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Appendix D: Speaker and Moderator Biographies
Pages 69-75

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... Internationally recognized for this expertise, she co-chairs the firm's Resiliency Task Force linking environmental, social and economic indicators to advance resiliency principles in design and to connect expertise across communities.
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... His early research at MIT included design and analysis of major energy facilities including nuclear energy and offshore oil production structures, and thermo-mechanical analysis of coal gasification vessels. His work at MIT has also included design and assessment of concrete structures, nuclear containment systems, earthquake engineering, interface fracture mechanics, and fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)
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... Publications include papers on disaster risk reduction for technical conferences; the American Society of Civil Engineers; Spectra, an engineering professional publication; the Natural Hazards' Observer; the United Nations journal, Regional Development, and as a contributor to Keeping Schools Safe in Earthquake Country (OECD, 2004) and Global Warming, Natural Hazards, and Emergency Management (2009)
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... He made critical improvements in the seismic safety program for LADWP dams through a systematic assessment of seismic hazards, establishment of a rigorous external review process, and the promotion and development of advanced computational analyses for key reservoirs and lifelines. His team led the design of the Headworks Reservoir using advanced computational simulation and while under tight schedule conditions.
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... Jerome Lynch is the Donald Malloure Department Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering; he is also a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science by courtesy. In addition, he serves as Director of the University of Michigan Urban Collaboratory, a campuswide research initiative focused working directly with city stakeholders on the advancement of smart and health city technologies.
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... Some of his many creative contributions to seismic engineering include vertically post-tensioned shear walls and rocking braced frames that return to plumb; tilting rigid spines; and skin-reinforced straw bale shear walls.
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... degree in Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute with a focus on structural engineering and materials science. Alexander Stolz is head of the department of protective structures and security technologies at Fraunhofer EMI.
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