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Professionals and Researchers Working Together to Reduce Earthquake Risk

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute | EERI Brief for Members (issue one)

“As we learn more, the problem loses its simplicity.

Each earthquake brings to light new information

and new problems. Each earthquake expands our

knowledge and, also, expands our ignorance.”— Professor George W. Housner, EERI Past President (1950-51, 1954, & 1965)

1 EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE

EERI BRIEF FOR MEMBERS

Letter from the EERI President and Executive Director

Learning from Earthquakes (LFE) Guatemala Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 2Concrete Coalition . . . . . . . . . . page 4International Conference on Urban Disaster Reduction . . . . . . . . . . page 6Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 8Lists of EERI Chapters . . . . . . . . page 9Regional Chapters . . . . . . . . . page 10Housner Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . page 12Student Leadership Council (SLC) and Student Chapters . . . . . page 14Donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 16Subscribing Members . . . . back cover

Table of Contents

Since 1948, the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) has worked to fulfill its mission of reducing earthquake risk by gathering and disseminating information about the impacts of earthquakes and advocating for realistic measures to reduce their harmful effects.

In this brief, you will read about some of the many programs and projects that have expanded EERI’s network of professionals, and that continue the tradition of knowledge-sharing established by our first president, Professor Lydik S. Jacobsen, and continued by 23 subsequent presidents and boards.

Through its numerous strategic partnerships, EERI is (1) advancing the science and practice of earthquake risk reduction, (2) connecting networks of global earthquake professionals, and (3) developing future leaders and advocates in earthquake engineering.

You are an integral part of the Institute. EERI thrives by engaging the expertise, skills, and generosity of our global membership. Whether you are a long-time member or a newly joined university student, EERI strives to provide opportunities for you to contribute to the activities you will read about in this publication.

We encourage you to learn more about these efforts and contact EERI to get involved. If you are not a member of EERI, we urge you to join our community and work with us to reduce global earthquake risk.

On behalf of the EERI board and staff, thank you for your support and continued commitment to advancing the field of earthquake risk reduction.

Dear Members and Colleagues:

Sincerely,

Ian Buckle EERI President

Jay Berger EERI Executive Director

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The EERI Learning from Earthquakes (LFE) team in Guatemala was led by Carlos Ventura (M. EERI, 1987), University of British Columbia (UBC), and included Manuel Archila (M. EERI, 2009), UBC; Marcial Blondet (M. EERI, 2002) Pontificia Universidad Católica de Peru; Jeff Dragovich (M. EERI, 1990), Independent Consultant; Ronaldo Luna (M. EERI, 2000), Missouri University of Science and Technology; Maggie Ortiz (M. EERI, 2012), EERI; and Sahar Safaie (M. EERI, 2004), Sage on Earth Consulting Group. The Asociación Guatemalteca de Ingeniería Estructural y Sísmica (AGIES) team was led by their President Hector Monzón-Despang (M. EERI, 1988), SismoConsult, and included Roberto Chang (M. EERI, 2013); José Carlos Gil (M. EERI, 2011), JC Gil, Ingeniero Estructural; and Mario Yon (M. EERI, 2013), Mario Yon & Asociados. World Bank consultants Jeanette Fernandez and Yaprak Servi also travelled with the AGIES-EERI team.



EERI Learning from Earthquakes Program

Building on a strong tradition of field reconnaissance, with longstanding support from the U.S. National Science Foundation, EERI’s flagship program, Learning from Earthquakes (LFE), is entering its fifth decade. This next era of earthquake reconnaissance includes the building of engineering capacities in developing countries, using new field technologies, and studying the challenges of long-term recovery.

2013 LFE Reconnaissance Trip: Guatemala

“Vende bloques — We sell blocks.” Nearly six months after a devastating M7.4 earthquake struck western Guatemala on November 7, 2012, many in the affected area were either buying or selling concrete masonry units, commonly referred to simply as bloques (blocks). In a region where structures were historically constructed of adobe, a boom in the cement industry and the destruction of adobe structures in previous earthquakes have made reinforced masonry with concrete blocks the most common construction type in the Guatemala. However, this has created new challenges for those interested in improving seismic safety in the country. In many vacant lots all over the country, one collapsed building is being replaced with another nearly as vulnerable as the original structure.

Local and Collaborative Efforts

This challenge is faced by the Asociación Guatemalteca de Ingeniería Estructural y Sísmica (AGIES), in many ways the Guatemalan counterpart of EERI. AGIES was formed in 1996 to help improve formal code provisions in the country, and is currently led by long-time EERI member Hector Monzón-Despang (M. EERI, 1988). The group is working to develop and promote building codes and the use of confined masonry in the country. The AGIES group conducts training for engineers, and has developed a close working relationship with the major cement producer in the country to improve construction materials.

