Check out where it all began! Revisit the highlights, major milestones, and events from our very first year as a center in 2023–2024.
Lehigh Alumni Aid in Hurricane Helene Relief Efforts in North Carolina
Ashley Kreitz ’15 has raised nearly $10,000 and recruited fellow alumni to help restore damaged homes in North Carolina.
National Organizations Learn about Lehigh-led Center for Climate, Resilience and Equity in Catastrophe Modeling
Poised to establish and lead an Industry-University Research Center, Lehigh University hosted a workshop Oct. 17-18 bringing national experts in natural disaster risk and insurance to the Mountaintop Campus.
CERCat IUCRC Planning Meeting Hosted on Campus
In October we hosted over 100 leading cat modeling experts from industry, government, and academia to work together towards establishing an NSF and NOAA funded Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) called: Climate, Equity, and Resilience in Catastrophe Modeling (CERCat). CERCat will bring together leaders in the field to steer research projects to address identified needs. Our Center will also build a broader ecosystem for recruiting, networking, and training.
Climate Resilience Center Awarded
The Department of Energy has awarded a Climate Resilience Center at Lehigh. Dr. Ethan Yang will serve as PI, and we are recruiting!
Lehigh's First University Research Center to Focus on Catastrophe Modeling
The first of three new University Research Centers, The Center for Catastrophe Modeling and Resilience aims to explore how hurricanes, pandemics and other large-scale events impact communities.
NSF Awards IUCRC Planning Grant
The National Science Foundation has awarded a planning grant to pursue an Industry University Cooperative Research Center in Catastrophe Modeling.
Lehigh’s Center for Catastrophe Modeling and Resilience Receives NSF Planning Grant to Pursue Industry-University Cooperative Research Center
Grant will strengthen Lehigh’s Center for Catastrophe Modeling and Resilience as a nationally recognized research center.
CatModeling Workshop 2023
The leadership team of the Catastrophe Modeling Coordination Network met leaders from the private sector, public sector, and academia for a day long workshop at the Millennium Downtown Hotel, New York City on Friday, March 31 (2023) to formally launch the center.
The CatModeling Tour Continues
The Catastrophe Modeling & Resilience Tour has now visited several Universities and Institutions. The latest was the University of Nebraska...
