NHERI DesignSafe

We successfully held our in-person kick-off meeting for our National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded project at the UC Davis Center for Geotechnical Modeling (CGM) on November 12th. The meeting included productive discussions with Dr. ALI KHOSRAVI from Auburn University, Prof. Jason DeJong, Dr. Dan Wilson, Prof. Michael Gardner, and Tom Kohnke from UC Davis Center for Geotechnical Modeling (CGM), Joe Eldring from Montana State University-Bozeman, and Mathew Kaparic from JULABO USA, Inc. A key highlight of the meeting was our discussion of innovative strategies for container design to support frozen soil and permafrost testing in centrifuge experiments. A special thanks to the CGM team for hosting us and providing invaluable input during the discussions.

Microbially induced desaturation (MID) may help secure the seismically vulnerable soils around Portland, including Oregon's vulnerable energy hub. Fascinating DesignSafe Radio interview w/ Diane Moug of Portland State University. --> https://lnkd.in/gPZjcN-X

DesignSafe PI Ellen Rathje shares insights and details about National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded natural hazards research:

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) Summer Institute hosts early-career faculty, NSF NHERI Graduate Student Council members, engineers, social scientists, and researchers. Participants learn more about the NSF NHERI program mission NSF NHERI network site capabilities NSF NHERI network resource requests NSF NHERI Science Plan NSF Grant proposal writing Broader educational impacts of research Outreach focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion Community networking and mentoring Technology Transfer K-12 Educator Training (for K-12 education consultants) During the three-day Institute, participants meet with NSF NHERI site representatives, K-12 education consultants, NSF CAREER Awardees, and a National Science Foundation (NSF) program director. This year's Institute will be held at the University of Texas at San Antonio, June 11-13, 2025. We hope you will join us. Applications for NSF-funded travel awards are open until February 23, 2025, and registration is open until May 1, 2025: https://lnkd.in/gCETJHxb. More information is available on the Summer Institute website: https://lnkd.in/d5R8f7Yi. Info. sessions will be held on December 5, 2024, and January 28, 2025, at 5:00 pm Central Time to answer questions about applications and programming. Register today: https://lnkd.in/gPWbk3Tr.

NHERI DesignSafe natural hazards datasets are curated, publicly available -- and re-usable.

Yes! National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded natural hazards research at UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering and the LHPOST outdoor shake table. Check it out:

Congratulations to our own Professor Katerina Ziotopoulou, for her Plenary Keynote Lecture "Performance-based Assessment of Liquefaction-induced Downdrag on Piles" at the 17th Pan-American Conference in La Serena, Chile. This presentation highlighted research performed at the UC Davis Center for Geotechnical Modeling between 2018 and 2022 as well as follow-on numerical modeling. The data is fully curated at NHERI DesignSafe under PRJ-2828. Check it out if you are interested. #UCDavisGeotechnics As a bonus, this was also Katerina's first official engagement as a Board Member of the Geo-Institute of ASCE. She was joined at the conference by Helen Robinson, Anand Puppala, and SRILAKSHMI (Lucky) DEBUR NAGARAJAN.

Valuable conversation! Consider attending this NHERI SimCenter-hosted Roundtable, Nov 25:

Join us for "Live Expert Tips: Seismic Response Estimation using #Surrogate Models," on November 15, 10:00-10:45AM (Pacific). Details and registration info are in the event link. NHERI DesignSafe

Jim Ricles, PI for the NHERI Lehigh experimental facility, presents a talk in the 2024 Khan Distinguished Lecture Series. Join us on Nov 20!