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Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation
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<p>The George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) was created by the <a href="/facts/National_Science_Foundation/FlDT8TbW">National Science Foundation</a> (NSF) to improve infrastructure design and construction practices to prevent or minimize damage during an earthquake or tsunami. Its headquarters were at <a href="/facts/Purdue_University/dRuTdltL">Purdue University</a> in <a href="/facts/West_Lafayette%2c_Indiana/62qUfsTw">West Lafayette, Indiana</a> as part of cooperative agreement #CMMI-0927178, and it ran from 2009 till 2014. The mission of NEES is to accelerate improvements in seismic design and performance by serving as a collaboratory for discovery and innovation. </p>