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Assistant Director
Laboratory for Coastal Research
Laboratory for Social and Beh avioral Research
Laboratory for Insurance, Financial and Economic Research
Laboratory for Structural Mitigation Research
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IHRC Associates
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Director:

Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman
Professor and Director
Ph.D. Univeristy of Virginia, 1976
Research Interests: Storm Impact on Beaches, Storm Surge Mapping, Beach Erosion, Sea-Level Rise Impacts
leatherm@fiu.edu
305.348.8364

Assistant Director:

Mrs. Carolyn Robertson
Assistant Director
M.S. Environmental and Urban Systems, 2004
Research Interests: Hurricane Mitigation, Inland Flooding, GIS
crober@fiu.edu
305.348.6057

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Laboratory for Coastal Research:

Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, Co-Director
Professor and IHRC Director
Ph.D. Univeristy of Virginia, 1976
Research Interests: Storm Impact on Beaches, Storm Surge Mapping, Beach Erosion, Sea-Level Rise Impacts
leatherm@fiu.edu
305.348.8364

Dr. Keqi Zhang, Co-Director
Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of Maryland, 1998
Research Interests: Airborne LIDAR Mapping, GIS, 3D Visualization, Coastal Erosion
zhangk@fiu.edu
305.348.8368

Mr. Zheng Cui
Research Associate
M.S. Florida International University, 2001
Research Interests: Scientific Programming and GIS
cuiz@fiu.edu
305.348.8367

Mr. Lixin Huang
Research Associate
M.S. Civil Engineering, Florida International University, 2000
Research Interest: Geographic Information Systems
huangl@fiu.edu
305.348.8365

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Laboratory for Social Science Research:

Dr. Dario Moreno, Director
Director, Metropolitan Center
Ph.D. University of South California
morenod@fiu.edu

Dr. Pallab Mozumder
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Studies
Ph.D. University of New Mexico
mozumder@fiu.edu

Maria Ilcheva
Research Associate, Metropolitan Center
maria.ilcheva@fiu.edu

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Laboratory for Insurance, Financial and Economic Research:

Dr. Shahid Hamid, Director
Professor, Finance/College of Business Administration
Ph.D. University of Maryland, 1988
Research Interests: Economic, Financial and Insurance Consequences of Natural Disasters
hamids@servms.fiu.edu
305.348.6364

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Laboratory for Wind Engineering Research

Dr. Arindam Gan Chowdhury, Ph.D, P.E.
Director
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Florida International University
Arindam.Chowdhury@fiu.edu
http://web.eng.fiu.edu/chowdhur/
305.348.3055

Dr. Emil Simiu
Distinguished Research Professor
International Hurricane Research Center
Florida International University
Miami, FL 33199
Emil.Simiu@fiu.edu

Dr. Girma Bitsuamlak
Assistant Professor
International Hurricane Research Center
Florida International University
Miami, FL 33199
girma.bitsuamlak@fiu.edu
http://web.eng.fiu.edu/girmab/

Peng Huang
Visiting Research Scholar
Department of Civil Environmental Engineering
Florida International University
Miami, FL 33199
huangtju@hotmail.com