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Mark R. Legg
 Mark R. Legg, President of Legg Geophysical in Huntington Beach, California, has been selected as the 2002 NEHRP Professional Fellow in Earthquake Hazard Reduction, awarded by EERI under a cooperative program funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This activity is undertaken by FEMA as part of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program. The fellowship is designed to provide an opportunity for a practicing professional to gain greater skills and broader expertise in earthquake risk reduction. The Institute extends thanks to the review committee composed of Daniel Alesch of the University of Wisconsin, Rachel Davidson of Cornell University, Lori Dengler of Humboldt State University, Dominic J. Kelly of Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc., and Michael Valley of Skilling Ward Magnusson Barkshire Inc.
Legg’s research will focus on evaluating the engineering aspects of tsunami hazard mitigation and tsunami potential from major offshore earthquake sources, including estimating tsunami amplitude, run-up, inundation, and probability of occurrence. His work has provided him the requisite expertise on offshore faulting and evaluating earthquake hazards based upon ongoing research projects sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Southern California Earthquake Center. He will document results in written reports and a paper for formal publication. Legg will carry out his research under the direction of Professor Costas Synolakis at the University of Southern California.
Legg has been president of Legg Geophysical since 1992. He has written over 40 technical reports and papers spanning the fields of earthquake engineering, geology and seismology, exploration seismology, natural hazards and risk analysis, and marine geology and geophysics.
Legg earned his B.S. from the Florida Institute of Technology; his M.S. from the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego; and his Ph.D. from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
The Professional Fellowship, awarded annually, provides a stipend of $30,000, commencing in January 2002, and includes tuition, fees, relocation and living expenses for a 12-month period.
The objective of EERI is to reduce earthquake risk by advancing the science and practice of earthquake engineering, by improving understanding of the impact of earthquakes on the physical, social, economic, political and cultural environment, and by advocating comprehensive and realistic measures for reducing the harmful effects of earthquakes. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
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