Scientists Will Present Research at Seismological Society Meeting
For release: Apr. 25, 2003
For press information, contact Gabrielle Maxey

Three scientists from the University of Memphis Center for Earthquake Research and Information will present their research at the annual meeting of the Seismological Society of America April 30-May 2 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The meeting, which is being hosted by the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, commemorates the 100th anniversary of seismic instrumentation in Puerto Rico.

Chris Cramer, CERI adjunct professor and a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey, will discuss the new seismic hazard maps for Shelby County which incorporate the effects of site geology.
CERI director Dr. Arch Johnston will discuss "Revisiting the New Madrid 1811-1812 Fault Rupture Scenario with the New SCR Seismic Source Scaling."

Chuck Langston, CERI professor, will discuss preliminary results from an embayment seismic excitation experiment.

The SSA is a scientific society devoted to the advancement of earthquake science. Founded in San Francisco in 1906 (the year of the great San Francisco quake), the Society now has members throughout the world representing a variety of technical interests, including seismologists and other geophysicists, geologists, engineers, insurers and policy-makers in preparedness and safety.

For more information, contact Nancy Sauer at 303-665-9423. The SSA Web site is www.seismosoc.org.

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