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Project Fact Sheets
The factsheets listed below are partial or interim results of work funded by the SERRI Program which is sponsored by the U. S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under an Interagency Agreement with the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE). The views and conclusions contained in these factsheets are those of the projects participants and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of DHS, DOE, or the SERRI Program.

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A Simulation Environment for Planning, Training, and Assessment of Emergency Response and Evacuation Capabilities in High Consequence Sports Events (University of Southern Mississippi - Dr. Lou Marciani)
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A Simulation Environment for Planning, Training, and Assessment of Emergency Response and Evacuation Capabilities at High Consequence Sports Events
A Thermal Face Recognition System for Security Applications by Face Pattern Words (Alcorn State University - Dr. Yufeng Zheng)
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A Thermal Face Recognition System for Security Applications – A Novel Approach by Face Pattern Words
Aerobic Decomposition as an Alternative Method for Managing Large Scale Animal Fatalities (Middle Tennessee State University - Hugh Berryman)
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Aerobic Decomposition as an Alternative Method for Managing Large Scale Animal Fatalities
All Hazards Emergency Operations Management System (Jackson State University - Edward Collins)
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All Hazards Emergency Operations Management System
Analysis of WMD Materials in Waste and Storm Water Treatment Infrastructures in Southeastern US Cities (Mississippi State University - R. T. Jubin)
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Analysis of WMD Materials in Waste and Storm Water Treatment Infrastructures in Southeastern US Cities
Assemilation of NEXTRAD radial Winds in a Regional Mesoscale Model and the Use of a Lagrangian Model to Estimate the Transport and Dispersion of Gases/Particles over the Southern U.S. (Mississippi State University - Dr. Haldun Karan)
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Rapid Detection of Agriterrorism via Remote Sensing Model and the Use of a Lagrangian Model to Estimate the Transport and Dispersion of Gases/Particles Over the Southern U. S.
Assessing the Potential of Photocatalytic Building Materials for Protecting Infrastructure and Developing Resiliency to Natural and Manmade Disasters (University of Southern Mississippi - Dr. Janice Paige Phillips)
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Assessing the Potential of Photocatalytic Building Materials for Protecting Infrastructure and Developing Resiliency to Natural and Manmade Disasters
Biosensor Research (Middle Tennessee State University - Dr. Andrienne Friedli)
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Biosensor Research
Business Continuity Planning Gap Analysis for Small Minority-Owned Businesses in Mississippi (Alcorn State University - Dr. William Piper)
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Business Continuity Planning Gap Analysis for Small Minority-Owned Businesses in Mississippi
Capturing Hurricane Katrinia Data for Anlaysis and Lessons-Learned Research (Mississippi State University - Dr. David R. Shaw)
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Capturing Hurricane Katrina Data for Analysis and Lessons-Learned Research
Computational Tools for Water Security (University of Mississippi - Dr. S. Y. Wang)
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Computational Tools for Water Security
Data-Sharing Middleware for Information Dissemination Among Heterogeneous Sources (University of Tennessee - Dr. Hairong Qi)
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Data-Sharing Middleware for Information Dissemination among Heterogeneous Sources
Development of a Software Tool for Modeling the Impact of Explosions in Urban Environments (Jackson State University - Dr. Shahrouz Aliabadi)
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Development of a Software Tool for Modeling the Impact of Explosions in Urban Environments
Development of an Ensemble Modeling System for the Simulation of Realistic Levee Overtopping Flows from Hurricanes (Jackson State University - Dr. Marvin Watts)
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Development of an Ensemble Modeling System for the Simulation of Realistic Levee Overtopping Flows from Hurricanes
Development of an Integrated Sensor System for Real-time Monitoring of Metabolites of Organophosphorus Chemical Warfare Agents, Pesticides, and E. coli in Food and Water (Alcorn State University - Dr. Yolanda Jones)
