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Science Pub Corvallis
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Learn about cutting-edge topics in science and technology from leading researchers and scientists, all while enjoying food and drinks. Don't expect a remote speaker behind a distant podium. Instead, experience an informal atmosphere where you can interact with experts and where there are no silly questions. No scientific background is required; just bring your curiosity, sense of humor, and appetite for food, drinks, and knowledge!
Science Pub is open to anyone and everyone, no admission fee or RSVP required.
Tell your friends, and we hope to see you there!
When:
Science Pub Corvallis is the second Monday of the month
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Come early for food, drink, and to get a seat!
Where:
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For more information or to sign up for our mailing list, please contact sciencepub@omsi.edu (and write "Corvallis" in the subject line), call OMSI at 503.797.4517, or call the Downtown Corvallis Association at 541.754.6624.
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Monday, April 12, 2010
Learning from Chile
The massive earthquake that rocked central Chile on February 28 was similar in many respects to what scientists say we might expect from “the big one” that has been predicted for some time for Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. How was Chile able to survive such a major event with relatively little loss of life compared to the death toll of the much smaller earthquake in Haiti only weeks before? And why are we seeing so much earthquake activity in 2010?
Scott Ashford, Ph.D., head of the OSU School of Civil and Construction Engineering and an expert in earthquake and coastal engineering, was part of a recent expedition to Chile coordinated by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) and supported by the National Science Foundation. Along with scientists from leading Chilean universities, UC Berkeley, John Hopkins, Stanford, and other organizations, Ashford surveyed damage, helped to preserve perishable information and examined Chilean efforts to mitigate effects of such a quake. He and other EERI colleagues are examining their findings now as part of the “Learning from Earthquakes” program that has been underway since 1973.
A 1983 graduate of the OSU College of Engineering, Ashford earned his Ph.D. from Berkeley and spent more than a decade on the faculty of UC San Diego before accepting his current position at OSU in 2007. His recognized expertise in seismic activity includes research in the interaction between soil, foundations, and the buildings they support. Faculty at his School of Civil and Construction Engineering conduct work in such fields as coastal and ocean engineering, as well as geotechnical and structural engineering, and operate the internationally recognized O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory, which houses the National Tsunami Wave Basin.
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