- Identify, explain, and quantify the interactions and tradeoffs among the coastal community goals of equity, economic prosperity, and resilience to hazards.
- Develop methods to model long-term hurricane hazards in a way that accounts for climate change and integrates wind, rain, storm surge, and wave hazards.
- Develop a computational tool to help design policies that can achieve sustainable equity, economic prosperity, and coastal resilience in the context of climate change.
Break the Cycle of Repeated Hurricane Disasters
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Latest News and Insights
Texas A&M Stories: Hub Researcher, a NOLA Native, Aids Disaster-Damaged Communities 12 Years After Katrina
In this profile piece, Abbey Hotard, a self-described “Katrina kid” and assistant professor of marine and environmental sciences at the University of South Alabama, reflects on her experience growing up in New Orleans and how it sparked her passion for coastal resilience research.
Hub Hosts Science Communication Workshops for Ocean Decade Video Competition
Participants in the Hub’s coastal protection-themed video competition have several opportunities to develop their science communication and video production skills.
UCLA Newsroom: Graduate Student-Researcher Engineer Duo Aid L.A. Wildfire Recovery
Buildings thrust leader Ertugrul Taciroglu and Patrick Hadinata were a part of a UCLA team that participated in field data reconnaissance and mapping efforts in the aftermath of the January Southern California wildfires.
CHEER Featured in Fellow CoPe Hub’s Monthly Seminar Series
Six CHEER researchers discussed the Hub’s latest research on the Cascadia CoPes Hub/Cascadia Coastal Hazards Research Coordination Network’s “First Thursday” virtual seminar series.
Research
Advance knowledge at the intersection of hurricane resilience, equity, economic prosperity, and climate change
Education
Engaging research and professional development opportunities for undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdocs
Thrust Areas
Research areas relate to hazards, buildings, households, government, economy, and integration of all of them
Partners
We work with university, community, practitioner, research, and education partners
Jobs
We are seeking post-docs, graduate student researchers, and undergraduate summer scholars to join this interdisciplinary, multi-university, multi-year project.
