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DISASTER RESEARCH CENTER - Members of the University of Delaware's Disaster Research Center are world renowned for their knowledge related to disasters and disaster response.
Tricia Wachtendorf, Associate Director, Disaster Research CenterTopics: Social behavior in disasters; coordination among organizations; Lessons from Hurricane Katrina; hurricane evacuation/sheltersWebsite: http://udapps.nss.udel.edu/experts/327235663-Tricia_Wachtendorf
Joe Trainor, Assistant Professor, Disaster Research CenterTopics: First Responders, disaster planning, disaster responseWebsite: http://www.udel.edu/DRC/aboutus/bios/Trainor1.html
FLOODINGKelvin Ramsey, Scientist/Geologist, Delaware Geological Survey, member of the Delaware Emergency Management Agency scientific advisory groupTopics: Historic hurricanes; geologic effects of hurricanesWebsite: http://www.dgs.udel.edu/profile/kelvin-w-ramsey
Stefanie Baxter, Geologist/Research Associate, Delaware Geological SurveyTopics: FloodingWebsites: http://www.dgs.udel.edu/profile/stefanie-j-baxter
HEALTHAmy Cowperthwait, Resource Simulation Center Coordinator, School of NursingTopic: Emergency NursingWebsite: http://www.udel.edu/chs/facultystaff/cowperthwait.html
ENGINEERINGTripp Shenton, Professor and Chair, Civil & Environmental EngineeringTopics: Engineering hurricane-resistant housingWebsite: http://www.ce.udel.edu/directories/profiles/shenton.html
Richard Wool, Professor of Chemical EngineeringTopics: Engineering hurricane-resistant housingWebsites: http://udapps.nss.udel.edu/experts/327241381-Richard_P_Wool
http://www.udel.edu/researchmagazine/issue/vol2_no2_security/advanced_roofing.html
AGRICULTUREDan Bautista, Director, Lasher Laboratory, Georgetown CampusTopics: Emergency poultry disease response, testing for poultry integratorsWebsite: http://ag.udel.edu/rec/Staff/Bautista/Bautista.html
Bill Brown, Extension Poultry AgentTopics: Damage to poultry houses, emergency poultry responseWebsite: http://www.rec.udel.edu/poultryextension/index.html
Mark Isaacs, Director, Carvel Research and Education CenterTopics: AgricultureWebsite: http://ag.udel.edu/rec/Staff/Isaacs/Isaacs.html
Gordon Johnson, Extension Specialist, Fruit and VegetablesTopics: Damage/effect on agronomic crops, farmsWebsite: http://ag.udel.edu/rec/Staff/GordonJohnson
Corey Whaley, Extension Agent, AgricultureTopics: AgricultureWebsite: http://ag.udel.edu/rec/Staff/Whaley/Whaley.html