Prof. Tormos-Aponte wins NCAR grant
Focus on weather disaster-related social vulnerability
Public Policy Professor Fernando Tormos-Aponte has won an NSF-sponsored award through the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).
Through the grant, Dr. Tormos-Aponte will examine political drivers, dynamics, and consequences of social vulnerability to weather disasters, including the link between weather-related power outages and mortality. Insights from this research will inform decision-making about allocation of disaster response resources.
Congratulations Dr. Tormos-Aponte!
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Posted: June 9, 2021, 4:36 PM
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