Grant: Discovery Grants Program - Individual

My research focus is the analysis of earthquake ground motions for engineering applications. I analyze recorded motions to characterize the processes that control how severe the seismic shaking will be at a site. This enables me to develop models that predict the motions that are expected from future earthquakes. This information allows earthquake engineers to design buildings and industrial facilities to withstand the expected earthquake shaking. Information is provided to engineers for use in building codes and site-specific analyses for critical facilities. Other related research developments have enabled rapid calculation of ground motions to provide early warning of potential earthquake damage and mitigate its consequences.