Associate Professor, UC Irvine. Dr. Zareian’s research includes analytical and experimental studies in Structural and Earthquake Engineering with emphasis on Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering.
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Stanford University. David Welch is part of a multi-university PEER-CEA project to quantify the seismic performance of retrofit of cripple walls and sill anchorage in single family dwellings.
Associate Dean, Research, UCB. Prof. Karl Van Bibber's research focuses on basic and applied nuclear science, particle astrophysics, and accelerator science and technology.
Director and Chief Resilience Officer, Office of Resilience and Capital Planning. Brian Strong is responsible for the City’s ten-year Capital Plan, its Capital Budget, and the implementation of the Resilient SF strategic vision.
Professor, UCLA. Prof. Ertugrul Taciroglu earned a Ph.D. degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1998 and after post-doctoral work, joined UCLA in 2001.
Professor, OSU. Prof. Scott's research interests include nonlinear structural analysis and dynamics, structural response, object-oriented software design, and fluid-structure interaction.