Applications are now open for the 2026 Learning From Earthquakes Travel Study Program in Taiwan, October 18-24, 2026. The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) is teaming up with the National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE) to host the program.  ...

Longtime EERI member W. D. Liam Finn (M.EERI 1976), an Emeritus Professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and a leader in the field of geotechnical earthquake engineering, passed away on December 24, 2025. Over a career spanning more than five decades, Dr. Finn reshaped the discipline th...

As we begin 2026, I want to thank our members for your continuing dedication and service to EERI. We estimate that our members contributed over 8000 hours of volunteer service to EERI in 2025—as committee members, chapter officers, Spectra reviewers, 13NCEE organizers, webinar speakers, Board memb...

EERI is pleased to announce that the 2025 Shah Family Innovation Prize has been awarded to Nicole Paul (M.EERI 2014) in recognition of her groundbreaking research contributions bridging engineering, social science, and data analytics. According to the award citation, "Her commitment to open science...

EERI is pleased to announce that the 2026 Younger Member Award recipients are Nancy Ingabire Abayo (M.EERI 2019) and Renmin Pretell (M.EERI 2018). The EERI Younger Member Award recognizes early-career members of the Institute who have made outstanding contributions to the Earthquake Engineering Res...

Membership is the core of what makes EERI special. It is the participation and contributions of our members that make it possible for us to advance the earthquake risk reduction field in our communities and around the globe. If you haven't already renewed your membership for 2026, please take a mom...

As the outgoing co-chairs of EERI’s flagship Learning From Earthquakes (LFE) program, we are excited to welcome Ayse Hortacsu and Robb Moss, who will be taking over the helm in 2026. We also wanted to take a moment to reflect on some of the major developments LFE has experienced during the past fo...

EERI is delighted to announce that Yumei Wang (M.EERI 1989) has been named the 2026 EERI Distinguished Lecturer in recognition of her impact in advancing seismic resiliency. The annual Distinguished Lecture Award of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute is awarded to members of the Inst...

EERI is delighted to announce that Dr. Mark Petersen (M.EERI 2002) has been awarded the 2026 Alfred E. Alquist Special Recognition Medal in recognition of his extraordinary leadership of the U.S. National Seismic Hazard Model (NSHM) Project and his work to improve seismic resilience worldwide. ...

EERI is delighted to announce that Dr. Anne Kiremidjian (M.EERI 1976) has been awarded the 2026 George W. Housner Medal in recognition of a career that has transformed earthquake engineering. The Housner Medal is awarded to recognize members of the Institute and others ...

EERI is pleased to announce that Laurie Johnson (M.EERI 1990) and Terri Norton (M.EERI 2003) have been selected as the 2026 EERI Honorary Members. Honorary membership of the Institute is awarded to recognize members who have made sustained and outstanding contributions to the field of earthquake eng...

The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) and the Seismological Society of America (SSA) are pleased to announce that Francisco José Sánchez-Sesma, professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM), is the 2026 recipient of the William B. Joyner Lecture Award. Sánchez-Sesma will...