TIP SHEET
UBC experts are available to speak on extreme natural events on the east and west coasts
Emergency and earthquake preparedness
Carlos Ventura, professor
Dept of Civil Engineering
Tel: 604.822.6946
Cell: 604.319.6946
Email: ventura@civil.ubc.ca
• Director of the Earthquake Engineering Research Facility
• Emergency preparedness
• Structural vibrations and safety of large civil engineering structures
• Guidelines for seismic retrofit of schools
Liam Finn, professor emeritus
Dept of Civil Engineering
Tel: 604.822.0929
Email: finn@civil.ubc.ca
• Earthquake preparedness
• Soil dynamics, seismic response and liquefaction, analytical and computer methods
Perry Adebar, professor
Dept. of Civil Engineering
Tel: 604.822.6820
Email: adebar@civil.ubc.ca
• Mitigating damage through earthquake engineering
• Structural engineering, high-rise buildings, bridges, concrete structures
Weather forecasting and climate modeling
Doug McCollor, adjunct faculty
Dept. of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Tel: 604.528.2009
Cell: 604.230.3483
Email: doug.mcollor@bchydro.com
• Meteorology, weather models
• Computer-generated storm projection
Gregory West, postdoctoral fellow
Dept. of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Cell: 604.354.9014
Email: gwest@eos.ubc.ca
• Analysis and forecasting of mid-latitude weather systems
• Front formation and evolution
• Complex terrain meteorology
Social media and major events
Christopher Schneider, assistant professor of sociology
Email: christopher.schneider@ubc.ca (best method of contact)
Tel: 250.807.8094
Web: http://www.chrisschneider.org
• Role and impact of social media for emergency preparedness
Alfred Hermida, associate professor, School of Journalism
Tel: 604.827.3540
Email: alfred.hermida@ubc.ca
Website: http://www.journalism.ubc.ca/faculty/alfred_hermida
• Role of social media in disseminating information