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IRIS welcomes Dr. Steven Thur, NOAA, to discuss research and relationships
ATHENS, GA – The Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems welcomed a special guest on Wednesday, August 21: NOAA’s Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Dr. Steven Thur. In this position, Dr. Thur oversees the foundational research that is key to understanding weather, climate, and marine and Great Lakes ecosystems. Thur’s focus is on applying…
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New episode of the Resilient Futures Podcast: Creating Space for Nature-based Solutions featuring Director Brian Bledsoe
The newest episode of the Resilient Futures Podcast features our Director, Dr. Brian Bledsoe, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Georgia and farmer, guitar player, and dad (not in that order.) Hosts Alysha Helmrich and Todd Bridges join Bledsoe in reviewing his lifelong commitment to research and interdisciplinary collaboration. His career…
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What does resilience look like halfway around the world? Urban infrastructure researchers Alysha Helmrich and Lynn Abdouni explore resilience planning in Doha, Qatar
The concept of resilience can be slippery. Is it about longevity, flexibility, adaptivity? All of the above? Resilience has different definitions across disciplines, space, and time, and researchers at IRIS are figuring out the shape that resilience takes in a new project based over 7000 miles away. This summer, urban infrastructure researchers Alysha Helmrich and…
