Natural Disasters
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Grad student adds drone imagery to toolbox for post-disaster recovery
The F3 tornado began just west of Nashville and ripped through the Davidson and Wilson counties. A new online gallery of photos taken in the days, weeks and months following the March 2020 regional tornados is the work of an engineering graduate student who wants to make disaster… Read MoreJun. 24, 2021
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Climate adaptation is a necessity and no longer an option
This opinion piece by Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Mark Abkowitz originally appeared in The Hill, an American news website based in Washington, D.C. focused on politics, policy, business and international relations. Professor Abkowitz chairs a National Academy of Sciences… Read MoreOct. 19, 2020