NSF-funded NHERI REU Summer Program

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Good afternoon,

My name is Robin Nelson, and I work for the NSF-funded Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure’s (NHERI) Educational Community Outreach (ECO) at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

NHERI REU PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Each year 11 NHERI experimental engineering or social science sites recruit 33 undergraduate students from various undergraduate degrees in engineering, computer science, architecture, and social science to participate in undergraduate natural hazards research.

This year we want to share this great opportunity for undergraduates interested in natural hazards research specific to earthquake, wind, tsunami, coastal engineering, data management, cyberinfrastructure, post-reconnaissance, simulation, and social science research. 

As you may know, NHERI REU students work with faculty and graduate students to conduct research during an NSF-funded ten-week summer experience at one of NHERI’s 11 sites: 

  • The Wall of Wind at Florida International University
  • The Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems (ATLSS) Engineering Research Center at Lehigh University
  • The O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory at Oregon State University
  • The NHERI SimCenter at the University of California Berkley
  • The Center for Geotechnical Modeling (CGM) at the University of California, Davis
  • The Large High Performance Outdoor Shake Table (LHPOST) at the University of California, San Diego
  • CONVERGE Facility at the University of Colorado Boulder
  • The Powell Family Structures and Materials Laboratory at the University of Florida
  • The Large-Scale Mobile Shakers at the University of Texas at Austin
  • The NHERI Cyberinfrastructure and Data Management team at the University of Texas at Austin
  • The Rapid Response Research Facility (RAPID) at the University of Washington

MORE INFORMATION & APPLICATION 

More information can be found at the NHERI DesignSafe REU website (https://www.designsafe-ci.org/learning-center/reu/ [nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com]). We recently launched the application and will have a virtual event each month to introduce the program, alumni experiences, and application support. Students may register [nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com] for anyone of the virtual events.

PERSONALIZED VIRTUAL EVENTS & ATTACHED FLYERS 

Our experience shows that connecting individually with students helps them overcome any imposter syndrome they may be facing and encourages them to complete the application process. I am happy to coordinate a private virtual event for individual classes or organizations. Attached are the program and recruitment event flyers as well as a student letter for your convenience.