Extreme weather events are not unique to the United States. That is why an ERDC researcher will be traveling to Japan to study with experts there and collaborate on strategies that can reduce flood risk in both nations.
Dr. Amanda Tritinger, a research civil engineer at ERDC’s Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, was recently selected for the U.S. Army’s Engineer and Scientist Exchange Program (ESEP). As principal engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineering With Nature® program, she is a renowned expert on natural and hybrid infrastructure and applying it to reduce risks from flooding, erosion and extreme weather.
Tritinger is the first U.S. engineer selected as an ESEP participant in Japan, where she will work alongside Japan’s Ministry of Defense and National Defense Academy to conduct research on the risk assessment of heavy precipitation and typhoon damage in Japan.
We talk with Tritinger about the program and how she came to be involved with it (1:31), the research she will be conducting (10:09), how it builds upon her past research efforts (12:46) and how the things she will learn will strengthen future research endeavors (18:41). Additional topics include Japan’s unique flood mitigation challenges (21:30); and how the Army (22:58), USACE and ERDC (24:47) will benefit from this collaboration.
For more information, visit PowerofERDCPodcast.org/77-Japan-flood-mitigation_resources. Watch a video of this episode at PowerofERDCPodcast.org/77-Japan-flood-mitigation_video.
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