Micaha Dean Hughes, a member of the Hub’s evaluation team and Ph.D. candidate at North Carolina State University, uses data to tell stories that humanize CHEER’s research and amplify its social and scientific impact.
Sydney Dyck, a PhD student on CHEER households thrust, traveled to Houston, Texas, to work with The Restoration Team, one of the Hub’s community partners and SEED grant recipients.
Prevatt, a 2024-2025 Jefferson Science Fellow, delivered his address in Washington, D.C. as a part of the National Academy of Sciences’ distinguished lecture series. He focused on a key question: How can the government better protect American diplomats from high-speed winds?
Hesam Soleimani-Babakamali, a postdoc on CHEER’s buildings thrust, uses big data and AI tools to help the Hub tackle its research goals – no matter the scale.
The theme of the 50th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, which ran from July 14 to 17 at the Omni Interlocken Hotel in Broomfield, Colorado, was “The Next 50 Years: Charting a Course for the Hazards and Disaster Field.”
Although their time with the Hub was brief, the numerous research activities, community engagement, and enthusiasm of this year’s summer scholars will have a lasting impact on the Hub’s work. Come ride along with them in this recap of this year’s program.
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