Supersized Science features research and discoveries nationwide enabled by advanced computing technology and expertise at the Texas Advanced Computing Center of the University of Texas at Austin. In 2025, the online web platform DesignSafe proudly marks its 10th anniversary as the nation’s premier cyberinfrastructure for engineering and social science research on natural hazards.DesignSafe’s computational resources, software, and expertise has empowered 10,000 users—scientists, engineers, students, and other researchers with tools for managing, analyzing, and sharing data on an expanding list of natural hazards including earthquakes, hurricanes, inland flooding, tornadoes, landslides, and wildfires. As a core component of the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI), DesignSafe’s impact extends far beyond technological innovation, playing a transformative role in advancing research practices and collaboration in the natural hazards fieldJoining podcast host and TACC science writer Jorge Salazar on the podcast is Ellen Rathje, the principal investigator for the DesignSafe project. Dr. Rathje is a professor and the Janet S. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering at the Cockrell School of Engineering at UT Austin.Supersized Science is part of the Texas Podcast Network – the conversations changing the world – brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. The opinions expressed in this podcast represent the views of the hosts, and not of The University of Texas at Austin. For the Texas Advanced Computing Center, I’m Jorge Salazar.

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