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Development of an Integrated Sensor System for Real-time Monitoring of Metabolites of Organophosphorus Chemical Warfare Agents, Pesticides, and E. coli in Food and Water
Development of an Integrated Simulation Tool for Predicting Disastrous Flooding, Water Contamination, Sediment Transport and their Impacts on the Environment (University of Mississippi - Dr. Yafei Jai)
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Development of an Integrated Simulation Tool for Predicting Disastrous Flooding, Water Contamination, Sediment Transport and their Impacts on the Environment
Disaster Mitigation and Recovery Kit (DMARK) (Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Dr. Hamilton Hunter)
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Disaster Mitigation and Recovery Kit (DMARK)
Disaster Response Intelligent System (Jackson State University - Dr. Gordon Skelton)
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Jackson State University
Disruptions to Rail – Impacts Analysis and Decision (Mississippi State University - Dr. Bethany Stich)
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Disruptions to Rail: Impacts Analysis and Decision
Effective Mold and Contaminant Remediation for Flood and Water Damaged Homes (Mississippi State University - Dr. Terry Amburgey)
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Effective Mold and Contaminant Remediation for Flood and Water Damaged Homes
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Local and Regional Communities in Planning and Training for Improvised Explosive Device Threats and Attacks on Sport Venues (University of Southern Mississippi - Dr. Lou Marciani)
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Enhancing the Effectiveness of Local and Regional Communities in Planning and Training for Improvised Explosive Device Threats and Attacks on Sports Venues
Flood Proof Commercial and Fortified Residential Construction for Neighborhood-scale, Mixed used Buildings (Mississippi State University - Dr. David Perkes)
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Flood-Proof Commercial and Fortified Residential Construction for Neighborhood-scale, Mixed Used Buildings
Fusion Center Information Sharing Framework & Development (Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Dr. Frank DeNap)
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Fusion Center Information Sharing Framework & Development
Geophysical Signatures of Compromised Zones within Earthen Embankments and Levees (University of Mississippi - Dr. Craig Hickey)
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Geophysical Signatures of Compromised Zones within Earthen Embankments and Levees
Increasing Community Disaster Resilience through Targeted Strengthening of Critical Infrastructure (Mississippi State University - Dr. Isaac L. Howard)
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Increasing Community Disaster Resilience through Targeted Strengthening of Critical Infrastructure
Innovative Levee Strengthening and Testing under Full-Scale Overtopping Conditions (Jackson State University - Dr. Farshad Amini)
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Innovative Levee Strengthening and Testing Under Full-scale Overtopping Conditions
Integrated Visual Application of the Rapid Levee Condition Assessment Model: A Tool for Water Resource Infrastructure Protection (University of Southern Mississippi - Dr. David Patrick)
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Integrated Visual Application of the Rapid Levee Condition Assessment Model: A Tool for Water Resource Infrastructure Protection
Investigation of a Surge and Wave Reduction by Vegetation (University of Mississippi - Dr. Weiming Wu)
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Investigation of a Surge and Wave Reduction by Vegetation
Kentucky Intelligence Fusion Center (KIFC) (Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Dr. Cyrus Smith)
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Kentucky Intelligence Fusion Center (KIFC)
Lab on a Chip for Rapid Detection of Multiple High Consequence Human and Plant Pathogens (Alcorn State University - Dr. Yolanda Jones)
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Lab on a Chip for Rapid Detection of Multiple High Consequence Human and Plant Pathogens
Law Enforcement Regional Technology Assessment (LERTA) and Gap Analysis (Saliant, Inc. - Lee Reese)
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Law Enforcement Regional Technology Assessment (LERTA) and Gap Analysis
Levee Assessment via Remote Sensing (Mississippi State University - Dr. James Aanstoos)
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Levee Assessment via Remote Sensing
