DocumentCode
947013
Title
Cleaning up after Katrina
Author
Callahan, Ian ; DiGiovanni, Lauren ; Forman, Joshua L. ; Kadlowec, Jennifer ; Lopez, Joe ; Majusiak, Eric ; Miller, Daniel ; Misiak, Greg ; Schmalzel, John L. ; Stanley, Brittany A. ; Walker, Christan
Volume
9
Issue
1
fYear
2006
Firstpage
50
Lastpage
53
Abstract
The 2005 earthquake that devastated Pakistan and Kashmir on 8 October and Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast region of the United States on 29 August, are reminders of how vulnerable we are. Rowan University classes were just days away from starting when Katrina hit, so we were presented with a unique opportunity. Since Rowan offers the Engineering Clinic each semester, it offered a chance to synthesize a new project that could engage a multidisciplinary team of students to undertake reconstruction miniprojects over the course of a semester.
Keywords
disasters; earthquakes; educational institutions; storms; Gulf Coast region; Rowan University; earthquake phenomena; hurricane Katrina; reconstruction miniprojects; Accreditation; Cleaning; Earthquakes; Educational institutions; Floods; Hospitals; Hurricanes; Medical services; Seismic measurements; Size measurement;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1094-6969
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MIM.2006.1634963
Filename
1634963
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