Category Archives: Research

Research breakthroughs from our research team.

Summer Research Assistant Summary

Assistant team given award for best building design During the Month of June,  sixteen research assistants worked at the NNSA Disaster Recovery Center.  Mostly consisting of current students & recent graduates,  the assistants formed three teams that completed research support … Continue reading

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2011 in Review

The Wilberforce University-NNSA grant had a great year.   The research team, led by Dr. Kera Watkins, had five research publications regarding automated disaster planning and risk management. Our researchers presented at the International Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM … Continue reading

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Wilberforce University at ESRI User Conference

On July 11-14, Wilberforce University was at the ESRI International User Conference.  Our research team published a paper, “Customized Preparation for the Next Disaster“, in the conference proceedings.  Researchers, staff, and student interns were able to make the trip to San … Continue reading

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17th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine

The Wilberforce University-NNSA Disaster Management & Recovery team had a successful journey to Beijing, China.  The 17th World Congress on Disaster & Emergency Medicine provided an excellent opportunity to talk about our research at Wilberforce University. Scores of conference attendees stopped … Continue reading

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SIGSCE Conference March 9-March 12

March 9, 2011 – March 12, 2011 The SIGSCE Conference in Dallas, Texas marked the experience of a lifetime. It was of great honor to represent Wilberforce University’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) program. The theme for this year’s conference … Continue reading

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Our Research Team publishes a paper…in China!

The 17th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine has accepted a research abstract by our own Dr. Watkins and Ms. Simon-Agolory.  The paper is named “Preparing Plans! Helping First Responders Prepare the Population”. Our researchers will present in Beijing, China between the … Continue reading

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In the Beginning…

The time has come. It is the beginning of the new semester and I am excited for the return to NNSA as the a research intern. So much has changed since last semester and while these changes are seemingly overwhelming, … Continue reading

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612, 6127 Orientation day 2

12-3-2010 Today, we finished doing the orientation for the internship program.  After finishing the program, we were given our new assignment, which was to help build the new WILBER system for the campus.  We then also helped Mr. Watkins by … Continue reading

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New Beginnings – 612, 6127, 6121

December 2, 2010 December 2, 2020 was the first day for the NNSA Winter Break Internship. We had a brief orientation about our expectations for the remainder of the internship. I am excited about the new things that will be … Continue reading

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IEEE Cloud Computing Conference (pt 2) – 6082

December  1, 2010 IEEE Cloud Computing Conference – 6082 During the Cloud Computing Conference, the challenge was to meet 5 individuals from another institution and answer questions pertaining to Cloud Computing.  I covered the questions and meeting 5 individuals both … Continue reading

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