Advancing the Science and Practice of Earthquake Risk Reduction

Monzón-Despang organized and hosted the EERI field study trip to San Marcos, Guatemala, five months after the 2012 M7.4 earthquake. He met EERI Honorary Member Haresh Shah (M.

EERI, 1972) in 1976 when Shah was in Guatemala surveying damage from the 1976 M7.5 earthquake. He then studied earthquake engineering and earned his Ph.D. at Stanford University under Professor Shah. Monzón-Despang currently

manages his own structural engineering practice in Guatemala and aims to improve local construction practices.

In April 2013, a group of engineers from EERI and AGIES, along with consultants from the World Bank, visited the areas affected by the earthquake. The trip was funded by a grant agreement between EERI and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) at the World Bank. AGIES also has a grant agreement with the World Bank that facilitated the joint post-earthquake investigations. The reconnaissance visit provided a great opportunity for the EERI team to learn about resilience and recovery in a developing country. At the same time, it gave AGIES members the opportunity to share challenges of Guatemalan construction practice with the international community, including earthquake design of engineered and non-engineered structures, construction material quality, and enforcement policy and practice. The EERI-AGIES-WB collaboration model has great potential to improve seismic risk reduction in many developing countries.

Learn More: LFE Report

A joint report on the earthquake and reconstruction is available in English and Spanish in the EERI Learning from Earthquakes Reconnaissance Archive at https://www.eeri.org/lfe.

“When the local members of the team, who know first-hand about the weaknesses and strengths of local

construction, interact with the professionals of the EERI network, stronger and more relevant conclusions can

be drawn. It was a remarkable initiative of EERI.” — Hector Monzón-Despang (M. EERI, 1988)



EERI’s Concrete Coalition

In the Canterbury, New Zealand, earthquake sequence, the collapse of two concrete buildings resulted in the loss of 135 lives. It was a humbling reminder that — every day in earthquake country — our safety depends on the buildings around us. Through the Concrete Coalition, EERI and its partners are working to prevent such tragedies in potentially dangerous buildings.

The Concrete Coalition is known for harnessing the good will of engineers to help assess the risk from older reinforced concrete buildings in seismic areas of California. The initial inventory project produced an estimate of vulnerable non-ductile reinforced concrete buildings in the state, and recent efforts have focused on improving our understanding of the behavior of these buildings in order to determine which are most dangerous.

Database of Concrete Buildings

In 2013, EERI launched the Online Database of Concrete Buildings Damaged in Earthquakes. Funded by a research grant from the U.S. Geological Survey, it is a collection of case studies of buildings damaged in earthquakes around the world. As the class of dangerous concrete buildings is varied and difficult to understand, often the only way to gain insight into their future behavior is to study behavior in past earthquakes. The database contains 50 case studies at http://db.concretecoalition.org.

Concrete Coalition Internship

The database development was a cross-generational effort. Four graduate student interns spent the summer of 2012 compiling the case studies. Working on the project increased the technical capacity of the students in many ways, perhaps mostly importantly through their close collaboration with industry mentors. Structural engineers from firms in northern and southern California and abroad volunteered their time to make presentations, host office visits, and share observations made during reconnaissance trips.

Advancing the Science and Practice of Earthquake Risk Reduction

EERI Concrete Coalition Database and Internship Program

Under the guidance of Concrete Coalition Technical Director and EERI Honorary Member Craig Comartin and 37 industry mentors, the Concrete Buildings Damaged in Earthquakes Online Database serves as one valuable resource in addressing the challenges posed by older concrete buildings.

Concrete Coalition Mentors

Craig Comartin, CDComartin, Inc.; Syed Ali, University of Engineering & Technology; Dan Bech, Holmes Culley; Peter Behnam, KPFF; Kalman Benuska, John A. Martin & Associates, Inc.; Russell

Berkowitz, Forell/Elsesser; Paul Cordova, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger; Masume Dana, Forell/Elsesser; Elie Elkhoury, Nabih Youssef Associates; Eduardo Fierro, BFP Engineers, Inc.; Polat GÜlkan, Cankaya University; Bill Holmes, Rutherford + Chekene; Ayhan Irfanoglu, Purdue University; Insung Kim, Degenkolb; Jay Love, Degenkolb; David Mar, Tipping Mar & Associates; Ron Mayes, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger; David McCormick, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger; Farzad Naeim, John A. Martin & Associates, Inc.; Santiago Pujol, Purdue University; Holly Razzano, Degenkolb; Aaron Reynolds, KPFF; Jorge Rivera, KPFF; Marko Schotanus, Rutherford + Chekene; Carlos Sempere, Forell/Elsesser; Alpa Sheth, VMS Consultants Pvt Ltd; Mark Sinclair, Structural Consultant; Karl Telleen, Rutherford + Chekene; Luis Toranzo, KPFF; Bill Tremayne, Holmes Culley; David Tunick, Nabih Youssef Associates; John Wallace, UCLA; Mason Walters, Forell/Elsesser; Chuck Whitaker, John A. Martin & Associates, Inc.; Sugeng Wijanto, Pt Gistama Intisemesta; Charlotte Wong, Degenkolb; Loring Wyllie, Degenkolb; and Nabih Youssef, Nabih Youssef Associates.

