John A. Blume Distinguished Lecture Series
Dr. John A. Blume was a world-renowned structural engineer who dedicated his professional life to the advancement of structural engineering. His extraordinary career spanned more than fifty years, and in recognition of his pioneering contributions to research and professional achievements, he received numerous medals and awards. He received his doctorate in civil and environmental engineering at Stanford in 1967 -- 34 years to the day after receiving his bachelor's degree on campus. A member of the National Academy of Engineering, Blume was a three-time winner of the Leon S. Moisseiff Annual Award.
The John A. Blume Distinguished Lecture is given once a year by a structural engineer whose career best exemplifies Dr. Blume’s outstanding achievements.
Evolution of Seismic Isolation Applications in Structural Engineering
Mason Walters, Forell | Elsesser
Huang Engineering Building
Mackenzie Room 300
Stanford University,
United States
Structures as Collective Art
Mark Sarkisian
Five Futures: Strategies for Shaping our Built Environment
Craig Schwitter, PE
Technical Advances and Remaining Challenges since Loma Prieta
Chris Poland SE, NAE
The Promise of Smart Materials in Earthquake Resistant Design
Reginald DesRoches, Ph.D., F. ASCE, F. SEI, William and Stephanie Sick Dean of Engineering
Think Like an Engineer
David Goodyear
Recent Advances in Accelerated and Stabilized Meshfree Method for Modeling Manmade and Natural Disasters
J.S. Chen
New Trends in Structural Topology Optimization: From Building Design to Craniofacial Reconstructive Surgery
Glaucio H. Paulino
Cyberinfrastructure Enabled Analysis, Simulation, Design and Monitoring of Structures under Winds
Ahsan Kareem Dist. MASCE, NAE NatHaz
End-to-End Earthquake Simulation: From the Source to Propagation Path, Site Effects, and Seismic Response of Building Clusters
Jacobo Bielak
Earthquake Forecasting as a System-Science Problem
Thomas H. Jordan
Isogeometric Analysis
Thomas J.R. Hughes
Probabilistic Simulation of Fatigue Processes in a High-Strength Aluminum Alloy
Anthony R. Ingraffea
Protecting the World's Most Vulnerable Communities from Earthquakes
Arrietta Chakos Reginald DesRoches Brian E. Tucker
Building Disaster Resilient Communities
Chris D. Poland
Extending Structure and Architecture - Studies in Structural Topology
William F. Baker
Protecting Our Infrastructure Against Natural and Man-Made Hazards
Frieder Seible
A Rational Defense Against Irrational Acts: Civil Engineering Aspects of Homeland Security
Jeremy Isenberg
THE LAST MILE - Earthquake Risk Mitigation Assistance in Developing Countries
Professor Emeritus Haresh Shah
Stanford University
Tresidder Union, Oak Room
United States
Japanese Seismic Design of High-rise Reinforced Concrete Buildings: An Example of Performance-based Design Code and State of Practices
Shunsuke Otani, University of Tokyo
Building 420, Room 041
Stanford University
United States