Coastal Resilience Center of Excellence (CRC) researchers and students across several North Carolina universities will be leading three primary efforts in response to Hurricane Matthew. These include: 1) studying the impacts of Hurricane Matthew on eastern North Carolina communities; … Read more
At Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) in Charlotte, N.C., Coastal Resilience Center (CRC) Principal investigator Dr. Hang Chen is working to prepare the next generation of leaders in coastal resilience. Through her project, “Preparing Tomorrow’s Minority Task Force in Coastal … Read more
Dr. Jennifer Horney believes that the quality of disaster recovery can be markedly improved with a well-designed, comprehensive and holistic pre-disaster recovery plan. Dr. Horney, of Texas A&M University, is the Principal Investigator on the Coastal Resilience Center project “Implementing … Read more
Researchers from Oregon State University and Colorado State University are conducting benchmark laboratory and numerical experiments to improve the resilience of coastal structures subject to hurricane waves and surge. Principal investigator Dr. Daniel Cox and co-Principal Investigator Dr. John … Read more
The ADCIRC storm surge model is a major focus of Coastal Resilience Center research projects. Each of the four projects focus on making improvements to the model to allow faster simulations of flooding, both onshore and inland, in time-sensitive situations. … Read more
A web-based tool being expanded as part of the Coastal Resilience Center (CRC) will enable local planners and emergency managers to improve integration of hazard mitigation to guide land use and urban development in hazardous areas. CRC Principal Investigator Dr. … Read more
This past semester, students enrolled in certificate courses at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) got the chance to ask questions of the nation’s top emergency management official and tour the facility where North Carolina … Read more