Concrete Coalition Interns

Sarah Bettinger, Univ. of Alabama; Edwin Lim, Georgia Tech; Quinn Peck, Arup (current); and Miguel Robles-Lora, Virginia Tech.

Additional support for the program has been provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Learn more about the Concrete Coalition and its partners at www.concretecoalition.org.

“Whether you are just starting a career, at the peak of your professional life, or sharing the wisdom you have gained over the years, the Concrete Coalition

is a rewarding and satisfying experience for all.” — Craig Comartin (M. EERI, 1987)

EERI Concrete Coalition Database and Internship Program



At the direction of NSF, EERI convened Rapid Response Research Workshops (2010–2012) on the

Chile, Haiti, New Zealand, and Japan

earthquakes.

More than

1,500 PDHs earned from EERI’s

2013 technical seminars, webinars,

annual meetings, and other events.

EERI has published LFE reports on

290 earthquakes in the past 60 years.

“While there exist many publications for academically oriented articles in all of these areas, there continues to be a need for fulfilling the requirements of the practicing professional in the public or the private domain — a sizeable part of EERI membership.”

— Polat Gülkan, Editor, Earthquake Spectra (2008-2013)

Concrete Coalition Internship: Sarah Bettinger (M. EERI, 2012); Miguel Robles-Lora (M. EERI, 2012); EERI Honorary Member Craig Comartin (M. EERI, 1987); Quinn Peck (M. EERI, 2012); Jonathon Tai (M. EERI, 2012), summer program coordinator; and Edwin Lim (M. EERI, 2011)



The 2013 Taiwan Field Study team: Makoto Fujiu, Univ. of Tokyo; Haruo Hayashi and Norio Maki, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto Univ.; Yoshiaki Kawata, Kazuhiro Kono, Kenji Koshiyama, and Shingo Nagamatsu, Kansai Univ.; Yoe Masuzawa, Masuzawa Engineering Research & Consulting; Anna Matsukawa and Shigeo Tatsuki, Doshisha Univ.; Toshinori Ogasawara, Iwate Univ.; Kazuya Sugiyasu, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku Univ.; Satoshi Tanaka, Tokoha Univ.; Sarbjit Johal and Elizabeth McNaughton, Joint Centre for Disaster Research, Massey Univ.; Richard Eisner; David Lallemant, Stanford Univ.; Liz Malley, Disaster Reduction Institute; Michelle Meyer, Texas A&M Univ.; Maggie Ortiz, EERI; Narae Kang; and Rebecca Chao, Liang-Chun Chen, Chuan-Zhong Deng, Weisin Li, Lydia Lin, Christine Shen, Paul Wu, and Hui-Hsuan Yang, National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction.



EERI has a long history of international collaboration — from hosting the first World Conference on Earthquake Engineering to sending expert teams to survey earthquake damage around the world. In this tradition of partnerships, EERI has formed strong ties with researchers and practitioners around the “ring of fire” and elsewhere.

A series of meetings between U.S. and Japanese earthquake professionals to reduce risk from urban earthquakes established a partnership that was strengthened by the 1995 Kobe earthquake, which struck while the fourth meeting in the series was underway in nearby Osaka. The Japanese organizers cancelled all the sessions and sent participants to Kobe to record immediate observations of the earthquake damage. EERI members recall walking toward ever more distressing scenes of destruction. The team ’s firsthand experience of the Kobe earthquake forged a commitment to continue collaborating with and learning from each other.

International Conference on Urban Disaster Reduction

After the Chi Chi, Taiwan, earthquake, the partnership expanded to include colleagues from Taiwan, and the workshops transformed into the International Conference on Urban Disaster Reduction (ICUDR). The first two conferences were held in Japan (2005) and Taiwan (2007), and the focus expanded to include recovery issues.

In 2014, EERI will be organizing the Third International Conference on Urban Disaster Reduction with funding support from the Center for Global Partnership of the Japan Foundation. Leading up to this conference, three 2013 field study trips were organized in Japan, the U.S., and Taiwan. Six years after the 2nd ICUDR, these trips widened the channels of communication and engaged the next generation of researchers and practitioners to ensure that lessons learned are shared with a larger community. The 3rd ICUDR will be held in Boulder, Colorado, hosted by co-sponsor, the Natural Hazards Center.