Minimal Trustworthy Computing Base (TCB) for SCADA Security (Mississippi State University - Dr. Mahalingam Ramkumar)
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Minimal Trustworthy Computing Base (TCB) for SCADA Security
Mississippi Groundwater, Surface Water, and Dam Inventory and Vulnerability Assessment (University of Mississippi - Dr. Robert Holt)
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Mississippi Groundwater, Surface Water, and Dam Inventory and Vulnerability Assessment – Dam Vulnerability Assessment Tools
Mississippi Groundwater, Surface Water, and Dam Inventory and Vulnerability Assessment – Groundwater and Surface Water Vulnerability Assessment Tools
Mobile Computing and Application Development Initiative (Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Dr. Edmon Begoli)
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Mobile Computing and Application Development Initiative (Mobile Applications for First Responders and Emergency Management)
Modeling Micro-Economic Resilience and Restoration After a Large Scale Catastrophe: An Analysis of the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina (University of Southern Mississippi - Dr. David Butler & Dr. Edward Sayre)
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Modeling Micro-Economic Resilience and Restoration after a Large-Scale Catastrophe: An Analysis of the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina
Multi-Fidelity Tools for Blast Analysis in Urban Environments (Mississippi State University - Dr. David Thompson)
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Multi-Fidelity Tools for Blast Analysis in Urban Environments
Multi-Purpose, Multi-Scale Storm Surge and Flood Forecasting for Planning and Preparedness (Jackson State University - Dr. Shahrouz Aliabadi)
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Multi-Purpose, Multi-Scale Storm Surge and Flood Forecasting for Planning and Preparedness
Nano-Enhanced and Bio-Inspired Composite Materials for Mitigation and Protection of TIH Railcars and Stationary Tanks against High Power Impact (University of Mississippi - Dr. Ahmed Al-Ostaz)
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Nano-Enhanced and Bio-Inspired Composite Materials for Mitigation and Protection of TIH Railcars and Stationary Tanks against High Power Impact
Nano-Particle Reinforced Composites for Critical Infrastructure Protection (University of Mississippi - Dr. Alexander H.D. Cheng)
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Atomic Force Microscopy
Blast and Impact Simulation of Structural Components by AUTODYN
Building Blast Modeling and Evacuation Simulation
Component Vulnerability to Blast and Extreme Environmental Loading
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis
Impact and Energy Absorption
Molecular Dynamic Simulation
Particle Dynamics Simulation
Research Group Profile from Nanostructure to Infrastructure
Nano-Particle Reinforced Composites for Critical Infrastructure Protection
Pilot Study for Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Best Practices for Small Businesses (Small Planet Works, Inc. - Ms. Janice Banks)
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Pilot Study for Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Best Practices for Small Businesses
Rapid Detection of Agriterrorism via Remote Sensing (Mississippi State University - Dr. Lori Bruce)
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Rapid Detection of Agriterrorism via Remote Sensing
Rapid Repair of Levee Breach (Engineering Research and Development Center - Dr. Donald T. Resio)
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Rapid Repair of Levee Breach
REALSIM: Data-Driven Simulation System for Training, Decision Support, and Policy Evaluations (Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Dr. Kalyan Perumalla)
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REALSIM: Data-Driven Simulation System for Training, Decision Support, and Policy Evaluations
Real-Time Detection of Chemicals and Biological Pathogens in Fluids (University of Southern Mississippi - Dr. Gordon Cannon)
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Real-Time Detection of Chemicals and Biological Pathogens in Fluids
Real-Time Identification and Monitoring of Barge-Carried Hazardous Commodities (Mississippi State University - Dr. Mingzhou Jin)
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Real-Time Identification and Monitoring of Barge-Carried Hazarous Commodites
Real-Time Operations Support for Emergency Evacuations (Mississippi State University - Dr. Li Zhang)
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Real-Time Operations Support for Emergency Evacuations
Regional Data Analysis (Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Dr. Brian Klump)
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Regional Data Analysis
