Planning Grant: I/UCRC for Windstorm Hazard Mitigation

计划中的I/UCRC为减轻风暴灾害打算承担的功能之间的接口基础和应用研究和私人和公共利益。该中心将与其成员合作，重点寻求解决工业界成员遇到的真实的世界问题的办法，并提高其业绩和竞争力;加强政府机构和非政府组织防备和应对未来风暴的能力;将联邦资助的研究成果转化为有利于研究人员、大学和工业的产品和知识产权;并通过制定长期战略来促进中心成员之间的合作，以增强社区对风和其他灾害的抵御能力。计划中的中心旨在保护房主，企业和社区，通过合作研究减轻风暴和实施创新将提高国家对未来灾害的弹性。该项目纳入了几项旨在增加多样性的举措，这些举措共同促进了更多样化的劳动力和商业环境的发展。同时，策划活动亦为学生提供一个独特的机会，让他们与业界互动，改善沟通技巧，并提升就业潜力。该项目有助于培养学生具有较强的解决问题的能力，市场能力。该项目还有助于培训中心的教师如何与行业合作。

The planned I/UCRC for Windstorm Hazard Mitigation intends to undertake functions at the interface between basic and applied research and between private and public interests. Working with its members, the Center will focus on seeking solutions to real world problems encountered by industry members and improve their performance and competitiveness; enhancing government agencies and NGOs capabilities to prepare for and respond to future windstorms; transferring findings from federally sponsored research to products and intellectual properties that benefit researchers, university, and industry; and facilitating collaboration between Center members by developing long-term strategies for enhancing community resiliency to wind and other hazards. The planned center aims to protect homeowners, businesses, and communities through collaborative research in windstorm mitigation and the implementation of innovations will enhance the Nation's resiliency to future disasters. Integrated in the project are several initiatives aimed at increasing diversity and collectively they contribute to the development of a more diverse workforce and business environment. Meanwhile, the planning activities provide a unique opportunity for students to interact with the industry, improve their communication skills, and enhance their employment potentials. The project helps develop students with strong problem solving, marketable capabilities. The project also helps train Center faculty on how to work with the industry.