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New Interviews by Stanley Scott Oral History Series Launches With Frank E. McClure

EERI’s Oral History Program is proud to launch a new publication series, Interviews by Stanley Scott, with the release today of the first volume, focusing on Frank E. McClure (1924-2004). Interviews by Stanley Scott: An EERI Oral History Collection preserves and shares the valuable unfinished wor...

Cristina Cordova-Arias and Kaleigh Yost Receive 2025 Younger Member Award

EERI is pleased to announce that the recipients of the 2025 Younger Member Award are Cristina Cordova-Arias (M.EERI 2018) and Kaleigh Yost (M.EERI 2012). The EERI Younger Member Award is awarded to recognize early-career members of the Institute who have made outstanding contributions to the Earthqu...

In Memoriam: David M. Johnston (1966 – 2025)

Contributed by Laurie A. Johnson (M.EERI 1990) It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of David Johnston (M. EERI, 2013); he died on January 19, 2025. David was the Distinguished Professor of Disaster Management and Director of the Joint Centre for Disaster Research (JCDR), in the Sch...

New LFE-SSEER Report on Recovery from the 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquake Sequence

Today marks the two-year anniversary of the devastating Kahramanmaraş earthquake sequence. At 4:17 AM on February 6, 2023, a M7.8 earthquake struck near the border of Kahramanmaraş and Gaziantep provinces, followed by a M7.7 earthquake nine hours later and 95 kilometers to the northeast. The seque...

Earthquake Spectra Special Collection on the Kahramanmaraş Earthquake Sequence: 31 Papers Published

February 6, 2025 marks the two-year anniversary of the devastating M7.8 and M7.6 earthquakes along the Southern part of the Eastern Anatolian Fault Zone. The ruptured fault segments, exceeding 300 km in total length, had been silent since 1511. The impacts of these two sequential earthquakes were ca...

Leadership Communique From Heidi Tremayne: 2024 Highlights

As we begin 2025, I want to thank our members for your dedication and commitment to EERI. Your volunteer service over the past year—as committee members, chapter officers, reconnaissance team participants, Earthquake Spectra reviewers, meeting organizers, webinar and meeting speakers, Board, and m...

Shideh Dashti Receives the 2025 EERI Distinguished Lecture Award

EERI is pleased to announce that Dr. Shideh Dashti (M.EERI 2009) is the recipient of the 2025 EERI Distinguished Lecture Award, in recognition of her innovations in the science and practice of geotechnical earthquake engineering through integrated reconnaissance, mechanics, experimentation, and anal...

2024 Shah Family Innovation Prize Awarded to Luis A. Pinzón

EERI is pleased to announce that the 2024 recipient of the Shah Family Innovation Prize is Luis A. Pinzón (M.EERI 2016), in recognition of research and leadership accomplishments that have already made significant positive impacts in the field of earthquake engineering. EERI annually awards th...

EERI Publishes New Oral History of Robert A. Olson

The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) is excited to release the thirty-second volume of Connections: The EERI Oral History Series, featuring Robert A. Olson, a champion of public policies for the reduction of earthquake risk. Olson’s six-decade-long career as an applied political sc...

Jonathan P. Stewart Named EERI Honorary Member

Jonathan P. Stewart (M.EERI 1994) has been awarded EERI Honorary Membership in recognition of his career-long contributions to earthquake engineering research and practice and his leadership and service to the Institute. Honorary membership is awarded to recognize members who have made sustaine...

Lucy A. Arendt Named EERI Honorary Member

Lucy A. Arendt (M. EERI 2008) has been awarded EERI Honorary Membership in recognition of her exemplary service to the Institute. Honorary membership is awarded to recognize members who have made sustained and outstanding contributions to the field of earthquake engineering and/or to the Instit...

2025 George W. Housner Medal Awarded to Charles A. Kircher

EERI is delighted to announce that Dr. Charles A. Kircher (M.EERI 1974) has been awarded the 2025 George W. Housner Medal in recognition of his significant contributions to earthquake engineering. His contributions have included innovative developments in loss estimation, building code hazard mappin...

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