Learning From Haiti: NSF Webcast

Every disaster leaves critical clues in its wake - not only about its cause, but also about how to protect lives in future emergencies. Following the Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti, researchers were on site within days to gather such clues before they were lost forever to weather, recovery and reconstruction.



On Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at 2:00 PM EDT, NSF will host a webcast featuring three of those researchers - geophysicist Eric Calais of Purdue University, structural engineer Reginald DesRoches of Georgia Tech, and social scientist Liesel Ritchie of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder - to discuss their work in Haiti and around the world. They will be joined by social scientist Dennis Wenger, who will discuss how U.S. and global agencies use disaster research to save lives.



Who:
Geophysicist Eric Calais, Purdue University

Structural engineer Reginald DesRoches, Georgia Institute of Technology

Social scientist Liesel Ritchie, Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado at Boulder

Social scientist Dennis Wenger, National Science Foundation



What:
A discussion on rapid-response research around the world, including preliminary observations and findings from the earthquake disaster in Haiti. Learn more about the speakers, and see images and video from their work, at nsf/haiti2010.



When:
Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at 2:00 PM EDT



Where:
Join the webcast at science360/live/. (Note: the URL will only be live during the event.) No username or password will be required.



The webcast is open to the public.



Source:

Joshua A. Chamot

National Science Foundation