EERI is pleased to announce that the recipients of the 2022 Younger Member Award are Jack English and Maha Kenawy. The EERI Younger Member Award is awarded to recognize early-career members of the Institute who have made outstanding contributions to the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute and ...

EERI is pleased to announce that the recipients of the 2021 Shah Family Innovation Prize are Ashly Cabas and Samuel Yniesta. The Shah Family Innovation Prize rewards younger professionals and academics for creativity, innovation and entrepreneurial spirit in the field of earthquake risk mitigation a...

The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) is deeply grateful to announce a groundbreaking gift from the renowned geologist Clarence Allen (M.EERI 1966), who passed away on January 21, 2021. Allen, a longtime EERI member who served on the Board of Directors from 1985-1987, was recognized w...

The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) is pleased to announce that the 2020 Outstanding Paper Award has been awarded to “Development of a global seismic risk model,” Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 36, No. S1, pp. 372-394, by Vitor Silva, Desmond Amo-Oduro, Alejandro Calderon, C...

The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) is pleased to announce that Dr. Ken Elwood is the recipient of the 2022 Distinguished Lecture Award. The annual Distinguished Lecture Award recognizes and encourages an EERI member for communication of outstanding professional contributions ...

The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) and the Seismological Society of America (SSA) are pleased to announce that David J. Wald, a seismologist with the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) in Golden, Colorado, is the 2021 recipient of the William B...

The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), the Consortium of Organizations for Strong Motion Observation Systems (COSMOS), and the Seismological Society of America (SSA) are pleased to announce that Dr. C.B. Crouse, Principal Engineer at AECOM, is the recipient of the 2022 Bruce Bolt Meda...

The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) and the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering (NZSEE) are excited to jointly release the 30th volume of Connections: The EERI Oral History Series, featuring the late Dr. Nigel Priestley—a significant figure in the field of earthquake en...

The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) is pleased to announce that Robin K. McGuire (M.EERI 1975) and Jack P. Moehle (M. EERI, 1981) have been selected as Honorary Members for 2022. Honorary membership of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute is awarded to recognize members who...

The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) is pleased to announce that the 2022 Alfred E. Alquist Special Recognition Medal has been awarded to Barry H. Welliver (M. EERI 2002). The Alquist medal is presented to an individual, company, or organization that has made substantial contribution...

The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) is pleased to announce that Mary C. Comerio (M.EERI 1988) an internationally recognized expert on disaster recovery, is the recipient of the 2022 George W. Housner Medal. The Housner Medal, EERI’s highest award, recognizes members of the Institu...

EERI is pleased to announce the candidates for President-Elect and Director for the 2022 Board of Directors Election. You can view the candidate bios and vision statements below. All eligible voting members will receive an email with a link to access your secure online ballot and cast your vote on ...