
NHERI at UTexas REUs conduct research on the Big Island
This year, three fortunate NHERI REU students accompanied the NHERI@Texas mobile shaker team to perform a range of tests around liquefaction-prone Kawaihae Harbor in Hawai'i. Above: Emilia Wypasek, mentor Prof. Diane Moug, Vernonika Casteneda, and Darren Belotte.
NHERI in the news: NSF-funded research protects homeowners in hurricane-prone regions(opens in a new window) — PBS series HomeDiagnosisTV features the NHERI-FIU Wall of Wind. Host Corbett Lunsford gets details from Erik Salna, associate director at the International Hurricane Research Center at FIU. View the episode online(opens in a new window).
California Flooding from the ARkStorm — A dataset on ‘plausible worst-case scenario’ flooding in California has received a 2023 DesignSafe Dataset award, given in recognition of the dataset's diverse contributions to natural hazards research.

The DesignSafe Data Depot Repository is a Certified Data Repository(opens a new window) by the Core Trust Seal(opens a new window)
Data Reuse
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Training & Events
OCTOBER 12-13, 2023
NHERI@UC Davis Centrifuge Users Workshop
DECEMBER 14-15, 2023
NHERI@UC San Diego User/Researcher Training Workshop
MAY 14-15, 2024
2024 Natural Hazards Research Summit
The Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) is a distributed national facility that enables research discoveries that will protect human life, reduce damage, and minimize economic losses during natural hazard events.
5 Year Science Plan
A roadmap for researchers in related disciplines working together to achieve common goals.

The Workspace gives researchers the power to share and publish data, access tools for data analysis and visualization, and run simulations on state-of-the-art supercomputer resources.

The NHERI Facilities offer access to shared-use experimental laboratories, field equipment, simulation tools, and a network of social science, engineering, and interdisciplinary researchers.

The Learning Center offers training webinars from all NHERI components, as well as resources for students, post-docs, and early career researchers.
Getting Started
Learn how to get an account and the basics of DesignSafe’s Workspace.