Shah Family Fund Lecture Series
The Shah Family Fund was established in 1995 to provide annual fellowships for students in civil engineering; an annual prize for an outstanding staff member in the School of Engineering; and an annual distinguished lecture on catastrophic risk management and related subjects.
The fund is named for Haresh Shah, professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Shah, an expert on probability and reliability theory, also is a founding member of Risk Management Solutions Inc. in Newark, Calif.
The fund is named for Haresh Shah, professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Shah, an expert on probability and reliability theory, also is a founding member of Risk Management Solutions Inc. in Newark, Calif.
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March 3, 2021 |
Lessons from the Pandemic on How to Prepare for Climate Change Alice C. Hill, David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment, Council on Foreign Relations |
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January 21, 2020 |
Reducing Losses from Catastrophic Risks: The Role of a Behavioral Risk Audit Howard Kunreuther, University of Pennsylvania |
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March 13, 2018 |
Harvey and the Future Jim Blackburn, Rice University |
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February 21, 2017 |
New Approaches for Tsunami Impact Assessment Professor Tiziana Rossetto, EPICentre, CEGE Department, University College London |
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April 15, 2016 |
Urban Resilience for the 21st Century - The Perspective of 100 Resilient Cities Michael Berkowitz, 100 Resilient Cities |
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April 16, 2015 |
Managing Disaster Risk and Resilience at the Community Scale Laurie A. Johnson, PhD AICP, Principal, Laurie Johnson Consulting |
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February 5, 2014 |
Setting the Stage for Early Earthquake Alerts and Warnings Ann Bostrom, Weyerhaeuser Endowed Professor of Environmental Policy, University of Washington |
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March 7, 2013 |
Earthquake Effects On Critical Infrastructure Tom O'Rourke |
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February 1, 2012 |
Challenges For Attaining Earthquake Safety In Developing Countries Sergio M. Alcocer |
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May 12, 2011 |
Buildings, Energy Efficiency, and Energy Management: The New Paradigm Dian Grueneich |
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May 10, 2010 |
Protecting the World's Most Vulnerable Communities from Earthquakes Arrietta Chakos, Reginald Des Roches, PhD, Brian E. Tucker |
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May 14, 2009 |
Building and Using Complex Models to Make Financial Decisions Karen Clark |
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November 13, 2007 |
Catastrophic Risk - Past and Future Charles Scawthorn |
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May 10, 2006 |
A Katrina Legacy: Addressing Levee Safety and Public Policy in the U.S. Jeffrey R. Mount, Gerald Galloway, Carel J.J. Eijgenraam |
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April 6, 2001 |
Towards Optimum Risk and Reliability Levels for Performance-Based Seismic Design Luis Esteva |
