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Advancing Earthquake Science Worldwide 2020 Annual Awards Ceremony 28 APRIL • ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
Message from the President
Celebrating Growth and
New Opportunities
offerings this fall. Through our advocacy work,
SSA Board Today SSA presents its highest honors—
including new briefings on Capitol Hill,
the Charles F. Richter Early Career Award,
Frank Press Public Service Award and the Society is reminding U.S. policymakers why
Officers Harry Fielding Reid Medal—to Marine Denolle, your work makes a difference and needs ongoing
Brian Tucker and Karen Fischer. federal support.
Susan Hough, President
William R. Walter, President-Elect These members have done exemplary work in The past year has been one of growth and new
Peter Shearer, Past President support of the Society’s mission—advancing opportunities for SSA, and the reason is you.
Peggy Hellweg, Secretary earthquake science for the benefit of society. Their
As we celebrate our esteemed colleagues today,
outstanding accomplishments offer inspiration
Mitch Withers, Treasurer I’d like to offer thanks to every member for their
to our entire community. They remind us all to
continued commitment to our mission. Thank you
continue pushing the boundaries of knowledge.
for your volunteer work, for your research and for
Board of Directors As you continue to push those boundaries, know your career advice to members at the start of their
Sergio Barrientos (2020) that SSA is here to help. careers. On page 20 we also offer our deepest
gratitude for your generous gifts that have helped
Margaret Boettcher (2021)
The report that follows in these pages highlights the us once again to advance our science and protect
Xyoli Pérez-Campos (2021) newest pathways to professional support that SSA public safety.
Heather DeShon (2022) now provides to our growing community.
Doug Dreger (2021) It has been an honor to serve as your president.
SSA has just expanded its Global Travel Grant
Christine Goulet (2020)
program, which now helps both student and early-
Kuo-Fong Ma (2022) career members exchange information with their
Meghan S. Miller (2022) peers near and far. A redesign of our two journals
Kate Scharer (2020) is bringing more seismic information to readers, Susan Hough
John Townend (2022) with more specialization and new ways to share President
knowledge. We’re looking forward to exchanging
new ideas at a brand new, topical SSA meeting,
on seismic tomography, that we’ve added to our
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2019 Awards
Marine Denolle Brian Tucker Karen Fischer
Assistant Professor, Founder, GeoHazards Professor, Brown University
Harvard University International
HARRY FIELDING
CHARLES F. RICHTER FRANK PRESS PUBLIC REID MEDAL
EARLY CAREER AWARD SERVICE AWARD
This award honors outstanding
This award honors outstanding contributions to This award honors outstanding contributions to the contributions in seismology or earthquake engineering.
the goals of the Society by a member early in her or advancement of public safety or public information
his career. relating to seismology. SSA honors Karen Fischer with the Harry Fielding Reid
Medal for her pioneering research on Earth’s upper
SSA honors Marine Denolle with the Charles F. SSA honors Brian Tucker with the Frank Press mantle structure and dynamics, the structure and
Richter Early Career Award for her important Public Service Award for his efforts to make evolution of continental lithosphere, and the dynamics
contributions to developing synthetic seismograms the world’s most vulnerable communities safer of subduction systems.
that can be used for ground motion predictions for from earthquakes and other natural hazards. His
future earthquakes, with particular applications to nonprofit GeoHazards International, with local and She conducted groundbreaking research on the boundary
how seismic waves behave in sedimentary basins. international partners, has developed earthquake between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere.
scenarios and seismic safety action plans, She is widely recognized for her contributions to
Her paper published in the journal Science in 2014 retrofitted schools, improved the seismic safety characterizing seismic anisotropy which have helped to
described how she deployed instruments along of hospitals, mapped landslide hazards, designed identify and analyze patterns of mantle flow beneath
Photo: © John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation- used with permission
the San Andreas Fault in the San Gorgonio Pass in and promoted vertical tsunami evacuation parks, continents and in subduction zones, where one tectonic
California, to test whether sedimentary basins near and initiated the local manufacture of “School plate moves underneath another. Her work in subduction
San Bernardino might funnel seismic energy from Earthquake Desks.” zones has established evidence for three-dimensional
the San Andreas Fault into the Los Angeles basin. asthenospheric flow.
