Director's Remarks

Dr. Abhay V. Trivedi

Wilberforce University is proud to be the recipient of the NNSA funded grant ID DE-FG02-05 CH11317.  The grant is specifically targeted at modeling and simulation issues with respect to major disasters including hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and other man made disasters.  The first phase of the grant aims to look at hurricane Katrina from a combination of a multi-modal multi-dimensional disaster model and its realistic impact on the city of New Orleans. 

The journal of NNSA Disaster Prediction and Management specifically looks at scholarly work around the subjects of technology engineering, psychology, policies, urban planning, communications and national agencies both profit and non-profit.  My hope is that the journal on Disaster Prediction and Management will initiate a healthy dialogue amongst scholars from academia, government and private agencies and result in creating practical solutions to pro-active disaster management initiatives. Key Objectives of the NNSA funded grant DE-FG02-05CH11317 

►    To create a simulation model depicting the impact/analysis of major disasters

►    To create a model based on commercial and government data available on impact of major disasters on major commercial and non-commercial institutions

►    To recreate a model depicting “Katrina” and its impact on the region by using actual data

►    To provide all modeling using GOTS and COTS software

►    To create innovative ways of reducing the impact of future disasters by pro-active analysis

►    To create a “life-like” laboratory environment where various disasters scenarios can be worked out

►    Create curriculum to offer insight into technological and psychological impact of energy and nuclear disasters

►    To help students get interested in top of the line DOE careers and research

Dr. Abhay V. Trivedi
V.P. Academic Affairs
Principal Investigator & Director
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