Civil Engineering and the Movie Intersellar

Before we hop on the space ship and head for other worlds - - we need to first go down the resiliency path.  This is from the ASCE website regarding a university position - - you can see the research direction for a changing world.

"By the time of appointment, successful candidates must have earned a Ph.D. (or equivalent) degree, with a record of pertinent high-quality research. All relevant areas of study will be considered, but we are particularly interested in individuals focused on one or more of the following areas: (1) sensing and nondestructive assessment of infrastructure components and systems; (2) innovative and eco-efficient materials; (3) sustainable and multi-hazards designs and re-use of existing infrastructure assets; (4) decision making, predictive science, and risk management toward interdependencies of infrastructure networks, impact of climate change, and multi-scale simulations; and (5) understanding of social sciences toward response and recovery to enhance resiliency against extreme events."