DesignSafe Radio

Natural hazards engineers vs earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis! Produced by the NHERI network, a U.S. National Science Foundation suppported research award.

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How do earthquake engineers collect data from shake table tests? Researchers Tara Hutchinson (@UCSD) and Benjamin Schafer (@JohnsHopkins ) explain: https://t.co/Lrv8wqhRoN

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Stories about post-hurricane reconnaissance w/@essie_uf prof @NinaStark18 . How field deployments work and how to get involved! Tune in: https://t.co/0EzRxR8gWB

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Watching!

[NHERI @NHERI_Network]

June 23, 10am PT: Watching the CFS10 shake tests @NHERI_UCSD ! Click "project testing live stream" here: https://t.co/p4LXgIs0Af.

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How will a 10-story, steel-framed building fare in an earthquake? Ben Schafer, @HopkinsEngineer , joins us to discuss the (not so) surprising capabilities of cold-formed steel. https://t.co/wmqMRQCHLD

[DesignSafe Radio @DesignsafeR]

Fascinating!

[Avery Tomasco @averytomascowx]

This is it. *THE* video to watch from yesterday's destructive supercell. Credit to Iskra Mahler for catching it on his drone from east Austin.

Edited to highlight:
1. Wall cloud over Austin with brief tornado attempt
2. Rare capture of a microburst
3. FFD ripping into the city

[Inst. for Cyber Physical Infrastructure & Energy @LehighCPIE]

Building Resilience: NHERI Lehigh's Large-Scale Tests Advance Mass Timber for a Safer Future https://t.co/3ucPP3D4bw

[Mojtaba Harati @mojtabaharati]

I am speaking at 14th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability. Please check out my talk if you're attending the event! - via #Whova event app

[FIU Extreme Events Institute @FIUExtremeEvent]

FDEM Director Kevin Guthrie urged South Floridians to be prepared, be ready, and have a plan. FDEM grant funding made Saturday's Eye of the Storm a free admission day at MODS. Now is the time to finalize your hurricane plans for your family, home and business.

[DesignSafe Radio @DesignsafeR]

Wowser! Million Podcasts ranks NHERI's DesignSafe Radio podcast #5 in the Top 40 Natural Disaster Podcasts! @NHERIDesignSafe @NHERI_EER @NSF

[Million Podcasts @MillionPodcasts]

🎧 Top 40 Natural Disaster Podcasts of 2025! 🎧

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✅ Direct access to top natural disaster podcasts 🎙️🚨
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🎙 For emergency planners, safety PR teams, and researchers—this is your go-to podcast list! 📡🌐

[Million Podcasts @MillionPodcasts]

🎧 Top 40 Natural Disaster Podcasts of 2025! 🎧

🔗 Full list here: https://t.co/biY1R8Ef7C

Covering survival stories, emergency response, and disaster science—essential for PR pros, educators, and safety communicators 🌪️🌍

🎧 Why use this list?
✅ Direct access to top natural disaster podcasts 🎙️🚨
✅ Save hours of research—contacts all in one place ⏳🗂
✅ Perfect for outreach campaigns, safety initiatives & expert interviews 🧠📢

📢 Big shoutout to these top voices in disaster media 👇
@disasterareapod @trollprincess @disastroushstry @shareabletom @fema @designsafer @drzehner @geotrek @hurricanehal @corp2community @gcoem @Doberman_EMG @podmedic @sambradley11 @joeholley @usgs_quakes @wnstory @alaskadhsem @Prepperradio @magpiekilljoy @Mind4Survival @stormfrontfreak @harrbear13 @philstormpod @tornadogreg @ladypilot70 @engineered_net @johnchidgey @sarahathaway19 @nfpa @jesseroman1 @survivalpunk @insidecanoehead @asartraining @d4h @dcnaustria @laist @jacobmargolis @ultsurvivaltips @bbcworldservice @RainShinePod @ceepcanada

🎙 For emergency planners, safety PR teams, and researchers—this is your go-to podcast list! 📡🌐

[DesignSafe Radio @DesignsafeR]

Cold-formed steel! A resilient material we rarely hear about. Get a smart intro on the topic w/research engineer Ben Schafer of @JohnsHopkins .
https://t.co/CfDDYW15cd

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Tomorrow! Publishing our first interview with Ben Schafer, authority on cold-formed steel structures for resisting earthquake and high-wind loading.

[DesignSafe Radio @DesignsafeR]

ICYMI: @OregonState research engineer @erica_fischer studies urban-wildland conflagrations. Here, she details how homeowners can mitigate wildfire risk: https://t.co/dTpcJBQkBM . More:
-- https://t.co/8Ks1znRXF8
-- https://t.co/2HIzNcombC

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ICYMI: Learn how geotech Diane Moug is researching ways to improve the cone penetration test. Valuable @NSF -funded science. @PortlandStateUn @UCDavisCOE

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Geotechs! Prof Diane Moug @PortlandStateUn joins us to discuss improving the ubiquitous cone penetration test, the focus of her @NSF CAREER award. https://t.co/GuLBJsaU0k

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Excited to have @OregonState researcher @erica_fischer on the podcast to explain how engineers understand effects of urban wildfire. DYK? Recon teams are collecting date from Palisades fire this week. Tune in: https://t.co/8Ks1znRXF8

[NHERI @NHERI_Network]

We look forward to some fascinating research collabs between the US and Japan!

[NWS GSP @NWSGSP]

In case you did not know this already, we actually have 12 seasons...

#scwx #ncwx #gawx

[Shiling Pei @slpei]

Undergrads who are interested in Mass Timber, dont miss this! 12-week summer intern in 2025 at OSU with everything paid + $700/week stipend🤑
Only 12 seats so apply now!

https://t.co/Yg1RNEjZTO

[DesignSafe Radio @DesignsafeR]

NEW episode! @UF engineer Brian Phillips intros the Sentinel, a robust mobile weather tower that gathers data from landfalling hurricanes -- up to Cat 5! https://t.co/MhGUQP574z

[Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran]

The wind gusts are devastating. Truly a hurricane of fire.

Video: @stuartpalley