Agenda
NSF MEDIA BRIEFING
Grand Opening
Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES)
National Science Foundation
Monday, November 15, 2004—Room 1235
Arlington, Virginia
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1:30-1:35 p.m. EST
Welcome
Ian Buckle--Moderator
President, NEES Consortium, Inc.
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Nevada, Reno
President, NEES Consortium, Inc.
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Nevada, Reno
1:35-1:45 p.m.
A Catalyst for Research into Earth's Tremors and TraumasJoseph Bordogna
NSF Deputy Director
NSF Deputy Director
1:45-1:55 p.m.
A New Paradigm for Research
John Brighton
NSF Assistant Director for Engineering
NSF Assistant Director for Engineering
1:55-2:05 p.m.
NEES Overview
Ian Buckle
2:05-2:10 p.m.
NEESgrid
Bill Spencer
Nathan and Anne Newmark Endowed Chair in Civil Engineering and NCSA Senior Center Affiliate
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Nathan and Anne Newmark Endowed Chair in Civil Engineering and NCSA Senior Center Affiliate
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Demonstrations from NEES Sites
2:10-2:20 p.m.
Site 1-UIUC
NEESgrid – Creating New Frontiers in Collaborative Earthquake Engineering Research
Speakers:
Amr S. Elnashai
D.B. Willett Professor of Engineering
Director, Mid-America Earthquake Center
D.B. Willett Professor of Engineering
Director, Mid-America Earthquake Center
2:20-2:30 p.m. (Remaining Demo Site Introductions by Ian Buckle)
Site 2-Cornell
Large-Displacement Soil-Structure Interaction Facility for Lifeline Systems
Cornell University
Cornell University
Speakers:
Harry Stewart
Associate Professor,
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and
Director, Civil Infrastructure Laboratories
Timothy Bond
Manager of Technical Services
School of Technical and Environmental Engineering
Associate Professor,
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and
Director, Civil Infrastructure Laboratories
Timothy Bond
Manager of Technical Services
School of Technical and Environmental Engineering
2:30-2:40 p.m.
Site 3 -Oregon State
The Next-Generation, Shared-Use Facility for Remote Tsunami Research
Oregon State University
Oregon State University
Speakers:
Daniel Cox
Associate Professor
Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering and
Director, O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory
Cherri Pancake
Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Director, Northwest Alliance for Computational Science and Engineering
Associate Professor
Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering and
Director, O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory
Cherri Pancake
Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Director, Northwest Alliance for Computational Science and Engineering
2:40-2:50 p.m.
Site 4--UCSD
Large High-Performance Outdoor Shake Table
University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego
Speakers:
Jose Restrepo
Professor of Structural Engineering
UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering
Robert Englekirk
Founder, The Englekirk Companies
Professor of Structural Engineering
UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering
Robert Englekirk
Founder, The Englekirk Companies
2:50-3:30 p.m.
Q & A - All NEES sites
3:30-5:00 p.m.
Reception at NSF Headquarters