The Next Generation

Whether it was hearing first-hand accounts of the struggles emergency managers faced in the hours, days, and months after the Tohoku tsunami, or touring a relocated village in Taiwan that

has embraced “disaster tourism” as a recovery model, the 2013 field study trips left a lasting impression on the 31 participants from five countries and reinforced the importance of

international collaboration. This was particularly important for the young professionals.

“The field visit to Taiwan was an incredible opportunity to learn about and learn from the Taiwanese disaster response and reconstruction experience. While every disaster is unique, for me this country exchange provided further evidence of the commonalities across geographies, time, and hazards,” notes David Lallemant (M. EERI, 2010), Stanford University, who attended the Taiwan Field Study Trip and is now on the Program Committee for the 3rd ICUDR.

“As a young professional and new member of EERI, I am grateful for the experience of traveling to Taiwan to learn from colleagues across the world about disaster recovery and reconstruction. My involvement with EERI has been professionally and personally rewarding by providing the opportunity to network and collaborate with scholars and professionals from numerous different disciplines and organizations,” said Michelle Meyer (M. EERI, 2013), Texas A&M University.

With the added participation of New Zealand and the interest of South Korea, the partnership will grow in the coming years. This important avenue will prepare the next generation of risk-reduction professionals around the world.

To learn more about the 3rd ICUDR, visit the conference website at http://3icudr.org.

Connecting Networks of Global Earthquake Professionals

International Conference on Urban Disaster Reduction

“As a young professional and new member of EERI, I am grateful for the experience of traveling to Taiwan to learn from colleagues across the world about disaster recovery and

reconstruction.” — Michelle Meyer (M. EERI, 2013)

International Conference on Urban Disaster Reduction (ICUDR)



Map of EERI Regional and Student ChaptersEERI Regional Chapters are indicated by the gray shading, and EERI Student Chapters are indicated by the brown dots.

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EERI Regional and Student Chapters

EERI Regional Chapters

EERI Student ChaptersCaliforniaCalifornia Institute of TechnologyCal Poly PomonaCal Poly San Luis ObispoCalifornia State University FullertonCalifornia State University Long BeachCalifornia State University Los AngelesSan Diego State UniversitySan Francisco State UniversitySan Jose State UniversityStanford UniversityUniversity of California at BerkeleyUniversity of California at DavisUniversity of California at IrvineUniversity of California at Los AngelesUniversity of California at San DiegoUniversity of Southern California

ColoradoUniversity of Colorado

DelawareUniversity of Delaware

GeorgiaGeorgia Institute of Technology

IllinoisUniversity of Illinois

IndianaPurdue UniversityUniversity of Notre Dame

IowaIowa State University

KansasUniversity of Kansas

MarylandJohns Hopkins University

Alaska Chapter

British Columbia Chapter

Great Lakes Chapter (Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin)

National Capital Chapter (Delaware, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia)

New England Chapter (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont)

New Madrid Chapter (Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Southern Illinois, Southern Indiana, and Tennessee)

New York-Northeast Chapter (Long Island, New York City, Southern New York, New Jersey, Western Pennsylvania, and Connecticut)

Northern California Chapter

Oregon Chapter

San Diego Chapter

Southern California Chapter

Utah Chapter

Washington Chapter

MassachusettsTufts UniversityUniversity of Massachusetts – Amherst

MichiganUniversity of Michigan

MinnesotaUniversity of Minnesota

MissouriMissouri University of Science & TechnologyUniversity of Missouri – ColumbiaWashington University St. Louis

NebraskaUniversity of Nebraska Omaha

NevadaUniversity of Nevada – Reno

New MexicoNew Mexico State University

New YorkCornell University State University of New York, Buffalo

North CarolinaNorth Carolina State University

OregonOregon State University

PennsylvaniaLehigh UniversityPennsylvania State University

Puerto RicoUniversity of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

TennesseeUniversity of Memphis

TexasRice UniversityUniversity of Texas - ArlingtonUniversity of Texas - Austin

UtahBrigham Young University

VirginiaVirginia Tech

WyomingUniversity of Wyoming

INTERNATIONAL CHAPTERS

CanadaMcMaster University University of British Columbia

IndiaVeermata Jijabai Technology Institute

ItalyPolitecnico di Torino

MexicoUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México

PakistanUniversity of Engineering & Technology

PeruPontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

RomaniaTechnical University of Cluj-Napoca

TurkeyFatih University



Connecting Networks of Global Earthquake Professionals


About EERI Regional Chapters

It makes sense that in regions of greatest seismic risk are the highest concentrations of those interested in seismic safety. As Alaska and California are the most seismically active states in the U.S., the EERI regional chapters in Alaska and Northern and Southern California are long established. Regional chapters were encouraged by Chris Poland (M. EERI, 1988) of Degenkolb Engineers when he was EERI President (2001–2002), to provide opportunities for the growing EERI membership to connect face-to-face and share information.

