSF-Funded Natural Hazards Experts Available for Comment
For the 2020 hurricane season, experts from the NSF-supported Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) are available to discuss a variety of hurricane-related topics. NHERI researchers are authorities in infrastructure damage from wind and storm surge, damage mitigation efforts, societal impacts in hurricane-prone regions and post-event data collection.
Upcoming Planned Service Interruptions
No planned outages.
Full lifecycle data curation - discover, publish, share, upload/download.
Data analytics tools, HPC computational resources, and scientific visualization software.
Guides and policies to help utilize DesignSafe's Research Workbench.
Access data collected within a geospatial framework.
Account creation, first-time login, launching apps, and manipulating datasets.
SimCenter Webinar | Partial Turbulence Simulation for Predicting Peak Loads on Building Envelopes and Roofing Systems
October 16, 2020
DesignSafe Tutorial | Best Practices to Enhance the Quality, Discoverability and Re-Use Potential for Post-Event Reconnaissance Data
November 11, 2020
Self-paced online tutorials, educational seminars, and facility workshops.
Opportunities for teachers and students to learn about hazards research.
10-week program on multi-hazard engineering, cyber infrastructure, and data.
Institute for early career faculty, K-12 educators, engineers, and researchers.
Experimental Facilities (including a rapid response facility), and the Computational Modeling and Simulation Center (SimCenter) provide shared-use laboratories for research in natural hazards engineering.
Community-driven, open source computational & simulation tools.
NHERI activities and awardees are coordinated by the NCO.
PEER Annual Conference
Event Date: January 16-17, 2020
2020 National Earthquake Conference & 72nd EERI Annual Meeting
Event Date: March 4-6, 2020
Online conversation hub for the natural hazards research community.
Services to facilitate natural hazards engineering collaborations.
Career opportunities and job information at NHERI awardee institutions.
An archive of news and highlights including discoveries, announcements, and upcoming meetings.
Regular podcast focused on the science behind natural hazards and their impact on everyday life.
Multihazard Engineering Collaboratory on Hybrid Simulation: A Research Coordination Network
