NEES 7th Annual Meeting: Seismic Mitigation in a Flat World - June 23-25, 2009 - Honolulu, Hawaii  

Overview

The George E Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) 7th Annual Meeting will be held as part of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) Research and Innovation Conference: Research and Education in a Flat World. This will provide an excellent opportunity for the NEES community to interact with researchers from other sectors of the NSF CMMI Division and showcase the impact of NEES on seismic mitigation. The 7th Annual Meeting will provide an occasion for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to discuss NEES research past, present and future with a special focus on broadening and expanding our scope and impact.

Join us to hear the latest developments, to share your experiences and accomplishments, and to connect with peers from across the nation and around the world. The 7th Annual Meeting will be held at the Hawaii Convention Center and will feature high profile plenary sessions, informative breakout sessions, and extensive networking opportunities. Plenary session topics include:

• NEES in a Multi-Hazard World will examine the role of NEES and the earthquake engineering community in researching the effects of a multi-hazard environment on engineered systems, and how these effects can be mitigated.
• NEES Success Stories and Innovations will provide a highlight reel of significant contributions to the advancement of earthquake engineering research, cyberinfrastructure and education that would not have been possible without NEES.
• NEES in a Flat World will highlight international NEES collaborations as well as independent international earthquake engineering research programs that complement NEES research.
• NEES without Borders will build on the global theme by looking forward and focusing on the potential impact of NEES around the world.
• NEES: Advancing Performance and Resiliency Worldwide will highlight current NEES research with the potential to significantly contribute to seismic resiliency.
• Emerging Frontiers in Research will provide an interactive opportunity for attendees to discuss seismic research needs, innovative mitigation strategies and investigation methods with a panel of NEES researchers.

Annual Meeting Presentations

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Meeting Opening - Welcome

James R. "Duke" Aiona, Jr., Lieutenant Governor, State of Hawaii
G. Kemble Bennett, Vice-Chancellor and Dean, Texas A&M University
Mun Y. Choi, Dean, University of Connecticut [PDF]
Thomas W. Peterson, Assistant Director for Engineering, National Science Foundation

Keynote Speakers

1. Bernard Amadei, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder [PDF]
2. Alan Epstein, Vice President for Technology and Environment, Pratt & Whitney [PDF]
3. Video for "Wheel": [Watch Now]

NEES Opening Plenary Session: NEES in a Multi-Hazard World
Moderator: John Wallace, University of California, Los Angeles

NEES Plenary Session 1: NEES Success Stories and Innovations

Moderator: Steven McCabe, NEESinc

Experiences with International Collaboration

M.P.Singh, NSF

The Materials World Network: an International Scientific Success Story
Daniele Finotello, NSF Division of Materials Research

Experiences from the US-PRC Cooperative Research on Earthquake Engineering
George Lee, University at Buffalo

International Research and Education: Some Keys to Success
Anne Emig, NSF Office of International Science and Engineering

Asia-Pacific Collaboration in Smart Structures Technology
Bill Spencer, University of Illinois, Urbana

PH.D. and Beyond
Matthew T. Carnavos, NSF
Jeffrey W. Berman, University of Washington
John A. Judge, The Catholic University of America
Andrea Hodge, University of Southern California
Keri Ryan, Utah State University

Energy, Sustainability, and CMMI
Sandip Tiwari, Cornell University
James Watkins, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Energy Manufacturing
Matthew Realff, Georgia Institute of Technology
Steve Danyluk, Georgia Institute of Technology [PDF]

High-Performance Computing for CMMI Research
Stephen G. Nash, George Mason University
Omar Ghattas, University of Texas, Austin
David E. Keyes, Columbia University and King Abdullah University of Science & Technology
Peter T. Cummings, Vanderbilt University

NEES Plenary Session 2: NEES in a Flat World
Moderator: Stephan Mahin, University of California, Berkeley

Broader Impacts and Promoting Global Diversity

Joycelyn S. Harrison, NSF
Mary Lynn Realff, Georgia Institute of Technology
Ted Conway, NSF
Omnia El-Hakim, NSF

Ethics in the International Context
Adnan Akay, Bilkent University & Carnegie Mellon University
Jane E. Fountain, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Rachelle Hollander, Director, Center for Engineering, Ethics, and Society, National Academy of Engineering
Scott J. Moore, NSF, Office of Inspector General

Getting the Word Out
Judy M. Vance, Iowa State University
Vadim Shapiro, University of Wisconsin
S. K. Gupta, University of Maryland

