Archive for October 2020

Joseph Wartman directs the Natural Hazards Reconnaissance (RAPID) Facility at the University of Washington, where he is the H.R. Berg Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. His research and teaching focus on geologic hazards and disaster risk reduction. Prof. Wartman has received awards for his research, teaching and mentoring, service, and non-technical writing, including most…

Michael Olsen is an Associate Professor of Geomatics in the School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Oregon State University. He is currently serving as the Editor-in-Chief for the ASCE Journal of Surveying Engineering. He has BS and MS degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Utah and a Ph.D. from the University of…

Mark Vessely is a principal engineer with BGC Engineering in Golden, Colorado. Mark has 25 years of experience in geologic hazard and risk assessment, emergency response to slope and other ground movements, and design for bridge foundations, retaining walls, pavements, and slope stabilization projects. Throughout his career, Mark has worked with U.S. state and federal…