“EERI has provided many networking and learning opportunities for me. As president of the San Diego EERI Chapter, I’ve been able to bring such opportunities to practitioners and academics in the San Diego region looking for ways to get more involved with EERI. Our chapter has been in the forefront of organizing seminars and events as well as conducting activities with EERI student chapters in our region, and we look forward to being even more active,” said Jorge Meneses (M. EERI, 2006), GEI Consultants Inc.

EERI New York-Northeast Regional Chapter

In areas with less seismic activity, the chapters not only provide a means for professionals to find each other, but also allow them to focus on local issues. Sissy Nikolaou (M. EERI, 2004) of Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers is founding president of the EERI New York-Northeast Regional Chapter and has brought earthquake issues to the forefront in New York. Her chapter takes advantage of community knowledge of the built environment to address local issues and concerns.

“Establishing an EERI chapter in New York has allowed us to bring together professionals from many disciplines for a variety

of programs and activities. We’ve been forging partnerships with organizations such as the AIANY, SEAoNY, MCEER, ACECNY, Lehigh’s new student chapter, and local universities

and schools. Our events have been focused on raising awareness of earthquakes and extreme events among architects, public officials, school children, and the general population, advancing the state of earthquake engineering practice in

our region, and raising the visibility of EERI,” said Nikolaou.

Chapter GrowthFace-to-face interaction with like-minded professionals is still a priority for members. Beginning in 2012 with funding support from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, EERI board member Ivan Wong (M. EERI, 1978) of URS Corp. helped establish seven regional EERI chapters in earthquake-prone regions outside California: National Capital, New England, New York-Northeast, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and British Columbia. The number of EERI Regional Chapters continues to grow, with three new chapters formed in 2013. There are now 13 regional chapters covering 32 states.

“Establishing an EERI chapter in Utah was easy because it filled a local gap by bringing together professionals from multiple areas of expertise. The ability to get practicing professionals from different disciplines discussing ways to advance earthquake engineering and work on solutions can only be a benefit for our state,” said Barry Welliver (M. EERI, 2002), Structural Engineer, BHW Engineers, and founding president of the Utah EERI Chapter.

Learn More

To learn more about a regional chapter in your area, visit the EERI website at www.eeri.org/about-eeri/regional-chapters.

“Our events have been focused on raising awareness of earthquakes and extreme events among architects,

public officials, school children, and the general population, advancing the state of earthquake engineering practice in

our region, and raising the visibility of EERI.” — Sissy Nikolaou (M. EERI, 2004)




“The small tsunami in California following the Tohoku earthquake caused extensive damage and showed that there is a lot of room for improvement in coordinating the responses of the scientific and engineering communities to a major earthquake in California. As Chair of the California Clearinghouse, I feel a responsibility to push these communities to do everything they can NOW because after the earthquake or tsunami happens, it will be too late.”

— Anne Rosinksi (M. EERI, 2013), California Geological Survey

(EERI is one of five managing partner agencies of the California Clearinghouse.)

World Housing Encyclopedia (WHE):

200 expert engineerscontributing to 130 housing reports and

seven tutorials on construction technologies from

43 countries

New York–Northeast Chapter of EERI: Ramon Gilsanz (M. EERI, 2011), Gilsanz Murray Steficek; Andrew E. Whittaker (M. EERI, 1998), SUNY Buffalo; Klaus H. Jacob (M. EERI, 1986), Columbia University; Sissy Nikolaou (M. EERI, 2004), Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers

More than

1,200individuals

participated in the 2013 NEES/EERI

Research-to-Practice Webinar Series.

More than

100% growth in

the number of EERI Regional

Chapters since 2011



The 2012 Class of Housner Fellows are: Syed Mohammed Ali* (M. EERI, 2011), University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan; Cale R. Ash (M. EERI, 2003), Degenkolb Engineers; Carlien D. Bou-Chedid* (M. EERI, 2011), CBC Consulting; Danielle Hutchings Mieler (M. EERI, 2009), Association of Bay Area Governments; Lindsey Maclise (M. EERI, 2011), Forell/Elsesser Engineers; Hassan Steven Mdala* (M. EERI, 2012), Geological Survey Dept. of Malawi; Vivek Rawal (M. EERI, 2011), People In Centre Consulting; and Kate Stillwell (M. EERI, 2000), GEM Foundation.

* Supported by a grant from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery of the World Bank. Additional funding for the fellowship program is provided by the George Housner bequest and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.



