Stephanie Pilkington Episode 1: Post event reconnaissance with StEER, the Structural Engineering Extreme Events Reconnaissance network
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Engineer and UNC professor Stephanie Pilkington introduces the StEER network, a group of volunteer experts who perform post-event recon missions after extreme events like hurricanes and earthquakes. Learn about StEER data collecting and how you can get involved.
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