Her conclusion, that the Los Angeles metro area “While many of us in the seismological community
could be threatened by this type of ground motion, can justifiably claim that the science and products Fischer is “an outstanding seismologist who has conducted
informed the U.S. Geological Survey seismic we’ve produced will lead to safer cities and many observational and modeling studies of the Earth’s
resilience plan with Los Angeles. potentially save lives or reduce other losses over seismic structure, illuminating dynamic mantle-flow
the long-term, few can point to specific cases where processes in subduction zones, near the core-mantle
The study, among others, shows that Denolle is an communities have benefitted directly from our boundary, and at the base and within the continental
exceptional seismologist due to her grasp of the efforts; Brian Tucker can,” said seismologist David lithosphere,” said Professor Donald W. Forsyth, who
entire scientific process, her colleagues said in their Wald in nominating Tucker for the award. nominated Fischer for the medal.
nominations of Denolle for the award.
➜ To learn more about the
The Joyner Fund provides the financial support for the nominating process, visit
Richter honorarium. seismosoc.org/awards
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2020 Honors
Julian J. Bommer
Senior Research Investigator,
Imperial College London
WILLIAM B. JOYNER MEMORIAL LECTURE
Julian J. Bommer has worked for more than
30 years at the interface between seismology
and earthquake engineering as both a researcher
and practitioner.
His Joyner lecture, delivered at the 2020 SSA
Annual Meeting, focuses on the impact of small-
magnitude earthquakes, of both tectonic and
anthropogenic origin, on the built environment and
how the risk associated with such events can be
quantified and mitigated.
Awarded by the Earthquake Engineering Research
Institute and SSA, the lectureship honors William
B. Joyner’s career at the U.S. Geological Survey and
his commitment to continuing communication and
education at the interface between research findings
of earthquake science and the practical realities of
earthquake engineering.
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Growing Stronger Together More Time with
Your Colleagues
At SSA we’ve always known that face-to-face
communication advances science. Our members
proved it once again at the 2019 Annual Meeting.
Last year, our community of scientists and
engineers gathered in Seattle to exchange seismic
The 2019-2020 year has been knowledge. They asked and answered one another’s
one of new opportunities for the research questions. They offered and received
The intimate setting in which
career advice. Together, they explored the very
SSA community. future of seismology. to discuss my research and hear
about other investigations and
Our Society has grown in size and expanded SSA continues to welcome an increasing number
experiments from other scientists
our reach. We’ve added a new meeting and of attendees to our annual gatherings—24
percent more in the past year alone. Thanks to was so valuable.”
new content to our peer-reviewed journals. the generosity of our donors, we also welcomed
We’ve found new ways to tell the world why —ISABEL HONG, Ph.D. candidate at
a record 21 travel grant recipients to the 2019
Rutgers University and 2019 Annual Meeting
seismology matters. meeting. All attendees, whether it was their first or
Travel Grant recipient
21st meeting, had the opportunity to learn about
During the past year SSA has provided emerging tools and technologies in an expanded
array of workshops and special interest groups led
members with a record number of travel by their colleagues.
grants to attend meetings focused on our
Our time together is incredibly valuable—for
science—our Annual Meeting as well as networking, for collaborating and for learning.
others hosted by organizations around We don’t want anyone to have to miss an
the globe. opportunity to connect with their peers, so we’ve
Global Travel Grant Recipient Waheed G. Akande added a childcare option to our 2020 Annual
(University of Aberdeen) at left receiving a Meeting. We’ve also created more opportunities for
We’re helping our scientists and engineers souvenir from Co-Chair Farokh Parsizadeh at the
8th International Conference of Seismology and members to meet and share their work with one
exchange more seismic knowledge than another. Abstracts just opened for an additional SSA
Earthquake Engineering in Tehran, Iran.
ever before. Together we’re creating more meeting, “Seismic Tomography: What Comes Next?”
opportunities to protect public safety and (9–11 October 2020 in Toronto, Ontario).
advance earthquake science worldwide.
Conference attendees showcase and discuss their
research during the conference.
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Meetings Matter More Support for the
When a change in policy at
Next Generation
We want to do all we can to support our student and
the U.S. Geological Survey early-career members—the scientists and engineers who
(USGS) restricted attendance will create the future of earthquake science.
by its scientists at large
How can we support their research? Connect them with
scientific conferences, SSA their dream jobs? Help them share their knowledge with
raised its collective voice in the wider scientific community?
protest. We surveyed our These are a few of the questions we continue to ask the My first scientific talk as a
members and publicized their members of our community who are just beginning their student was at the 2008 SSA
work in seismology. In recent months SSA has conducted Meeting in Santa Fe, and I
concerns.
