About Us
The
Disaster Mitigation Group at the University of Texas at Arlington (UT
Arlington) is a broad based disaster related cluster of faculty, professional
and government linked research, education and outreach effort. The effort will
focus on mitigation for probable disasters likely to affect communities in the
state and the nation. The truly multi-disciplinary umbrella organization is
unique in its mission to address natural disasters (e.g. wind storms, floods,
earthquakes, wild fires), technological events (e.g. hazardous material spills,
power grid failures, cyber failures) and man-made events (e.g. blasts,
bio-terrorisms). In addition, interaction between disasters, inter-dependency
of infrastructure failure, and the socio-economic effects of disasters is being
addressed. The current group of 22 UT Arlington faculty members involves well known
experts in civil, electrical and industrial engineering, computer science,
biology, architecture, urban planning, social science and criminology. Recent
disasters have demonstrated the need for innovative solutions to disaster
mitigation. This group brings together UT Arlington faculty in
collaboration with local agencies, state authorities, the private sector and
federal agencies in significantly advancing the knowledge base in disaster
related issues.