Regional Emergency Planning Model for Coastal Populations: Creating Emergency Response Networks in High Risk, Vulnerable Locations (Mississippi State University - Laura Meyers)
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Regional Emergency Planning Model for Coastal Populations: Creating Emergency Response Networks in High Risk, Vulnerable Locations
Regional Emergency Planning Model for Continuous Disaster Mitigation Response (Western Carolina University - Laura Meyers)
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Regional Emergency Planning Model for Continuous Disaster Mitigation Response
Residential Roof Covering Investigation of Wind Resistance of Asphalt Shingles (University of Florida - Dr. Forrest Masters)
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Residential Roof Covering Investigation of Wind Resistance of Asphalt Shingles
Resilient Home Program (Federal Alliance for Safe Homes - Timothy Smail)
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Resilient Home Program
Screening of Levees by Synthetic Aperture Radar (Mississippi State University - Dr. James V. Aanstoos)
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Screening of Levees by Synthetic Aperture Radar
Secure Border Initiative Unattended Ground Sensor Networks (Mississippi State University - Dr. Patrick Donohe)
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Secure Border Initiative Unattended Ground Sensor Networks
Semantics-Driven Knowledge Discovery System for Wide Area Monitoring of Electric Power Grid (Mississippi State University - Dr. Nicholas Younan)
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Semantics-Driven Knowledge Discovery System for Wide Area Monitoring of Electric Power Grid
Sensorpedia (Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Bryan Gorman)
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Sensorpedia: Applying Social Networking Principles to Sensor Data Sharing
Sensorpedia
Sensorpedia Factsheet: ORNL and User Interface
Sensorpedia Factsheet
Shelby County Sensor Fusion Center (SCSFC) (Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Dr. Hamilton Hunter)
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Shelby County Sensor Fusion Center
Simulation-Based Decision Support System for Water Infrastructural Security (DSS-WISE) (University of Mississippi - Dr. Mustafa Altinakar)
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Simulation-Based Decision Support System for Water Infrastructural Security (DSS-WISE)
Socio-Economic Resilience and Dynamic Micro-Economic Analysis of Large Scale Catastrophe (University of Mississippi - Dr. Richard Forgette)
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Socio-Economic Resilience Profile and Dynamic Micro-Economic Analysis Project
Southeast Region Critical Infrastructure Protection Center Initiative (CIPC) (Mississippi State University - Dr. Rayford Vaughn)
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Southeast Region Critical Infrastructure Protection Center Initiative (CIPC)
Specification, Validation and Verification of Imagery Products for Disaster Management and Response (University of Mississippi - Dr. Greg Easson)
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Specifi cation, Validation and Verifi cation of Imagery Products for Disaster Management and Response
Structural, Material, and Geotechnical Solutions to Levee and Floodwall Construction and Retrofitting (University of Mississippi - Dr. Alexander H.D. Cheng)
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Structural, Material, and Geotechnical Solutions to Levee and Floodwall Construction and Retrofitting
Tools for Enhanced Mapping and Managing Post-Disaster Debris (Mississippi State University - Dr. Charles A. Waggoner)
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Tools for Enhanced Mapping and Managing Post-Disaster Debris
Tornado Safe Rooms (Federal Alliance for Safe Homes - Mr. Eric Vaughn)
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Tornado Safe Rooms
Transportation Corridor (Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Dr. Cyrus Smith)
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Transportation Corridor (TC) Project
Utilization of Emergency Alert Systems: An Analysis of Oktibbeha County and MSU systems (Mississippi State University - Mr. Dallas Breen)
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Utilization of Emergency Alert Systems: An Analysis of Oktibbeha County and MSU Systems
Virtual Alabama – Ready Rail (Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Dr. Pat Hu)
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Virtual Alabama – Ready Rail
War Games for Flood Emergency Managers (University of Mississippi - Dr. Mustafa Altinakar)
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War Games for Flood Emergency Managers (WGFEM)