surveys and established an Early-Career and Student
was immediately welcomed
Advisory Task Force. Comprised of students and others
THE GOAL ▶ Remind the in and introduced to some
at the start of their careers (including four past Richter
USGS that we host the world’s Awardees), the group is exploring the networking and of the great seismological
primary technical conference mentoring needs of these members and how we might minds; I was floored that
assist them with the professional pressures they face.
on seismology, a necessary these researchers were
part of the collaborative As always, if there is a meeting where our members taking the time to talk to me
want to present their research, SSA strives to get them as a graduate student.”
process that leads both USGS
there. Once again, we subsidized registration, travel
and SSA to meet its shared and accommodation costs for all attendees of the 2019 —ANNEMARIE BALTAY, Research
vision and purpose. Seismology Student Workshop at Columbia University’s Geophysicist, USGS
Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory—the only student-
focused and student-led seismology and tectonophysics
workshop in the country.
In February, SSA expanded its Global Travel Grant program,
previously for students only, to welcome early-career
member applicants. Launched in 2018, the program has
already helped 14 student members network and present
their research at meetings hosted by other scientific
organizations around the globe.
Soon more members will be booking their travel for
scientific conferences around the world this fall—travel
they might not have been otherwise able to afford.
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Accomplishing Our Global Mission
SSA’s Global Travel Grant recipients—14 as of January 2019—are the embodiment
of our mission: advancing earthquake science worldwide.
63%
SSA members
live/work in the U.S.
The SSA Global Travel Grant is special
among other grants. Not many professional
societies provide you with the means to
attend other meetings, especially ones
in other countries. This grant recognizes
37% the importance of sharing science across
SSA members political borders. It helped me widen my
live/work outside the
professional network and even sparked
U.S.
potential collaborations on future
projects. SSA is a society that is truly
giving back to its community.”
— LEAH SALDITCH, Ph.D. student, Northwestern
University, on her 2019 Global Travel Grant,
which helped her attend the International
Colloquium on Historical Earthquakes &
Paleoseismology Studies in Barcelona, Spain
50/50
Half of SSA authors
live in U.S. and half
live overseas
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More Reasons to Read TOP DOWNLOADED ARTICLES IN 2019
and Publish with Us
BSSA
When your work is published in SSA’s journals, you can be confident
that it will reach the wider scientific community. Our audience spans Generalized Seismic Phase Detection with
well beyond SSA’s nearly 3,000 members. We’re read by readers at Deep Learning
more than 1,300 institutions in 43 countries.
Do Injection-Induced Earthquakes Rupture
Reading these articles has never been a more inviting experience; Away from Injection Wells due to Fluid
and sharing them with colleagues near and far has never been Pressure Change?
easier. SSA rang in the new year with a full redesign of both journals,
Historical Earthquakes of the Eastern Sunda SPECIAL ISSUES
offering more content, more specialization and new ways for
Arc: Source Mechanisms and Intensity-
authors and readers to share that information. We’re adding
Based Testing of Indonesia’s National
an ORCID ID connection, and we’ve enhanced our citation and BSSA
Seismic Hazard Assessment
printing capabilities.
2020 Special Issues
With BSSA Editor-in-Chief Thomas L. Pratt and SRL Editor-in-Chief
» 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence
Allison Bent at the helm, these journals continue to highlight
SRL » Observations, Mechanisms and Hazards of
the latest events, technology and basic research that shape our
Induced Seismicity
understanding of seismology. A Python Library for Teaching Computation
to Seismology Students
SRL
Machine Learning in Seismology: Turning
2019 Focus Sections
Data into Insights
I published my first research » 6 February 2018 Mw 6.4 Hualien, Taiwan,
paper in the Bulletin of the Strong-Motion Observations of the 2017 Ms Earthquake
7.0 Jiuzhaigou Earthquake: Comparison with » Machine Learning in Seismology
Seismological Society of America » Subduction Zone Processes in the Americas
the 2013 Ms 7.0 Lushan Earthquake
(BSSA) and have long valued the
quality and professionalism of the 2020 Focus Sections (as of March 2020)
1,300 SSA journals.” »
»
2018 Anchorage, Alaska Earthquake
Regional Seismic Networks in North America
Number of institutions at which — PETER SHEARER, professor of » Historical Seismograms
our readers are based geophysics at Scripps Institution of » Data Mine: 2019 Ridgecrest, California
Oceanography Earthquake Sequence
43 » Past and Present of Historical Earthquake
Data and Research
Number of countries » Earthscope: Alaska and Canada
our readers live in
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We’ve worked hard to establish and maintain an open
More Connections channel of communication with U.S. policymakers
on Capitol Hill because it’s critically important that we are on the
same wavelength. SSA offers solid science to help
The daily work of our members helps protect inform their decisions related to a range of issues
American lives and infrastructure. That’s the key to the nation’s safety, security and economic
message SSA continues to carry to Washington, prosperity, including those that affect global nuclear
D.C. It’s the message that our 2019 student test monitoring, earthquake and tsunami early warning Federal investment is key to
Geo-CVD travel grant recipients brought to programs, and oil and gas operations.