Developing Future Leaders and Advocates in Earthquake Engineering

EERI Housner Fellows Leadership Training Program

George W. Housner

Within the field of civil engineering, earthquake engineering is relatively young. George Housner, known to many as the founder of earthquake engineering in the U.S., was mentored by his professors at Caltech, themselves pioneers in the fledgling field. After working in practice on landmark projects, he returned to Caltech as a professor to continue advancing the science of earthquake engineering. In this position, he followed the example of his teachers and took a great interest in fostering and developing the students he taught: “My contact with fresh young minds was an important intellectual stimulus. It is a major fringe benefit of being a professor.”

Housner ensured that EERI would continue his tradition of developing the next generation with a significant bequest to the Institute. EERI leadership decided that the best way to honor Housner and serve earthquake engineering was to establish a leadership program for young and emerging professionals with a passion for earthquake risk reduction.

Housner Fellowship

The Housner Fellows Leadership Training Program is a two-year program launched in 2012 that builds leadership capacity through intense interactions, personal assessments, training in leadership and communication, and collaborative decision making. The first class of eight Fellows began their journey through this program in 2012 and will complete their training in 2014. Under the guidance of leadership trainer Lucy Arendt (M. EERI, 2008), the Fellows participated in a one-week intensive leadership course, professional development training, and EERI Annual Meetings, and they received assistance with network building.

Arendt developed the program so that Fellows practice leadership through active participation in both group and

individual projects. The class group project has proven to be one of the most effective and rewarding parts of the program. Together, the 2012 Fellows decided to take on the challenge of

increasing school seismic safety in Ghana. A country rich in culture and natural resources, Ghana has a professional engineering community open to creative solutions for earthquake risk mitigation and public policy change.

In August 2013, the EERI Housner Fellows met and built alliances in Ghana with the Ministry of Education, the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), the Ghana Institution of Engineers (GhIE), Architectural and Engineering Services Ltd. (AESL), consultants who design new schools, school administrators, and contractors. The Housner Fellows also identified the Ghana Earthquake Society (GhES) as a key advocate and plan to continue collaboration in the future. The Housner Fellows’ focus on Ghana school safety follows a commitment by the Ministry of Education to build more than a hundred new schools over the next several years. Already taking up leadership positions in EERI, the Fellows in the first class stand poised to make a significant impact on global earthquake engineering and in their own communities.

“Watching the Fellows learn from each other, particularly in a cross-cultural context, has been very rewarding. EERI members can take pride in creating such an exceptional vehicle for empowering future seismic safety and EERI leaders,” said Professor Lucy Arendt, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay.

Learn More

To learn more about the Housner Fellowship program, visit the EERI website at www.eeri.org/projects/housner-fellows-program.

“Watching the Fellows learn from each other, particularly in a cross-cultural context, has been very rewarding. EERI members can take pride in creating such an exceptional

vehicle for empowering future seismic safety and EERI leaders.” — Lucy Arendt (M. EERI, 2008)

EERI Housner Fellows Leadership Training Program



Developing Future Leaders and Advocates in Earthquake Engineering

EERI Student Leadership Council and Student Chapters

school, I helped develop the undergraduate Seismic Design Competition. The first competition consisted of only five participants. Watching the competition grow into an international event involving more than 30 universities has

been gratifying, and I’m grateful for the extraordinary efforts of the hard-working SLC members who have carried the torch,” said Scott J. Brandenberg.

“I find it particularly rewarding to be able to mentor and advise the EERI SLC, future leaders of the earthquake engineering community. I can remember when I was in their shoes as a member of the MCEER SLC helping with the first Tri-Center Seismic Design Competition; the guidance and support I received has always encouraged me to continue to pay it forward,” said Terri Norton.

In 2013, SLC achievements include a record-breaking number of undergraduate teams (38) and EERI student members (250) participating in the 10th anniversary of the EERI Seismic Design Competition, held in conjunction with the 65th EERI Annual Meeting. The undergraduate team from the EERI Student Chapter at UCLA established a record at the competition when they repeated their 2012 first-place finish.

“As students, we are taught that it is always important to network with professionals and academics at conferences, and it is, but my fellow SLC members will more likely be my future co-workers and colleagues. We share the same commitment to earthquake engineering, and it has been a wonderful experience getting to know them,” said SLC Co-President Erica Fischer.

Learn More

Student members interested in learning more about the SLC should visit the EERI SLC website at http://slc.eeri.org/.

About the SLC

The EERI Student Leadership Council (SLC) is a governing body of student representatives from EERI student chapters based at universities in the United States and abroad. The SLC provides EERI student members the opportunity to develop their leadership and interpersonal skills, gain practical experience, and increase their exposure to earthquake engineering.

