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Beyond September 11th: An Account of Post-Disaster Research

NSF Media Briefing

Engineers Week
Monday, February 23, 2004
National Science Foundation
Arlington, Virginia

Insight into Research at Ground Zero, Presented by the Researchers Who Were There
On Monday, February 23, the National Science Foundation hosted six of the nation's top rapid-response researchers to report on their experiences at Ground Zero.
Read about this event.

Here are the briefing details from that day including speaker presentations and contact information.

INTRODUCTION

		Welcoming Remarks and Introductions John Brighton, Assistant Director for Engineering, NSF Arden Bement, Acting Director, NSF Dennis Wenger, program director, Infrastructure Systems Management and Hazard Response Program, NSF View webcast segment. (18:43 min.)

		The Events of September 11: From the Eyes of the Research Community Miriam Heller, Competition Coordinator for Human and Social Dynamics, NSF View webcast segment. (11:50 min.)

RESEARCHER PRESENTATIONS

		Topic: September 11 disaster research Dennis Mileti, professor and chair, Department of Sociology at the University of Colorado at Boulder and past director of the Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center Speaker biography. View webcast segment. (9:28 min.)

		Topic: Disrupted infrastructure at the WTC site William "Al" Wallace, professor of decision sciences and engineering systems, School of Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Speaker biography. View webcast segment. (11:54 min.) View presentation only (captioned).

		Topic: Digital mapping and spatial data at ground zero Susan Cutter, Carolina Distinguished Professor and director of the Hazards Research Lab, Department of Geography, University of South Carolina Speaker biography. View webcast segment. (11:46 min.) View presentation only (captioned).

		Topic: Outburst of volunteerism following September 11 attacks Alice Fothergill, assistant professor of sociology, University of Vermont Speaker biography. View webcast segment. (10:04 min.) View presentation only (captioned).

		Topic: Business outreach and response following September 11 attacks David McEntire, program coordinator and assistant professor of emergency administration and planning, Department of Public Administration, University of North Texas Speaker biography. View webcast segment. (10:33 min.) View presentation only (captioned).

		Topic: Service flexibility in response and recovery at WTC Rae Zimmerman, professor of planning and public administration and director of the Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems (ICIS), Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University Speaker biography. View webcast segment. (12:59 min.) View presentation only (captioned).