Full scope of Beryl’s damage yet to be assessed while many still without power
Beryl left a trail of destruction from Texas to Vermont, marking the latest “billion dollar” weather and climate disaster to impact the U.S. The increasing cost of extreme weather events has authorities looking…
Department of Commerce funds South Florida ClimateReady Tech Hub 07/02/2024
U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Alejandra Y. Castillo was in Miami to announce $19 million in funding for the Tech Hubs program. $10 million will go to FIU for several…
FIU, Wall of Wind, Bring Wind Engineering into Florida Classrooms
Annual NSF-funded summer programs train STEM teachers in engineering. (Read More)
2024 Wall of Wind Mitigation Challenge: High School Teams Design, Test Protective Wind Barriers
Exciting competition at Florida International University inspires future wind engineers, connects them with local practitioners. (Read More)
CBS4 Miami: Museum of Discovery and Science’s “Eye of the Storm” teaches guests everything about hurricanes
The FIU Eye of the Storm at MODS in Fort Lauderdale on June 1st was a huge success! We thank the Florida Division of Emergency Management for their support! (Video)
Wall of Wind receives $4 million to expand hurricane and windstorm resilience research
U.S. Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart on Friday presented FIU’s Wall of Wind with a $4.05 million federal allocation to support windstorm research. (Read More)
At a glance: Hurricane research at FIU
FIU scientists are conducting hurricane-related research with all the intensity of a Category 5 storm. The Wall of Wind is one of only eight National Science Foundation-supported experimental facilities in the U.S. under…
The ocean is rising — and so is Miami’s skyline
The NSF-NHERI Wall of Wind at Florida International University in Miami is meant to blow back buildings. Inside the world’s most powerful hurricane simulator, scientists test structures, from scale models to full-size replicas….
Construction standards in an era of increasing natural disasters: FIU leads the conversation
FIU is steering the nation’s infrastructure agenda through critical research and advocacy. Recently, government officials, students, and faculty experts, including Dr. Arindam Gan Chowdhury, NHERI Wall of Wind Director, gathered in Washington, D.C.,…
Wall of Wind challenge is launching pad for high school students, hub for alumni
Local high school students got a taste of the work engineers do to ensure safety and create rooftops that will resist hurricane-force winds. (Read More)
‘Wall of Wind’ tests rooftops to see if structures can withstand hurricane-force winds
FOX Weather multimedia journalist Brandy Campbell show Florida high school teams test rooftop designs for the ‘Wall of Wind’ challenge.
Researchers discussed their work as part of Aspen Ideas climate conference
FIU researchers discussed their work and showcased various projects during excursions for attendees of the recent Aspen Ideas: Climate conference, which was hosted by the prestigious Aspen Institute in collaboration with the City…
Hurricane Simulation Lab: the Wall of Wind at FIU Miami
PBS series HomeDiagnosisTV features the NHERI-FIU Wall of Wind.
Expanding capabilities of wind tunnel testing using innovative cyber-physical method
Engineering experts from FIU and Lehigh University are using an innovative part-physical, part-computational testing method known as real-time cyber-physical modeling to get a full picture of how powerful winds affect tall buildings. (Read…
Reducing wind damage is the focus of the partnership between top U.S. companies, FIU, Texas Tech and Florida Tech
Dr. Zisis, NSF-NHERI Wall of Wind Researcher, talks about the Center for Wind Hazard and Infrastructure Performance (WHIP-C). (Read More)