Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence HS – Center Application

1. Department of Homeland Security Center of ExcellenceHS – Center Application

2. Homeland Security Act of 2002 “…to establish a coordinated, university-based system to enhance the Nation’s homeland security.” The Office of University Programs, within the Science & Technology Division of the Department of Homeland Security will establish the creation of Homeland Security Centers of Excellence (HS-Center).

3. Areas of Research: • Economic Modeling on the Impact and Consequences of Terrorism (named 25 November 2003)The first HS-Center at USC, known as the Homeland Security Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events. • Agroterrorism Countermeasures (named 28 April 2004)Two HS-Centers: at Texas A&M - Center for Foreign Animal & Zoonotic Disease Defense, and at U of Minn. - Center for Post-Harvest Food Protection and Defense. • Behavioral Research on Terrorism and Countermeasures (application due 30 September 2004) • Public Safety • Technology Transfer • Research and Development on Security Technology

4. White paper evaluated on their ability to demonstrate: • Innovative & topic-related research directly related to advancing homeland security • Importance & effectiveness of proposed partnerships • Established personnel & physical infrastructure that can be leveraged to successfully undertake the proposed research

5. MCNY as HS-Center Center of Excellence on Incident Response Technologies and Operations • NYC is the transportation center for nation • NYC has largest mass transportation network in the nation • The New York-New Jersey Metropolitan RegionThe New York-New Jersey metropolitan region consists of the five New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), and the Bronx; the four suburban New York counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland and Westchester; and the eight northern New Jersey counties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, and Union. • NYC is the “Crossroads of the World”

6. Partnership:Center of Excellence on Incident Response Technologies and Operations • MCNYInstitute for Homeland Preparedness and Disaster Management of the School for Public Affairs and Administration • The City College/USDOT,University Transportation Research Center (UTRC) • Metropolitan Transportation Authority State of New York (MTA)Interagency Counter Terrorism Task Force, Police Department(NYC Transit, Long Island Railroad, Long Island Bus, Metro-North Railroad, Bridges & Tunnels) • NYPDOffice of Counter Terrorism • NYC Office of Emergency Management • Institute for Community Living, Inc. • University of Colorado at Colorado SpringsNetwork Information and Space Security Center (NISSC) and CU-Trauma Studies & Resource Center ofThe Department of Psychology

7. Partnership:Center of Excellence on Incident Response Technologies and Operations • The Rutgers University of New Jersey/USDOT, National Transit Institute (NTI)of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy • Tel Aviv University, Department of Public Policy, School of Government and Policy of The Gershon H. Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences • New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Emergency Management • SUNY Maritime College New York Strategic Center for Port and Maritime Security • Parsons Brinckerhoff LtdPB Telecommunications, Inc. • Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) • Disaster Resource Network an initiativeof the World Economic Forum

8. Team: • Humphrey Crookendale, J.D., Dean • Michael T. “Mick” Maurer, Ph.D., M.H.A., Associate Professor, Director of Research, Institute for Homeland Preparedness & Disaster Management Principal Investigator for Priority 1-2-3 Director for the Application • Louis Tietje, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Associate Investigator • Oren Levin-Waldman, Ph.D., Professor, Lead Co-Principal InvestigatorPriority 3 • Jasmina Spasojevic, Ph.D., Assistant Professor • Scott Phelps, JD, MPH, paramedic, Assistant Professor Associate Investigator • Philip M. Nufrio, Ph.D., Associate Professor

9. Team: • RobertE. Paaswell, Ph.D.,Director and Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering, Region 2 University Transportation Research Center, The City College of New York • Lead Co-Principal Investigator Priority 1, • Co-Director for Application • Robert F. Baker, M.S., Assistant Director, Research & Technology Transfer for the University Transportation Research Center Region 2, City College of New York • Associate Investigator

10. Joseph Berechman, Ph.D., Professor of Transportation Economics & Planning, Tel Aviv University; Senior Research Associate – Region 2, University Transportation Research Center, City College of New York Team: Co-Principal Investigator Priority 1

11. Team: • Sam Yahalom, Ph.D.,Professor of Economics, Director of Research, New York Strategic Center for Port and Maritime Security, Maritime College State University of New York Co-Principal Investigator Priority 1 • Anthony Palmiotti, Director of Continuing Education SUNY Maritime College Associate Investigator

12. Team: • Chuck Kozub, Assistant Director,Workplace Safety National Transit Institute • Co-Principal Investigator Priority 2 • Paul Larrouse, M.S., Director, National Transit Institute • Associate Investigator

13. Team: • William Ayen, Ph.D., Director, Network Information and Space Security Center (NISSC) and Research Professor • Lead Co-Principal Investigator Priority 2 • Vernon “Dale” Jones, Ph.D., Director of Research, Network Information and Space Security Center (NISSC) • Associate Investigator

14. Team: • Charles C. Benight, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, Associate Professor of Psychology; Director of the CU-Trauma Studies & Resource Center; Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology • Co-Principal Investigator Priority 3

15. Research Partners Team: • Ernest J. Pucillo, Co-Investigator , Inspector, Commanding Officer, Interagency Counter Terrorism Task Force, Police Department MTA, Priority 1 & 2 • Elizabeth Cleek, Psy.D., Co-Investigator, Director of Program Design and Evaluation, ICL, Inc., Priority 3 • Joseph Finn, Co-Investigator, Captain, Commanding Officer, Office of Counter Terrorism, NYPD, Priority 1 & 2 • David Longshore, Co-Investigator , Directorof Special Programs, New York City Office of Emergency Management, Priority 1-2-3 • George Contreras, MPH, MS, Co-Investigator , Bureau of Emergency Management, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Priority 1-2-3 • John S. Chow, AICP, Co-Investigator, Co-Director, Office of Professional Practice,Parsons Brinckerhoff LtdPB Telecommunications, Inc.,Priority 1-2 • Chris Schielein, Co-Investigator, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), Priority 1-2 • Robert E. Bellhouse, Co-Investigator , Executive Director,Disaster Resource Networkan initiativeof the World Economic Forum, Priority 1-2

16. Consultants to Team: • Alexander McMeeking, M.D.– NYU Medical Center (infectious disease), Priority 1-2-3 • David Duff, M.P.A. – Manager, Emergency Preparedness NYU School of Medicine, Priority 1-2 • John A. Gibbs, Ph.D. – Professor, Chemistry; Chair, Department of Physical, Environmental & Computer Sciences; Program Coordinator, B.S. Degree Program in Environmental Science; Medgar Evers College, City University of New York (CUNY), Priority 2

18. Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence HS – Center Application