Planning Grant: I/UCRC for Windstorm Hazard Mitigation

计划中的I/UCRC减轻风暴危害打算在基础研究和应用研究以及私人和公共利益之间承担职能。中心将与会员共同努力，为行业会员在现实生活中遇到的问题寻求解决方案，提高他们的绩效和竞争力；加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；并通过制定长期战略来加强社区对风力和其他灾害的恢复能力，促进中心成员之间的合作。计划中的中心旨在通过在缓解风暴和实施创新方面的合作研究来保护房主、企业和社区，这将增强美国对未来灾害的恢复能力。在该项目中集成了几项旨在增加多样性的举措，它们共同有助于发展更加多样化的劳动力和商业环境。同时，策划活动为学生提供了一个与业界互动的独特机会，提高了他们的沟通能力，提高了他们的就业潜力。该项目有助于培养学生较强的解决问题和市场能力。该项目还帮助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.