Federal Project Grant Award Summary

Oklahoma State University received a $629,101 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (Engineering program, CFDA 47.041) effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031. This five-year award supports the development of computational methods and tools for uncertainty-informed, regional-scale simulation of civil infrastructure vulnerability to extreme and cascading natural hazards. The primary deliverables include a new computational paradigm designed to optimize the allocation of computational resources for high-resolution regional simulations, enabling engineers to evaluate infrastructure risk and post-event recovery scenarios while addressing challenges related to spatial and temporal variability of extreme events and associated cascading threats.

The project will generate computational tools for the natural hazard engineering community and educational materials on uncertainty quantification intended for engineering students and professionals. The research outcomes directly support the National Science Foundation's role in the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program by advancing earthquake risk assessment methodologies and improving understanding of earthquake sequence impacts on infrastructure systems. These deliverables bridge the gap between low-resolution probabilistic modeling and high-resolution physics-based simulations, providing practical solutions for regional-scale infrastructure risk and recovery assessment.