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EL Contact Information

EL Headquarters

Joannie Chin, Director
301-975- 5900
joannie.chin [at] nist.gov

Applied Economics Office

David Butry, Chief
301-975-6136
david.butry [at] nist.gov 

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program(NEHRP) Office

John 'Jay' Harris, Acting Director
john.harris [at] nist.gov

Disaster and Failure Studies Program

Tanya Brown-Giammanco
tanya.brown-giammanco [at] nist.gov

 

Community Resilience

Terri McAllister, Program Manager
resilience [at] nist.gov

NIST's R&D program under the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (NWIRP)

Scott Weaver, Director
301-975-5983
scott.weaver [at] nist.gov

 

 

Divisions

Materials and Structural Systems

Jason D. Averill, Chief
301-975-6051
jason.averill [at] nist.gov  

Energy and Environment

Bill Healy, Chief
301-975-4922
david.yashar [at] nist.gov 

Fire Research

Jiann Yang, Acting Chief
301-975-6662 
jiann.yang [at] nist.gov

Intelligent Systems

Kevin Jurrens, Chief
301-975-3418
kevin.jurrens [at] nist.gov

Systems Integration

Simon Frechette, Acting Chief
301-975-3508
moneer.helu [at] nist.gov

Created February 9, 2010, Updated August 2, 2022