A resource that brings together Meteorology, Emergency Management, and communities to enhance resilience and improve response and recovery phases of disasters
DSOC is designed to provide critical disaster support services to a wide spectrum of clients including governmental entities, communities, P-12 Schools, higher education, non-profits, business, industry, etc.
All funds collected through our partnership programs are applied to purchase equipment for DSOC and to offset expenses incurred in deploying students and staff to assist clients in the field, and for scholarships to assist students in the academic programs aligned with DSOC.
DSOC is the hub that brings together Meteorology, Climate, Emergency Management, Communications, Broadcasting, and Response agencies to collaborate in defining critical issues and engaging students to help develop effective, practical, solutions through applied research and experiential learning under the umbrella of Disaster Science.
Locations:
WKU Main Campus
Environmental Science and Technology building (EST)
1300 State Street
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Intelligence Operations Unit
Co-Lab – Outreach and Education
DSOC Classroom
DSOC AI Laboratory
CHAOS Laboratory
CHOAS Observatory
Meteorology Laboratory
Room 345
Room 344
Room 347
Room 339
Room 424
Room 424
Room 425
WKU Innovation Campus
2413 Nashville Road
Bowling Green, KY 42101
DSOC Professional Services
Warren County Emergency Operations Center
1007 State Street
Bowling Green, 42101
DSOC Regional Operations Center
WKU Glasgow
500 Hilltopper Way
Glasgow, KY 42141
DSOC Regional Operations Center
Room 213
WKU Owensboro
4821 New Hartford Road
Owensboro, KY 42303
DSOC Regional Operations Center
Room 109H
The College Heights Atmospheric Observatory for Students (CHAOS) is a student-centered interactive atmospheric/geoscience learning, application, monitoring, prediction, and research facility that provides in- and out-of-classroom enhanced training for future meteorologists and climate scientists. In addition to students in the Meteorology Program, the CHAOS facility is utilized as an introductory learning space for the entire curriculum. More than 500 students (mostly non-majors) pass through this meteorology laboratory during the academic year to learn about the fundamentals of atmospheric science.
Location: WKU – Environment Science and Technology building
- CHAOS Forecast Laboratory, room 424
- CHAOS Meteorology Laboratory, room 425
- CHAOS Meteorology Observatory
Mobile Intelligence and Operations Center
Coming soon! We are in the final stages of building our large mobile unit. It will have all of the relevant technology needed to host an ample roster of Incident Command System (ICS) team members. It will also be used for Disaster Science education outreach and DSOC field operations.
Location: WKU – Environment Science and Technology building, rooms 342, 344, 345, and 347.
It houses a weather station for real time location specific data, various advanced software systems for gathering and interpreting atmospheric conditions.
This unit provides an agile base of operations for our faculty and students to provide unmatched hyperlocal weather and operations support.
Atmospheric science students in the Department of Geography and Geology are offered a close look at the history of meteorological instrumentation.
Location: WKU building – Environment Science and Technology, room 342
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Location: WKU Innovation Campus
2413 Nashville Road
Bowling Green, KY 42101
