CSPAN broadcasted the hearing and the video is posted on the Committee’s website (along with Dr. DesRoches written testimony):  http://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=372540.  Thanks to Reggie for rearranging his schedule for this quick, last minute trip to DC to take advantage of this opportunity secured by our consultants.

DesRoches is the Karen and John Huff School Chair, and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His primary research interests are design of buildings and critical infrastructure under earthquake loads, and seismic risk assessment. He has a particular interest in mitigating the impacts of earthquakes in the Caribbean and Western Africa. He has published over 200 articles in the general area of earthquake engineering and seismic risk assessment and has given over 100 presentations in 30 different countries. He is currently the director of the Caribbean Hazards Assessment, Mitigation, and Preparedness (CHAMP) project, which is focused on managing the risks from natural hazards in the Caribbean.

Dr. DesRoches has been called on for expert testimony following recent earthquake events by CNN, CNN International, LiveScience, National Geographic, Asia Times online and other news media. He has participated in numerous congressional briefings in the United States to underscore the critical role that University research must play in addressing the country’s infrastructure crisis and resilience to natural hazards. He continues to advise the US government agencies on effective ways to rebuild infrastructure in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake.

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