Network Independent Advisory Committee (NIAC)

The NIAC is composed of representatives from the broad scientific and engineering communities served by NHERI.  Its roles include providing independent guidance and advice to the NHERI Council and keeping the community informed of NHERI activities via the publication of an annual report.

Roles of the NIAC

The NIAC role is to provide independent guidance and advice to the NHERI Council on:

  1. Progress, plans, and performance of the NHERI Awardees and annual Council work plan;
  2. An assessment of the level of community engagement and user satisfaction across NHERI, with input from the User Forum survey results;
  3. An assessment of NHERI's continuing value added and impact on research and educational advancements; and
  4. An assessment of the transparency and efficiency of the NCO's Facility Scheduling Protocol.

The NIAC is also charged with keeping the community informed on NHERI activities through producing an annual report which will be published and publicly available here on the DesignSafe-CI website, the online presence of NHERI.

 

Committee Membership, 2021-2024

 

Catherine Petroff

Coastal Engineering, US Army Crops

Chair

 

Glenn Rix

Geotechnical Engineering, Geosyntec Consultants

Vice Chair

 

Lesley Ewing

Coastal Engineering, Social sciences and Policy, California Coastal Commission

 

William Hansmire

Geotechnical Engineering, WSP USA

 

Carol Shield

Earthquake Engineering, University of Minnesota, emerita

 

John van de Lindt

Wood Earthquake Engineering, Colorado State University

 

Peter Vickery

Wind Engineering, Applied Research Associates


Election of New Officers

Bill Hansmire and John van de Lindt successfully completed their terms in office and return to regular council membership with thanks from the NIAC. The new officers elected were Catherine Petroff (chair) and Glenn Rix (vice-chair).

Prior Members

Many thanks to our prior NIAC members:

Farzad Naeim (earthquake engineering, University of California, Irvine)
Richard Woods (geotechnical engineering, University of Michigan)
 

 

Annual Reports

Annual reports of NHERI activities will be published here for review by the NHERI community.

Meeting Minutes

The NIAC was formed in Year 1 on April 2017.  It is now fully activated.  Approved minutes of the meetings can be found here for your review and comment.  The NIAC will appreciate hearing from you.


* = These meetings were held virtually during larger executive sessions, and no minutes were recorded.

Committee Selection

In accordance with NSF Solicitation 15-598(opens a new window), the NCO appoints the NIAC with input from the NHERI Council and concurrence from NSF.  Members are to be selected from the coastal engineering, earthquake, geotechnical, lifeline infrastructure, social sciences & policy, and wind communities.  The NCO will also look for candidates in emerging technologies of these areas, and will strive to create diversity in the committee in all aspects.

Since Year 1 the NIAC has 7 members with a maximum of 8-10 members in subsequent years as necessitated by NHERI activities and interests.  The current membership is shown here.