“Our plan is to develop leading edge earthquake research projects that reach deeply into our communities, and in doing so, the input we receive from these communities will help guide the science that we conduct."
Aaron Velasco, Ph.D.
C-CIES Principal Investigator
Professor of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences at
The University of Texas at El Paso
CORE VALUES
Inclusive Excellence, Diversity, Equity, and Community
GOAL 1
Advance interdisciplinary and convergent earthquake science and engineering research
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GOAL 3
Build capacity and improve communication within geohazard science and partner
communities to conduct, elevate, and apply value-driven geohazard research and respond to the changing
needs of communities
GOAL 2
Recruit, retain, and train the next generation of diverse, interdisciplinary Earth scientists
and leaders
GOAL 4
Develop a Collective Impact management structure with reinforcing activities to translate
results of scientific discovery into actions that can improve resilience and reduce risk from geohazards
BROAD SCIENCE DRIVERS
Why do earthquakes occur in regions away from plate boundaries?
For these regions, how can we better develop models of the possible events and the effects on humans and the built environment?
How do we effectively engage the public to communicate hazard and risk from these HiC-LoFI events and introduce earthquake preparedness in areas without recent earthquake experience?
How do we effectively conduct interdisciplinary, convergent research to further understand fundamental
earthquake science, ground motion modeling, engineering, and social science to increase resilience
within vulnerable populations in the PRICE region?