NHERI Graduate Student Council
2025 Mini-Conference
We are excited to announce that our keynote speaker will be Dr. Jamie Padgett from Rice University, Stanley C. Moore Professor in Engineering Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Updates
Our keynote speaker, Dr. Jammie Padgett, Stanley C. Moore Professor in Engineering Chair from the Rice University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will deliver an enlightening talk and discussion with our audience. More details coming soon.
We are also providing an opportunity for attendees to submit questions about the topic. We encourage you to share questions with Dr. Padgett in our Mini-Conference registration: https://bit.ly/2025NHERIGSC_Mini-Conference.
Program Information
The NHERI Graduate Student Council is excited to announce our third annual NHERI GSC Mini-Conference.This fully virtual one-day conference brings together graduate students in the field of natural hazards to present original, multidisciplinary research. Accepted poster and paper presentations include novel approaches to methods, empirical research, and interdisciplinary work from graduate student researchers including geotechnical engineers, structural engineers, sociologists, demographers, computer scientists, and other disciplines. Attendees will also have opportunities to network and find potential collaborators during sessions.
The NHERI GSC Mini-Conference will run from 10:00 am-5:00 pm CT on Friday, May 16, 2025.
The full schedule of events will be released in late April.
Eligibility
Anyone is welcome to attend the NHERI GSC Mini-Conference, including NHERI GSC members, non-member graduate students, faculty, administrators, industry professionals, or others interested in hearing about innovative, multidisciplinary research in the natural hazards field.
All registrants will receive a calendar invite with a link to attend the virtual Mini-Conference following successful registration. We expect all attendees to be respectful of all participants and presenters.
Contact Us
For questions, please contact the NHERI GSC Organizing Committee.
- Pooria Mazaheri, Chair of Research (mazaheri@iastate.edu)
- Parisa Toofani Movaghar, Chair of Data Challenge (ptoofani@nd.edu)
- Harman Singh, President (harmansingh1412@gmail.com)
- Richard Campos, Vice President (richard.campos@ou.edu)
- Rajendra Gautam, Chair of Workshops and Mentoring (rgautam.nepal@gmail.com)