Southern California Earthquake Center
Coordinates: 46°14′03″N 6°03′10″E / 46.23417°N 6.05278°E / 46.23417; 6.05278
| Southern California Earthquake Center |
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|---|---|
| Formation | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California |
| Membership | 16 Core Institutions and 47 Participating Institutions |
| Director and Board Chair | Thomas H. Jordan |
| Deputy Director | Gregory C. Beroza |
| Vice Chair of Board | Nadia Lapusta |
| Website | www.scec.org |
The Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) is a consortium of fifteen research institutions with a mission to gather new information about earthquakes in Southern California, integrate such information into a comprehensive and predictive understanding of earthquake phenomena, and communicate this understanding to end-users in the earthquake engineering profession and the general public in order to increase earthquake awareness, reduce economic losses, and save lives.
Its headquarters are at the University of Southern California.
An outstanding community of over 600 scientists from 16 Core Institutions, 47 Participating Institutions, and elsewhere participate in SCEC (see list). SCEC also partners with a large number of other research and education/outreach organizations in many disciplines. Funding for SCEC activities is provided by the National Science Foundation and the United States Geological Survey. The current director of SCEC is Thomas H. Jordan.
To support this community, SCEC engages in information technology research that will revolutionize our methods of doing collaborative research and distributing research products on-line. In addition, the SCEC Communication, Education, and Outreach Program offers student research experiences, web-based education tools, classroom curricula, museum displays, public information brochures, online newsletters, and technical workshops and publications.
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