Application Deadline for 2013 NSF CAREER Proposal Writing Workshop

Category: Workshop

Sponsored by the NSF Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation, the 2013 NSF CAREER Proposal Writing Workshop will be held on April 8 and 9, 2013, at University of South Florida. This workshop will cover the basics of CAREER proposal writing and review. It will include …

Using the NEES@UCSB Data in Research and Education

Category: Webinar

NEES / EERI Research to Practice Webinar: Using the NEES@UCSB Data in Research and Education Presented by Dr. Jamison Steidl (PI of the NEES@UCSB site) and Dr. Sandy Seale (NEES@UCSB Project Specialist and EOT Coordinator) is the ninth in the Research to Practice Webinar Series co-produced by …

Discovering OpenSees: Surfing the Waves of OpenSees: Modeling SCBFs Using Beam-column Elements

Category: Webinar

The next seminar in the web-based Discovering OpenSees: Surfing the waves of OpenSees learning series will occur on January 30 & 31. The session will be broadcast twice to allow users in all time zones around the world to participate. This 1-hour session is titled "Modeling SCB Frames Using …

Discovering OpenSees: Surfing the Waves of OpenSees: Modeling SCBFs Using Beam-column Elements

Category: Webinar

The next seminar in the web-based Discovering OpenSees: Surfing the waves of OpenSees learning series will occur on January 30 & 31. The session will be broadcast twice to allow users in all time zones around the world to participate. This 1-hour session is titled "Modeling SCB Frames Using …

2013 EERI Annual Meeting

Category: Annual Meeting

NEEScomm will have a booth set up during the conference. Barb Fossum, Standa Pejsa and Cheng Song will be present. Meeting will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel.

Monthly EOT meeting

Category: Other

The monthly EOT meeting is held to provide opportunity to share information, disseminate any new policy changes, address questions from the various sites and provide a forum to further collaboration and discussion among the sites and NEEScomm EOT.

NEES Exhibit at Discover Engineering Family Day

Category: Education

With help from the NEES Ambassadors at Howard University, NEES will take its mini wave flume to Discover Engineering Family Day at the National Building Museum in Washington DC. Participants will design and construct a structure and test its performance when subjected to a model …

NEES visits Morgan State University

Category: Conference

NEES representatives will be coming to Morgan State University (MSU) on Tuesday, February 19th from 12-2:30 pm to provide critical information to both students and faculty. The purpose of this day is threefold: 1) to expose attendees to the NEES, 2) to foster collaborations between attendees in the …

NEEShub Boot Camp - Berkeley, CA

Category: Training

For more information and online registration, visit: http://nees.org/bootcampberkeley A half-day NEEShub Boot Camp training session sponsored by NEEScomm and PEER at University of California, Berkeley is planned for THURSDAY, February 21, 2013. The Boot Camp will start at 10:00am and end in the …

Research to Practice Webinar: Performance, Analysis and Design of Flexural Concrete Walls

Category: Webinar

A NEES / EERI Research to Practice Webinar: Performance, Analysis and Design of Flexural Concrete Walls Presented by Professors Laura Lowes and Dawn Lehman, both of the University of Washington. ABSTRACT Structural walls are one of the most commonly used reinforced concrete seismic …

Deadline to Register for Student Bridge Seismic Design Competition

Category: Education

Undergraduate student teams are encouraged to participate in a new bridge seismic design competition that will take place during the 7th National Seismic Conference (7NSC) on Bridges and Highways, Oakland, CA, May 20-22, 2013. This dynamic competition will involve designing a bridge to resist …

Discovering OpenSees: Surfing the Waves of OpenSees seminar

Category: Webinar

Discovering OpenSees: Surfing the Waves of OpenSees seminar "Conducting Hybrid Simulations with OpenSees/OpenFresco" on March 7 The next seminar in the web-based Discovering OpenSees: Surfing the Waves of OpenSees learning series will occur on March 7th. The session will be broadcast twice to …

Discovering OpenSees: Surfing the Waves of OpenSees seminar

Category: Webinar

Discovering OpenSees: Surfing the Waves of OpenSees seminar "Conducting Hybrid Simulations with OpenSees/OpenFresco" on March 7 The next seminar in the web-based Discovering OpenSees: Surfing the Waves of OpenSees learning series will occur on March 7th. The session will be broadcast twice to …

Informational Webinar on NEES2 Solicitation (NSF 13-537)

Category: Webinar

George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Operations, FY 2015- FY 2019 Wednesday, March 13, 2013 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time NSF Headquarters, Arlington This Informational Webinar will provide an overview presentation and answers to questions on the …

