Awards were presented at the WSSPC Annual Meeting on May 3, 2018 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Seattle, Washington.
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WSSPC Lifetime Achievement Award
The Western States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC) is pleased to announce the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award for 2018.
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Donald Thomas, Ph.D., is a prominent figure in understanding and collaborating outreach for Hawaii’s unique natural hazards: earthquakes, eruptions, lava flows, tsunamis, and hurricanes. Thomas is the Director of the University of Hawaii (UH) at Hilo’s Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes (CSAV) as well as a long-standing member of the Hawaii Earthquake and Tsunami Advisory Committee (HETAC) …
2018 Donald Thomas Lifetime Achievement Summary
WSSPC Awards in Excellence
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Award Category: Non-Profit Agency Efforts
U.S. Resiliency Council for their “Earthquake Rating System”.
USRC – Earthquake Rating System Summary
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Award Category: Use of Technology
U.S. Geological Survey for their “ShakeMap Scenario Suite”.
USGS – ShakeMap Scenario Suite Summary