Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) NHERI provides a network of shared, state-of-the-art research facilities and tools at universities around the country to help us better understand and resist the impacts of wind, water and earthquake hazards.Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) NHERI 7 facilities, 1 Rapid response, 1 coordinating center, 1 computational modelingdue Unvieristy NSF NHERI Wall of Wind Experimental Facility To enable frontier research and education to impart resiliency and sustainability to new and
“The nation is our laboratory,NHERI@UTexas have mobile shakers, will travel” Large-Scale Mobile Shakers for Natural Hazards Field Studies to Develop Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure University of Texas at Austin 1 “The nation is our laboratory,NHERI@UTexas have mobile shakers, will travel” Combined Active-Source and Ambient-Wavefield SurfaceWave Testing for Deep (> 1Km) VS Profiling in Christchurch, NZ 2
2017 Engineering Deans Institute Coral Gables, FL, 2017 April 5Prof. James Ricles, Director/PI Prof. Richard Sause, co-PI 1 Lehigh NHERI• Housed in Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems (ATLSS)• Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) Site (2004-2014)• Unique facility that enables transformative research for natural hazard loss reduction and development of a resilient community Portfolio of equipment, instrumentation, infrastructure, testbeds, and experimental simulation control protocols for structural testing Large-scale, multi-directional
Power Delivery OverviewBryan Olnick, Vice President of Distribution OperationsFlorida Power & Light CompanyApril 2, 2017» Fortune 200 & named one of the “World’s Most Admired Companies” – ranked No. 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry» Headquartered in Florida, operates in 30 states and six Canadian provinces» More than $90 billion in total assets» #1 producer of renewable energy from the wind and sun in the worldFlorida Power & Light (FPL) 35 counties 8,900 employees 26,000 capacity mW generating 4.9 million customers$10.9 billion in operating revenue$45.5 billion in total assetsExtensive Power Delivery Infrastructure 16 management areas 40 service centers
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CommitteePanelists:Wayne Davis, Dean of Engineering, University of TennesseeMichelle Sabick, Dean of Engineering, Saint Louis UniversityHisham Hegab, Dean of Engineering, Louisiana Tech UniversityAlec Scranton, Dean of Engineering, University of IowaQuestion # 1: Why do you have andsupport a GCSP on your campus?Question # 2: How have youleveraged your GCSP with otherprograms, initiatives & curricula onyour campus?Question # 3: How has your GCSPbrought value to your campus as awhole?Questions?
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University ofTechnology, JamaicaEngineering DeansInstitute Conference,Biltmore HotelPresented by Prof. Nilza Aples - DeanApril 3, 2017 1 History and Background• Established 1958 as Jamaica Institute of Technology• Changed to the College of Arts, Science and Technology in 1959• Granted University status in 1995 2 Our VisionThe University of Technology, Jamaica will:• Offer innovative, transformational, profession-driven and leading-edge programmes• Have in place high quality staff who are professionally competent, innovative and leaders in their own field• Operate with high quality environment. 3
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ENGINEERING DEANS INSTITUTE 2017 Cool Ideas Session April 3, 20171. Change Team for Diversity,Equity, and InclusionScott Ashford, Kearney Professor and Dean Goal 1 in our strategic plan is to become a model of an inclusive and collaborative community • Disrupted faculty hiring process for diversity • Last three years over half new hires women and minorities • Added Associate Dean for Faculty Advancement • Primarily to guide recruitment and P&T process • Unexpected benefit as resource for faculty in need • Established the “Change Team” in Fall 2016 • 25 faculty and staff across the college • Did not turn out as expected3 Change Team for College of Engineering as