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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 (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 (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...

EERI is delighted to announce that Dr. David Wald (M.EERI 1988) has been awarded the 2025 Alfred E. Alquist Special Recognition Medal in recognition of his extraordinary contributions to earthquake hazard and risk reduction in the U.S. and worldwide. Dr. Wald is a world-renowned seismologist known ...

As we approach the end of this year, I wanted to take a moment to remind you that it’s renewal season—so if you haven’t already renewed your EERI membership for 2025, make sure to do so soon so you can stay involved and continue to receive EERI news and membership benefits like Spectra access....

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...