Effective Force Test Methods using Robust Loop-Shaping Force Feedback Controller seminar

Category: Seminar

PRESENTED BY Narutoshi Nakata Department of Civil Engineering Johns Hopkins University ABSTRACT This seminar presents an overview of the research program on effective force testing (EFT) at the Johns Hopkins University. EFT is an experimental method that directly applies input dynamic forces …

Soil-Structure Interaction Effects of Building Clusters During Earthquakes seminar

Category: Seminar

T.T. SOONG STUDENT LECTURE SERIES The "T.T. Soong Student Lecture Series” recognizes Prof. Soong’s outstanding research accomplishments and contributions to the field of structural and earthquake engineering over the course of his 48-year career at the University at …

Discovering OpenSees: Surfing the Waves of OpenSees seminar

Category: Seminar

"Modeling Structures Subject to Fire" on March 27, 2013 The next seminar in the web-based Discovering OpenSees: Surfing the waves of OpenSees learning series will occur on March 27. This 1-hour session is titled "Modelling Structures Subject to Fire" and will occur on Wednesday, March 27 at 5:00 …

T.T. Soong Student Lecture Series: Control of Inelastic Structures by Weakening and Damping

Category: Webinar

Andrei Reinhorn, Professor Emeritus, University at Buffalo, will present “Control of Inelastic Structures by Weakening and Damping” as the next guest speaker in the T.T. Soong Student Lecture Series. In his presentation, Prof. Reinhorn will discuss the concept of structural weakening, the …

2013 NSF CAREER Proposal Writing Workshop

Category: Workshop

Announcement for the 2013 NSF CAREER Proposal Writing Workshop Sponsored by the NSF Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation, the 2013 NSF CAREER Proposal Writing Workshop will be held on April 8 and 9, 2013, at University of South Florida. This workshop will cover the basics …

10NCEE Special Session Proposals due

Category: Annual Meeting

As you may be aware, NEES is collaborating with EERI in the organization of a joint annual meeting during the 10th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering to be held July 21-25, 2014 in Anchorage Alaska. The full announcement can be found at: …

Quake Summit 2013: Abstract Submission Deadline

Category: Annual Meeting

The NEES Annual meeting (Quake Summit 2013) will be held August 7-9 in Reno, Nevada. Quake Summit 2013 will feature nearly 100 technical oral presentations on Wednesday August 7 and Thursday August 8 by members of the academic and practicing communities. A poster session will be held on August 7 …

Research to Practice Webinar: Development of Tsunami Design Provisions

Category: Webinar

A NEES / EERI Research to Practice Webinar: Development of Tsunami Design Provisions Presented by Ian Robertson and H. Ronald Riggs, Professors of Civil Engineering at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, and Gary Chock, President of Martin & Chock, Inc. In 2005 NSF funded a 5-year NEESR …

7th National Seismic Conference on Bridges and Highways

Category: Conference

The Seventh National Seismic Conference on Bridges & Highways will be held May 20-22, 2013 at the Oakland Marriott City Center, in Oakland, California. With the theme of “Bridge Resilience for Earthquakes and Other Natural Hazards” the conference’s objective is to increase awareness of …

Research to Practice Webinar: Behavior and Design of Concrete-Filled Beam-Columns

Category: Webinar

Presented by: Roberto T. Leon, Virginia Tech; Jerome F. Hajjar, Northeastern University; Larry Griffis, Walter P. Moore "Behavior and Design of Concrete-Filled Beam-Columns" is the next in the Research to Practice Webinar Series co-produced by the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation …

Deadline for submitting proposals for NEES2 and NEESR planning grants

Category: Other

June 3rd, 2013 is the deadline for submitting proposals for NEES2, NEESR planning grants. For more information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/nsf13544/nsf13544.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click

Education and Outreach Showcase Abstract Submission Deadline

Category: Annual Meeting

Education and Outreach Showcase – Invitation to present Members of the NEES Community are invited to submit an abstract to participate in the Education and Outreach showcase to be held on Wednesday August 7 at the NEES Annual meeting. NEES Equipment Sites and NEESR projects have developed many …

10NCEE Conference paper abstracts due

Category: Conference

Authors must submit abstracts and papers online at http://submissions.miracd.com/10NCEE/login.aspx. The deadline for submission of abstracts is June 15, 2013. For more information: http://10ncee.org/call-for-papers

NEES Governance Board Meeting

Category: Other

NEES Governance Board will hold a meeting on Monday, August 5th, 3:00 PM

Quake Summit 2013

Category: Annual Meeting

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