Flood Modeling at the Mesoscale Level Impact-Based Decision Making Framework for Community-based Resiliency Planning under Extreme Storm Events Nazari, Everett and Jahan Need 4 CEE Students To identify impact of predicted sea level rise and extreme events on transit at the system and at component level, where users are potentially most impacted, and recommend changes in system configurations and retrofits, usage and scheduling, proximity and elevation of transportation elements relative to water bodies. Goals: 1) Locating the areas with high risk of flooding, 2) Identifying the transportation structures located in these regions, 3) Risk assessment of transportation structures located in the floodplain, 4) Studying the extent of the damage in the following cases: Potential Life losses Potential Damages to properties and houses Flood Modeling at the Mesoscale Level

Evaluation of Simulation Models for Road Weather Information System Nazari and Bhavsar Need 2 CEE Students Non-destructive Crack Detection and Failure Identification Collection of relevant datasets Evaluation and modification of EICM Model Project reports

to be used across the country. Proactive Waste Management Using Infrared Thermography for Landfill Monitoring and Fire Warning: Demonstration and Training Rouzbeh Nazari, Everett and Bouaynaya Need 2 CEE & 2 ECE Students The goal of this program is to develop and provide highly specialized technical assistance, onsite training, and education to landfill operators, solid waste commission members and residents of rural communities within rural counties of New Jersey. The developed thermal monitoring technique will also be applied to landfills in other parts of New Jersey and has the potential to be used across the country. Figure 1: Visualization of the internal activities in a landfill using the Golden Software’s Voxler3D visualization. [3]

Rouzbeh Nazari, Need 2 CEE Great Lakes Ice Map Feb 24, 2008, 1705 UT Rouzbeh Nazari, Need 2 CEE MODIS products used: MOD03 – land mask, geolocation, sensor zenith angles MOD09 – bands 1-7, 31,32 Below-Bands 1,4,3 composite Lower right- Ice map from National Ice Center