Planning Grant: I/UCRC for Windstorm Hazard Mitigation

计划中的I/UCRC减轻风灾计划旨在承担基础研究和应用研究之间以及私人和公共利益之间的职能。该中心将与其成员合作，专注于寻求解决行业成员在现实世界中遇到的问题的解决方案，并提高他们的业绩和竞争力；增强政府机构和非政府组织准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、大学和行业的产品和知识产权；并通过制定提高社区对风和其他灾害的复原力的长期战略，促进中心成员之间的合作。计划中的中心旨在通过在减轻风暴方面的合作研究来保护房主、企业和社区，创新的实施将增强国家对未来灾难的弹性。该项目纳入了几项旨在增加多样性的倡议，这些倡议共同促进了更多样化的劳动力和商业环境的发展。同时，计划活动为学生提供了一个独特的机会，让他们与行业互动，提高他们的沟通能力，并增强他们的就业潜力。该项目有助于培养学生具有较强的解决问题、适应市场的能力。该项目还帮助培训中心的教职员工如何与行业合作。

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.