Scott Olson (PI for ICT 27-SP12 DeKalb County Bridge Collapse Investigation and ICT 27-25 Modification of IDOT Integral Abutment Design Limitations) traveled to Haiti as part of a Geo-engineering Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) team. The GEER association is funded through the National Science Foundation and the National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program (NEHRP).
Olson’s trip was profiled in the News-Gazette. Click here to read the story.