The program has continuously expanded into interdisciplinary studies including faculty, research associates and students from Civil, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Atmospheric Science, Economics, Mathematics and Architecture.
Students typically take courses in several disciplines.
Funding for research has come from numerous government and private sources including the National Science Foundation, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Georgia Emergency Management Agency, the Texas Higher Education Development Board, Texas Department of Transportation, Florida Power and Light Co., the Metal Building Manufacturer s Association, the insurance industry and others. In addition, WISE has had a cooperative agreement with the National Institute of Standards and Technology for the past three years. A new field site with 200 m meteorological tower is under construction. Water tow tank is 5m wide, 3m deep, and 25m long. It is used to visualize flow around structures and to measure forces in a smooth flow.