Three new Board Members were appointed to the NEHRP Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR). One of the new members, Dr. James Beavers, represents the central United States perspective on the panel. CUSEC would like to extend congratulations to Dr. Beavers for his nomination to the panel. He has long been an advocate for increasing earthquake awareness in the central U.S. Read more about the panel here.
Dr. Beavers is a structural engineer who has specialized in natural and technological hazards during more than 35 years as a university professor, private consultant, corporate manager, author, and editor. He formerly served as deputy director of the Mid-America Earthquake Center, as vice president for MS Technology’s Natural and Technological Hazards Services Division, as director of the Center for Natural Phenomena Engineering at Martin Marietta Energy Systems, and as chairman of the board of directors for the Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC). Dr. Beavers has served on more than 80 national committees, authored or coauthored more than 200 papers, and participated in professional exchange programs with Russia, China, India, and Australia. In 2007, he received the Duke Lifeline Earthquake Engineering Award from ASCE.
