Research Experience for High-School Student at the University of Houston: Tropical Storm and Hurricane Dataset

The ability to engage high-school students in research activities related to natural hazards is of paramount importance to support the development of the future academic natural hazards community. This project engaged a high-school student, Jooni Hwang, in research activities related to the development of a basic and compact dataset for hurricanes and tropical storms that impacted the United States over the last two decades.

The compact dataset intends to support coastal engineers, structural engineers, and wind engineers who are looking for quick access into an overview of historical events, their basic wind and surge properties, and their impact on civil infrastructure and humankind with numbers. The dataset includes information on sustained wind speeds, storm surges, MHHW, station IDs, impacted locations and states, casualties, and costs associated with the events, along with important links that can be utilized for in-depth research studies. The project includes a description file to guide researchers as well as a brief description of the mentoring plan used by the PI