Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been picked to support a U.S. Department of Homeland Security program focused on vulnerabilities of the nation’s important infrastructure, such as dams, water supply, transportation systems, energy supply and information technology.
The Department of Energy’s national lab in Richland will use its scientific knowledge and computer modeling and simulation equipment to help the DHS’s National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center look at complex systems and how they depend upon each other.
“The expertise can be used to simulate events ranging from hurricanes to terrorist attacks and to predict and track potential impacts to critical facilities and the economy, said Alan Berscheid, the principal investigator at PNNL for the DHS center, in a statement.
PNNL’s expertise in visual analytics will be used to create better representations of threats, vulnerabilities and consequences of events that could harm infrastructure.
DHS’s choice of PNNL for the work is indicative of the lab’s ongoing efforts to help those making decisions in areas of policy analysis, investing resources, education and training, and near real-time assistance in response to crises, said PNNL program director Tim McPherson.
McPherson was recently hired to expand the application of PNNL’s capabilities in this area. He has worked in critical infrastructure for 15 years with federal partners in DHS, the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense. Berscheid also recently joined the lab, bringing 20 years of experience in infrastructure analytics. For the full article click here
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