- Identify, explain, and quantify the interactions and tradeoffs among the coastal community goals of equity, economic prosperity, and resilience to hazards.
- Develop methods to model long-term hurricane hazards in a way that accounts for climate change and integrates wind, rain, storm surge, and wave hazards.
- Develop a computational tool to help design policies that can achieve sustainable equity, economic prosperity, and coastal resilience in the context of climate change.
Break the Cycle of Repeated Hurricane Disasters
Core Universities
Latest News and Insights
David Prevatt Delivers Distinguished Lecture in Washington, D.C.
Prevatt, a 2024-2025 Jefferson Science Fellow, delivered his address in Washington, D.C. as a part of the National Academy of Sciences’ distinguished lecture series. He focused on a key question: How can the government better protect American diplomats from high-speed winds?
Message from the Director: Summer 2025
Welcome to the fifth issue of The CHEER Chronicle, a quarterly e-newsletter designed to keep you informed on the latest news and milestones of the Hub.
Partner Perspectives – The Texas Access to Justice Foundation
The Hub is thrilled to feature the Texas Access to Justice Foundation in the Summer 2025 issue of Partner Perspectives, a quarterly column that highlights the strategic, collaborative work done alongside one of CHEER’s 25 diverse partners.
Researcher Spotlight – Hesam Soleimani-Babakamali
Hesam Soleimani-Babakamali, a postdoc on CHEER’s buildings thrust, uses big data and AI tools to help the Hub tackle its research goals – no matter the scale.
Research
Advance knowledge at the intersection of hurricane resilience, equity, economic prosperity, and climate change
Education
Engaging research and professional development opportunities for undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdocs
Thrust Areas
Research areas relate to hazards, buildings, households, government, economy, and integration of all of them
Partners
We work with university, community, practitioner, research, and education partners
Jobs
We are seeking post-docs, graduate student researchers, and undergraduate summer scholars to join this interdisciplinary, multi-university, multi-year project.
