Graduate Student (PREP0004926)
Research Title: Community Resilience System Model IN-CORE Modeling
The PREP Research Associate will conduct collaborative research with researchers in the Community Resilience Group in the Engineering Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The PREP participant will conduct research on the project entitled Development of a First-Generation Community-Resilience Systems Model. Under this project, the PREP participant will contribute to a study exploring the joint use of the (NIST) Alternatives for Resilient Communities (NIST ARC) model and the IN-CORE model. NIST ARC employs mathematical programming methods to facilitate exploration of alternative solutions for increasing a community’s resilience to natural hazards such as floods, tornados, and earthquakes.
The associate will set up and conduct the IN-CORE modeling for an earthquake case study involving Shelby County, TN that is subject to seismic hazards, consulting with NIST researchers.
Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Assembling model input data,
- Set up IN-CORE model runs
- Generate and evaluate the results
- Disseminate their research through conferences and submission of peer-reviewed journal articles.
- Carrying out statistical analyses and interpretation of results
- Determining methods to analyze complex data for validation
- Co-authoring reports on results of analyses
- Presenting results at internal meetings, and occasional meetings with external stakeholders
- Ensuring that results, protocols, datasets, and documentation have been archived or otherwise transmitted to the larger organization
Qualifications:
- A BS in Civil Engineering or related technical field
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- US Citizens Preferred
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