Throughout the academic year, the SLC organizes events for EERI student members that promote education and knowledge sharing. SLC-organized annual events include the EERI undergraduate Seismic Design Competition, the Young Researchers Symposium, and the SLC Retreat. In 2013, the SLC received funding support from the Federal Emergency Management Agency; from the following EERI Subscribing Members: Computers & Structures Inc, Kinemetrics, Degenkolb Engineers, Hayward Baker, Magnusson Klemencic Associates, and Wiss Janney Elstner Associates; and from Coughlin Porter Lundeen.

2012-2013 SLC

The 2012-2013 SLC was led by co-presidents Erica Fischer (M. EERI, 2010) of Purdue University and Tim Wright (M. EERI, 2008) of Georgia Tech. SLC members represented 14 universities with broad geographic distribution. This year’s council was advised by UCLA Associate Professor Scott Brandenberg (M. EERI, 2001), who serves as EERI Student Activities Committee Chair, and University of Nebraska Assistant Professor Terri Norton (M. EERI, 2004).

“The members of the SLC are some of the brightest, most dedicated students I have had an opportunity to work with, and they will be leaders in earthquake engineering in the not-so-distant future. As a member of the PEER Student Leadership Council during my time in graduate

“The members of the SLC are some of the brightest, most dedicated students I have had an opportunity to work

with, and they will be leaders in earthquake engineering in the not-so-distant future.”

— Scott J. Brandenberg (M. EERI, 2001)

EERI Student Leadership Council (SLC) and Student Chapters



“I support the Friedman Family Visiting Professionals Program as it is extraordinary outreach to the student chapters of EERI. These are the EERI members of the future, and it is important that they know that we are about more than just the Student Seismic Design Competition. The students, whether undergrads or graduate students, are exposed to what is happening in design offices today.”

— David Friedman (M. EERI, 1988), Forell/Elsesser Senior Principal and Chair of the Board

2013 Shah Family Innovation Prize

Recipient: Curt Haselton

(M. EERI, 2010), Associate Professor,

California State University, Chico

2013–2014 EERI/ FEMA NEHRP

Graduate Fellow: Clinton Carlson

(M. EERI, 2010), Ph.D. candidate,

University of Michigan

60% growth in

the number of EERI Student

Chapters since 2010

Since 2010, the EERI Internship Program

has offered opportunities to 27 students in

their transitions from undergraduate to graduate

students, and from graduate students to practitioners.

Forell/Elsesser Senior Principal and Chair of the Board David Friedman (M. EERI, 1988) tours the labs at the University at Buffalo with Aikaterini Stefanaki (M. EERI, 2011) and Maria Koliou (M. EERI, 2009)

Marshall Lew (M. EERI, 1978) and the UCLA design team, first-place winners of the 2013 EERI Student Seismic Design Competition in Seattle held during the February 2013 EERI Annual Meeting.



Acknowledging EERI Endowment DonorsEERI is grateful for the 2013 support of the following EERI members:

$5,000Blume Foundation

(Jene Blume)

$2,000–$3,000John M. CoilDavid A. Friedman and

Paulette J. Meyer I. M. IdrissFarhang Ostadan

$1,000Clarence R. AllenLloyd S. CluffThomas D. O’Rourke

$500–$550Robert E. BachmanRobert ChittendenFrancois FayadAsadour H. HadjianJames O. JirsaJames M. KellyLaurence KornfieldJames K. MitchellDouglas J. NymanG. Rodolfo SaragoniWilliam (Woody) SavageAnshel J. SchiffL. Thomas Tobin

$200–$400Mihran S. AgbabianWilliam A. AndersonJay BergerIan G. BuckleArrietta ChakosTed M. ChristensenBruce ClarkRicardo DobryC. Terry DooleyA. J. EggenbergerRonald EguchiRichard K. EisnerDavid FrostPaul GilbertWilliam Hall

Robert D. HansonKubilay HicyilmazJoe HollsteinSandra HydeKlaus H. JacobPaul C. JenningsStephen KadysiewskiRobert P. KennedyGeorge C. LeeJoseph MaffeiJack MoehleGuy J. P. NordensonJelena PantelicStephen L. PerlofCynthia L. PerryWilliam PetakRobert ScherKenneth H. StokoeMineo TakayamaSusan K. TubbesingLoring A. Wyllie Jr.T. Leslie YoudHoward L. Zee

$100–$199Thalia AnagnosDonald AndersonScott AshfordGoutam BagchiAli BakhshiNesrin BasozPatricia BoltonRoger BorcherdtJonathan BrayDavid BreiholzDavid CecilGary ChristensonCraig ColeMary ComerioKevin CoppersmithJeff DragovichLinda EmerySigmund FreemanJames GoltzPhillip GouldPolat GülkanJohn Hayes Jr.

