House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
Environment Subcommittee
Field Hearing: Weathering the Storm: Improving Hurricane Resiliency Through Research
Houston Community College, West Loop Campus Auditorium
Opening Statements Witnesses- Dr. Louis W. Uccellini, Assistant Administrator for Weather Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) And Director, National Weather Service (NWS)
- Dr. Hanadi Rifai, PE, John and Rebecca Moores Professor; Director, Environmental Engineering Graduate Program; Associate Dean Research and Facilities, Director of Hurricane Resilience Research Institute (HuRRI), University of Houston
- Emily Grover-Kopec, Director of Insurance Practice, One Concern, Inc.
- Jim Blackburn, Co-Director, Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters (SSPEED) Center; Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University