Research Opportunities at the Intersection of the Physical and Engineering Sciences and Cancer Biology
Anna Barker, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
Clark V. Cooper, NSF

NEES Plenary Session 3: NEES without Borders
Moderator: Roberto Leon, Georgia Institute of Technology

U.S. - China NanoManufacturing Workshop

Shaochen Chen, NSF of the U.S.
Guobiao Wang, NSF of China

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Collaborative Research Efforts with Industry

Don Senich, NSF
David Benson, University of California, San Diego
Thomas Weller, University of South Florida
Albert Shih, University of Michigan
Jennica Lowell, Kona Blue Water Farms, Inc.
Joanne Ebesu, Oceanit Laboratories, Inc.

CAREER and Beyond
Shaochen Chen, NSF
Jian Cao, Northwestern University
Z.J. Pei, Kansas State University

Engineering for the Developing World
Bernard Amadei, University of Colorado at Boulder

Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Research
Bruce M. Kramer, NSF
Shaochen Chen, NSF
Clark V. Cooper, NSF
Richard J. Fragaszy, NSF
Robert L. Smith, NSF

Top Advances and Emerging Areas
George A. Hazelrigg, NSF

Top Advances:
Stochastic Recruitment
Harry Asada, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Development of New Integrated Tools for Predicting, Monitoring, and Controlling Movements due to Excavations
Richard Finno, Northwestern University
Nanomanufacturing of Graphene-Based Devices
Steven Chou, Princeton University

Emerging Areas:
Bio-Inspired Sensing and Actuation Technologies Towards the Next Generation of Engineering Systems
Jerome Lynch, University of Michigan
Carbon Dioxide and Construction: Reduction, Sequestration, and Remediation
Kimberly Kurtis, Georgia Institute of Technology

Biologically Inspired and Enhanced Materials
Demitris Kouris, NSF
Pradeep Guduru, Brown University
Rod Ruoff, University of Texas at Austin
Taher Saif, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

NEES: Seismic Performance of Non-Ductile Buildings and Non-Structural Components
Moderator: Julio Ramirez, Purdue University

NEES: Lifelines and Critical Infrastructure

Moderator: Bruce Kutter, University of California, Davis

NEES: Connecting the World Through Hybrid Simulation

Moderator: Benson Shing, University of California, San Diego

NEES: Emerging Frontiers in Earthquake Engineering and Multi-Hazard Experimentation

Moderator: Andre Filiatrault, University at Buffalo

Collaboration and Synergism Among Dynamical Systems Project: A Panel Discussion
Eduardo Misawa, NSF

Early Planning for Industry-University Collabroation
Don Senich, NSF
Anthony Boccanfuso, National Academy of Sciences
James Brown, NSF

International Activities Related to Disaster Reduction: The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC)
Dennis Wenger, NSF
Stuart Weinstein, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

SPECIAL SESSION: Engineering in the Global Context
Co-Organizer: Jimmy Hsia, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Co-Organizer: Ken Chong, NSF
Subra Suresh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Engineering

Opportunities for International Cooperation through European Research and Higher Education Programs
Laurent Bocheraeu, Delegation of the European Commission

Innovation through Global Collaboration and Competition
Henry Yang, University of California at Santa Barbara

Dynamic Growth of Leading Research Universities in China
Wei Yang, Zhejiang University, China

Agent Based Modeling
William A. Wallace, Renssaeler Polytechnic Institute
Benigno Aguirre, University of Delaware

Sustainability Research in Civil and Mechanical Engineering Departments
Richard J. Fragaszy, NSF
Lawrence C. Bank, NSF

NEES: Emerging Frontiers in Research
Moderator: Shirley Dyke, Washington University in St. Louis

Thursday, June 25, 2009

NEES: Innovations in Education, Outreach and Sensor Technology

Moderator: Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego

NEES: Large-Scale Experimental Research

Moderator: Charles Roeder, University of Washington

NEES: Simulation of Seismic Behavior and Performance

Moderator: Bozidar Stojadinovic, University of California, Berkeley

NEES: Hydrodynamic Effects and Liquefaction

Moderator: Ian Robertson, University of Hawaii at Manoa

NEES Closing Plenary Session: Advancing Performance and Resiliency

Co-Moderator: Steven McCabe, NEESinc
Co-Moderator: Jack Moehle, University of California, Berkeley
Gregory Deierlein, Stanford University
M. Saiid Saiidi, University of Nevada, Reno
Richard Sause, Lehigh University