William HolmesGeorge F. HorowitzEdward Kavazanjian Jr.Michael KregerJulio KuroiwaIgnatius Po LamPeter LeeRoberto LeonMarshall LewFranklin LewRonaldo LunaTerry LundeenKenneth MarkPeter MayMarcia McLarenAndrew MerovichJudith Mitrani-ReiserKeiko MoritaVilas MujumdarJoseph NicolettiRobert OlshanskyIrving OppenheimMaurice PowerRichard QuittmeyerAvigdor RutenbergKeri RyanKent SasakiAnthony ShakalJim SwaisgoodSolveig ThorvaldsdottirFred M. TurnerAkira WadaDonald WellsSharon WoodStan Zagajeski

Other AmountsSergio AlcocerEdmund AllenVitelmo BerteroA. Gerald BradyTed CanonJuan CarmonaClaudio ChesiRobert ChewChris DiazArchanaa Dongre

John EganWilliam ElliottSohrab EsfandiariChristine GouletThomas HeauslerCindy HooverKishor JaiswalGayle JohnsonMohammad JoolazadehFrederick KrimgoldMin Lung KuoJerome KutliroffJames LaFaveJames LaiDavid LallemantGeorge MaderJoAnn MatamorosNeven MatasovicYoshiaki NakanoRasanayagam NitharsanTerri NortonEnver OdarTsuneo OkadaMichael O’RourkeVictor PavonRafael RiddellSatwant RihalCarlos RodriguezAdrian Rodriguez-MarekTom SchacherSubir SenRoger SharpeNilesh ShomeWalter SilvaPeter SomersBozidar StojadinovicKenneth ToppingCarolina TovarAlexandra TsioulouAlfredo UrichAlexander UzdinTao WangRobert WilliamsShoichi Yamaguchi

EERI Board of DirectorsIan Buckle, PresidentFoundation Professor and DirectorUniversity of Nevada, RenoCenter for Civil Engineering Earthquake ResearchReno, Nevada

Mary C. Comerio, President-ElectProfessor, Department of ArchitectureUniversity of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, California

Kathleen Tierney, Vice President Professor and Director Natural Hazards Center University of Colorado at Boulder Boulder, ColoradoJaniele Maffei, Secretary/Treasurer Chief Mitigation Officer California Earthquake Authority Sacramento, California

Scott Ashford, Director Dean, College of Engineering Kearney Professor of Engineering Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon

Kenneth J. Elwood, Director Associate Professor Department of Civil Engineering University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada

Roberto T. Leon, Director David H. Burrows Professor of Construction Engineering Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia

James O. Malley, Director Senior Principal Degenkolb Engineers San Francisco, California

David J. Wald, Director Seismologist and Adjunct Professor U.S. Geological Survey Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colorado

EERI StaffJay Berger, Executive Director, [email protected] Greene, Special Projects Manager/LFE, [email protected] Treymayne, Program Manager, [email protected] Ortiz, Program Associate, [email protected] Hollenbeck, Controller/Member Relations, [email protected] Stalnaker, Managing Editor for Earthquake Spectra, [email protected] Lane, Membership Coordinator/Publication Orders, [email protected] Davidson, Membership and Communications Manager, [email protected]

CreditsPhotos: Cover photo (bottom-right) of UC Berkeley’s Memorial Stadium by photographer Brett Young: Courtesy of Forell/Elsesser Engineers, Inc., Bronze Subscribing Member of EERI; (top-left) Kenneth Mark; and (top-right) EERI Housner Fellows. Page 2: (large photo) David Amsler, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic, and (small photo) Yaprak Servi; page 5: (map) U.S. Geological Survey and (middle photo) EERI Staff; page 6: (large photo) David Villa, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic, and (bottom photo) Michelle Meyer; page 11: Sissy Nikolaou; page 12: (large photo) Vivek Rawal and (small photo) EERI Staff; page 15: (top photo) Univ. at Buffalo EERI Student Chapter and (bottom photo) Marshall Lew. Writing: My Davidson, Maggie Ortiz, and Marjorie Greene. Design and Production: My Davidson. Editing: Gerald Brady, Eloise Gilland, and Sarah Nathe.

The Pulse of Earthquake EngineeringIn 2013, EERI launched its online email newsletter The Pulse of Earthquake Engineering that features news of the Institute, member spotlights, program updates, and other announcements from the earthquake-engineering network. You may submit your content and questions for The Pulse at [email protected].

EERI members should be receiving The Pulse twice per month — on the first and fifteenth day of each month (or the first business day after). Please note: The Pulse will be published once per month, mid-month, during the summer of 2014.

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