![Assistant Professor Pedro Fernández-Cabán studies how structures can be designed for more disaster resiliency, an important topic in the Southeast. (Mark Wallheiser/FAMU-FSU College of Engineering)](/sites/g/files/upcbnu3036/files/styles/621x414/public/2024-06/pedro-fernandez-caban_1150x500.jpg?itok=f65pr0sr)
Wind from a category 1 hurricane can reach nearly 100 mph, fast enough to damage homes and snap tree branches. Category 5 hurricane winds exceed 157 mph and can destroy buildings, leaving areas uninhabitable for weeks or months.
![The USDOT-funded REAT Center at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and Florida A&M University focuses its engineering work on understanding and developing solutions for the unique transportation and mobility challenges faced by rural America. (By mikeby for AdobeStock)](/sites/g/files/upcbnu3036/files/styles/621x414/public/2024-06/rural-intersection_1150x500.jpg?itok=OUUfp6Af)
Originally posted at eng.famu.fsu.edu
The two-day event facilitated an educational, informative and interactive workshop with discussions centered on better understanding rural populations’ transportation needs and community-specific factors affecting this critical issue.