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The institute for resilient infrastructure systems
Redefining infrastructure for a more
resilient world

We’re an interdisciplinary team of scientists working toward thriving communities, businesses and natural systems through natural infrastructure.

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Nature-positive infrastructure

Our affiliates work together to engineer nature-postitive infrastructure in a wide array of contexts, communities and ecosystems. Learn more by exploring our project portfolio.

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Key initiatives
The Network for Engineering With Nature

IRIS is one of the founding partners in a collaboration with the US Army Corps of Engineers to accelerate the practice of Engineering With Nature

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Nature and Security

IRIS works in collaboration with the Department of Defense to strengthen national security around the country by engineering smart and resilient installations

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About natural infrastructure

Learn about how melding natural and conventional infrastructure can create resilient communities, industries and ecosystems

  • IRIS Field Course serves as a model for natural infrastructure education

    IRIS Field Course serves as a model for natural infrastructure education

    What’s the best way to learn about interdisciplinary topics? A new Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems publication, “Assessing outcomes of a field-oriented course in natural infrastructure,” helps to answer that question. The publication, which was recently published in the International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, highlighted how experiential learning can improve student understanding and skills.…

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  • Reflecting on Resilience: Q&A with Haley Selsor, IRIS Research Professional

    Reflecting on Resilience: Q&A with Haley Selsor, IRIS Research Professional

    We’re very proud to announce the recent graduation of PhD student Haley Selsor, who successfully defended her dissertation on flood risk and equity in the Athens area in early summer. To celebrate her successful defense, we sat down with her to learn about how she got to this point in her education, what surprised her…

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  • New Resilient Futures Episode: Going With the Flow

    New Resilient Futures Episode: Going With the Flow

    California relies on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta as a hub for water, biodiversity, agriculture, recreation, and more. How can we make sure that management actions are working as intended? A returning guest to the Resilient Futures Podcast, Stephen Elser is a Senior Environmental Scientist with the Delta Stewardship Council, which works to advance California’s coequal…

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