members of U.S. Congress last September.
earthquake science research and
And the message that our senior scientists In recent months, we’ve created its applications because there are
hammered home in the educational briefings we a new brochure that shares the no comparable private funders.”
hosted on Capitol Hill during the past year. information Washington needs
to know, facts like for every —SSA’S 2020 “SEISMOLOGY MATTERS”
In February 2019, SSA members Karianne Bergen, dollar spent on earthquake PUBLICATION
a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University, mitigation efforts, about $10
and Zachary Ross, a postdoctoral scholar at are saved in response and
the California Institute of Technology, led a rebuilding costs. Through
briefing for policymakers on Machine Learning in dozens of “At Work” member
Seismology. Government officials learned more profiles, we’ve continued to
about how artificial intelligence and machine show U.S. decision makers and
learning tools can help improve earthquake the rest of the world exactly how our Society advances
detection, allowing for increased preparedness. earthquake science one member at a time.
In June 2019, SSA members Herb Wang, a SSA has connected me to my
professor emeritus at University of Wisconsin-
seismology peers, which has had the
Madison, and Nate Lindsay, a Ph.D. student at More Members biggest impact on my career. Not only do
University of California, Berkeley, led a briefing
When it comes to advancing science, there is strength
titled “Can You Hear It Now?”—a reference to the these people inspire me in my own work,
©Natalia Ruppert, Alaska Earthquake Center
seismic potential of fiber optic networks to pick in numbers. Today SSA is stronger than ever. In 2019 our
community welcomed 203 more members than 2018. but I have been able to connect with
up vibrations from their surroundings.
Our early-career membership is up 61.8 percent, growing them on issues outside of research.”
This past February, two additional SSA from 89 members in 2018 to 144 members in 2019.
—AMANDA PRICE, Ph.D. candidate, Washington
members—University of Oregon Professor Diego
University in St. Louis, Missouri
Melgar and Yale University Professor Jeffrey
Park— stressed the importance of monitoring
seafloor seismic activity, not only to increase our 61.8%
understanding of earthquake science, but also
Increase in 2019
to identify seismic risk areas and better prepare
early-career Amanda Price and Doug Wiens monitoring the
communities to address the hazard.
membership deployment of seismometers as part of the
Alaska Amphibious Community Seismic Experiment.
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Annual Meeting Travel Grant Recipients
2020 SSA Annual Meeting STUDENT TRAVEL GRANT INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL GRANT
Travel Grant Recipients » Joshua D. Boschelli, Saint Louis University » Gregory P. De Pascale, Universidad de Chile
Each of the students listed below » David Bruce, Central Washington University » Julien Thurin, Université Grenoble Alpes - ISTerre
received free registration to the » Kaitlynn Burkhard, Michigan State University
2020 Annual Meeting as well as a » Francisco Chacon, National Autonomous University
cash stipend for travel expenses. of Mexico EUROPEAN SEISMOLOGICAL COMMISSION/
SSA is grateful to our members and » Sofia Cubillos, Universidad Nacional de Colombia SSA TRAVEL GRANT
friends who gave generously to the » Elizabeth R. Curtiss, Central Washington University
» laria Dreossi, Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia
Society’s Kanamori Fund, General » Jianhua Gong, MIT/WHOI Joint Program
e di Geofisica Sperimentale - OGS
Fund and Student Travel Grant Fund, » Somak Hajra, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
which makes these grants possible. » Ekaterina Kazachkina, National Autonomous
University of Mexico
» Alexis Klimasewski, University of Oregon 2020 PUERTO RICO EARTHQUAKE SEQUENCE
» James S. Neely, Northwestern University TRAVEL GRANT
» Angie D. Ortega Romo, The University of Oklahoma » Edwin O. Irizarry Brugman, University of
» Colin Pennington, The University of Oklahoma Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
» Marlon D. Ramos, University of Michigan » Margarita M. Solares-Colón, University of
» Hwanwoo Seo, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
Technology
» Heather R. Shaddox, University of California, Santa Cruz
» Ziqi Zhang, University of Rochester
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