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5 Steps You Can Take Today to Prepare for Disasters

April 22, 2026

A NIST disaster resilience researcher can help you prepare for the unexpected — with a few simple steps.

Disaster Preparedness: How Measurement Science Can Help Your Community

January 28, 2026

Firsthand experience with natural disasters inspired a NIST researcher to study how communities prepare for — and recover from — disasters.

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When Concrete Cracks: How Science Can Save Buildings

August 6, 2025

NIST concrete research has already saved billions of dollars, and we’re working to help homeowners address expensive cracks in their homes’ foundations.

NIST Research Is Setting the Standard to Help Buildings Withstand Tornadoes

May 8, 2024

Two NIST researchers have been recognized for their work to create new standards for buildings that can better withstand tornadoes.

A man in safety gear crouches to examine a damaged wall inside a building after an earthquake.

The Highs and Lows of Studying the Aftermath of One of Turkey’s Deadliest Earthquakes

November 15, 2023

Our goal at NIST is to not only document and learn from disasters, but to also spur innovation and make recommendations to help lessen the impact of the next

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How My Childhood Fascination With Bridges Helped Me Build a Career Protecting People and Buildings From Natural Disasters

February 22, 2023

NIST research engineer Jazalyn Dukes talks about what inspired her career and gives some advice to girls considering a career in structural and civil

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Hurricane Maria Recollections, Software Nostalgia, The Brothers Engineering: A Sample of Stories on NIST Social Media

November 9, 2022

The work happening at NIST can often be described as more than simply “work.”

NIST’s Investigations of Structural Disasters: What We Do and Why They Can Take Years to Complete

March 23, 2022

My Background in Disasters It seems as though I was born to be a disaster researcher. I can vividly remember seeking shelter during tornado warnings in the

Toward a Resilient Nashua, New Hampshire

September 4, 2019

Something that is resilient bounces back from injury or adversity. Communities that are resilient may be damaged by some natural or manmade hazard event, but

Blown Away: Revisiting a Famous Engineering Case

July 23, 2019

One of the undergraduate engineering courses that left a deep and lasting impression on me was a course on innovation and aesthetics in engineering taught by

Before the Storm: Measuring and Predicting Hurricanes

June 5, 2018

The Atlantic hurricane season is now upon us, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has just released its 2018 seasonal hurricane

Printing with Concrete: How I Spent My Summer Vacation

September 4, 2017

Since they came out a few years ago, the capabilities of commercially available 3-D printers have radically expanded. At first, they could only print little

Resilience Rises from Tragedy in Joplin

May 31, 2016

The May 22, 2011, tornado in Joplin, Mo., rated an EF-5—the most powerful ranking—on the Enhanced Fujita tornado intensity scale. It caused 161 fatalities and