On this episode of Through the Human Geography Lens, hosts Gwyneth Holt and Eric Rasmussen talk with Dr. John Hummel, the program lead for Integrated Resilience Analysis in the Decision and Infrastructure Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory.

01:15 Dr. Hummel's role at Argonne.

Argonne National Laboratory

02:05 Integrated Resiliency Analysis

02:30 Defining "resilience"

United Nations definition of resilience

03:25 The ARISE Framework for assessing resilience - genesis and driving factors

ARISE Framework described on Dr. Hummel's bio. ARISE is free, and distributed through an email to him.

05:30 The ARISE Framework's design process and current implementation

08:15 Use of the Framework in Nepal - earthquake validation

2015 Nepal Earthquake

09:55 Assessing data sources - three tiers of trust

11:20 Level of Effort remotely and on the ground

12:35 Recent development in refining the ARISE Framework, and its availability

14:25 Reflecting nuance: Addressing gaps between written policy or law, and what's actually found on the ground.

Domestic abuse, in 2020, was the primary cause of injury to women in Nepal.

17:10 Discussing the purpose of National Laboratories

National Laboratories

Los Alamos National Lab

Enrico Fermi

19:50 Argonne efforts during the pandemic: Forming a National Virtual Biotechnology Laboratory

Johns Hopkins COVID Dashboard

National Virtual Biotechnology Laboratory

21:15 Agent-based modeling for the spread of COVID infections across the entire Chicago area. Two million agents, every 50 minutes, over 90 days.

Agent-based modeling

23:15 Assessing COVID workforce impact by county. Defining essential workers and their associated risk by US location.

Essential Workers

24:35 Distribution of COVID analyses internationally. Data risks.

Data collection in Fragile States - Innovations in Africa

26:00 National Laboratories as "cookie stores" - Argonne Fellowship selection choices are superb.

Argonne Fellowships

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