The following proposed projects have been funded within the SSPEED center

1.  CASA Flood Alert System for Houston using NETRAD (Rice)  < More...>

2.  TxDOT Flood Alert System (FAST) for SH 288 Brays Bayou Section (Rice)  < More...>

3a. Interdependent Infrastructures (Rice)  < More...>

3b. Hurricane-Induced Evacuation Modeling (Rice)  < More...>

4.  Storm Surge Simulation on Petascale Computers (UT Austin)  < More...>

Research goals of the SSPEED center

1.  Develop real-time storm surge forecasting ability for severe storms in the Houston-Galveston area of the Texas Gulf Coast, and deliver GIS-interoperable results as storms approach the coast (LSU and UTA). < More...>

2.  Link storm surge predictions with inland radar-rainfall and GIS inundation maps for actual storm events for the Houston and Brownsville areas (Rice, UH and UTB).  <More...>

3.  Incorporate the innovative technology developed for the Regional Forecast Testbed (RTF1) in objectives 1 and 2 to emergency planning and transportation systems (Rice, UTA, TAMUG, and LSU with HGAC).  < More...>

4.  Develop a disaster-trained workforce (DTWF) through an education center at UH involving internships between the partner universities, the private companies, and the Houston-Galveston Area Council (UH and Rice).  <More...>

5.  Develop and implement a public education program for informing and motivating the public’s compliance with government initiated evacuation orders (Rice, UH, TAMU, and TSU).  < More...>

6.  Deploy a prototype system, or Regional Forecast Testbed (RFT2), to Brownsville during year 3 of the project (UTB, UTA, and Rice).  < More...>