The wind gusts are devastating. Truly a hurricane of fire. Video: StuPal

NEW episode! FLORIDA engineer Brian Phillips intros the Sentinel, a robust mobile weather tower that gathers data from landfalling hurricanes -- up to Cat 5! youtube.com/watch?v=GzpsGD…

Undergrads who are interested in Mass Timber, dont miss this! 12-week summer intern in 2025 at OSU with everything paid + $700/week stipend🤑 Only 12 seats so apply now! timberengineering.org/community/job-…

In case you did not know this already, we actually have 12 seasons... #scwx #ncwx #gawx

We look forward to some fascinating research collabs between the US and Japan!

Excited to have Oregon State University researcher Erica Fischer on the podcast to explain how engineers understand effects of urban wildfire. DYK? Recon teams are collecting date from Palisades fire this week. Tune in: youtube.com/watch?v=0rceBV…

ICYMI: Learn how geotech Diane Moug is researching ways to improve the cone penetration test. Valuable U.S. National Science Foundation -funded science. Portland State EDU UC Davis College of Engineering

ICYMI: Oregon State University research engineer Erica Fischer studies urban-wildland conflagrations. Here, she details how homeowners can mitigate wildfire risk: youtube.com/watch?v=S6PFL4… . More: -- youtube.com/watch?v=0rceBV… -- youtube.com/watch?v=CsFDCB…

Tomorrow! Publishing our first interview with Ben Schafer, authority on cold-formed steel structures for resisting earthquake and high-wind loading.

Cold-formed steel! A resilient material we rarely hear about. Get a smart intro on the topic w/research engineer Ben Schafer of Johns Hopkins University . youtube.com/watch?v=iDTnzS…

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Wowser! Million Podcasts ranks NHERI's DesignSafe Radio podcast #5 in the Top 40 Natural Disaster Podcasts! NHERI NHERI Extreme Events U.S. National Science Foundation

I am speaking at 14th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability. Please check out my talk if you're attending the event! - via #Whova event app

Building Resilience: NHERI Lehigh's Large-Scale Tests Advance Mass Timber for a Safer Future tinyurl.com/35cduxb9

FDEM Director Kevin Guthrie urged South Floridians to be prepared, be ready, and have a plan. FDEM grant funding made Saturday's Eye of the Storm a free admission day at MODS. Now is the time to finalize your hurricane plans for your family, home and business.

Fascinating!

How will a 10-story, steel-framed building fare in an earthquake? Ben Schafer, Johns Hopkins Engineering , joins us to discuss the (not so) surprising capabilities of cold-formed steel. designsafe-ci.org/community/news…

Watching!

Stories about post-hurricane reconnaissance w/UF ESSIE prof Nina Stark . How field deployments work and how to get involved! Tune in: youtube.com/watch?v=Utuw_R…

How do earthquake engineers collect data from shake table tests? Researchers Tara Hutchinson (UC San Diego) and Benjamin Schafer (Johns Hopkins University ) explain: youtube.com/watch?v=FzeYSC…