RET Projects

The participating teachers benefit from active and hands-on training in hazard mitigation themed research projects at UT Arlington. The group activities, involving faculty mentors, graduate students, post-docs, staff members and targeted teachers, will allow the teachers to gather knowledge on state-of-the-art research techniques, hazard mitigation issues related to engineering, application of various STEM topics in research, and associated ethical issues.

Participants are working with UT Arlington researchers on research projects for six weeks during the summer, and follow-up activities at the schools and classrooms of the participating teachers are being undertaken. As a result of the experiences, teachers will have the opportunity to relate “real world” issues to their students from engineering and research perspectives, including discussions of ethical implications.

• Mitigation of Expansive Soil Heave Damage and Earthquake Research Knowledgebase
• Air Dispersion Modeling: Planning for Airborne Terrorism Releases in DFW
• Effect of Extreme Event Wind Loads on Structures
• Hydrology: Planning for Extreme Events
• Hacker Detection: Evaluation and Improvement
• Power System Blackout and Restoration