Texas Tech University

Advancing Infrastructure Resilience – mastering extremes in complex environments

During this workshop, experts and practitioners from academia, applied research, private, and public sectors will not only exchange concepts and applications in infrastructure resilience, but also identify joint research opportunities for German-US research teams.

Featuring the leading applied research organization in Europe and National Academy members & pioneer researchers in the US

  • Engaging participants via TED-style talks, expert panel, and World Cafe
  • Covering hazards from wind to flood in a changing climate
  • Exploring systems from civil infrastructure to agriculture

October 9, 2018
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
McKenzie-Merket Alumini Center
17th & University
Lubbock, Texas 79409

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Hosted by:

Texas Tech University Department of Civil, Environmental & Construction Engineering, USA in collaboration with Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst-Mach-Institut, EMI, Germany

 

The "Year of German-American Friendship" is a comprehensive and collaborative initiative of the Federal Foreign Office, the Goethe-Institut, and with support of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), highlighting the decades long relationship grounded in common values, interests, and goals.

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