The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) and the Sociedad Mexicana de Ingeniería Sísmica (SMIS) have established a scientific and collaboration agreement. The agreement was signed by EERI Board President David Cocke and SMIS President Hector Guerrero Bobadilla during a plenary session ...

Reginald DesRoches (M.EERI 1995) is the new president of Rice University. After a nationwide search, DesRoches was chosen to lead the university and its 7,500 students, seven schools, and over 700 faculty. "am deeply honored to be the next president of Rice University," DesRoches said. "I look forwa...

The 12th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering in Salt Lake City concluded after a fantastic week of sessions, workshops, special events, committee and chapter meetings, and tours. Over 1200 people participated in the conference, including more than 300 undergraduate students in the Seismic ...

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Five members of EERI have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) as part of the class of 2022, and will be formally inducted into the academy this coming October. NAE membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to "engineering research, practice, or educat...

The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) is pleased to announce that the 2021 Outstanding Paper Award has been awarded to "Capturing epistemic uncertainty in site response," Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 921-936, by Adrian Rodriguez-Marek, Julian J. Bommer, and Robert R. Youngs...

Many thanks to all EERI members who took the time to consider and choose from the exceptional candidates for the 2022 EERI Board of Directors! EERI would like to welcome our new President-Elect and two new Directors: President-Elect: Janiele Maffei (M. EERI, 1992)Chief Mitigation Officer, Californ...

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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...