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Student Research Accomplishments
2001-2002

Foreword  |  Contents

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Foreword

The Student Leadership Council (SLC) is a formal incarnation of the students who are involved in performing MCEER research under a faculty advisor. Since its inception, MCEER has included and encouraged student efforts throughout its research program and in all of the disciplinary specialties concerned with earthquake engineering.

Throughout the years, students have been an integral component in advancing research in earthquake hazard mitigation. Many former students are now in academia, professional practice or government agencies applying knowledge gained during their exposure to MCEER research. While associated with MCEER, students participate in annual Center Investigator meetings, attend conferences, workshops and seminars, and have the opportunity to make presentations at these events. The SLC was formed in the year 2000 to formalize these programs and to afford students from many different institutions the opportunity to meet with each other and develop/improve interaction.

The idea for the Student Research Accomplishments was conceived by the SLC and features the work of some of MCEER's current students. Topics range from traditional civil and lifeline engineering to applications of advanced technologies to social impacts and economic modeling.

This issue was coordinated and edited by Diego Lopez Garcia, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering at the University at Buffalo. MCEER acknowledges Mr. Lopez Garcia's efforts as well as those of the individual contributors. MCEER also wishes to extend its thanks to the Student Leadership Council for its endeavors, and in particular to A. Natali Sigaher, past president, and Jeffrey Berman, current president, for their able guidance of the SLC.

Contents

Overarching Center-wide Cross Program Research Activities

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