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September Lecture: Earthquake Early Warning Systems (Bill Burgel)

  • Cramer Hall, Portland State University 1721 Southwest Broadway Portland, OR, 97201 United States (map)
Railway after 2010 Canterbury New Zealand quake (NZ Ministry of Civil Defense and Emergency Management)

Railway after 2010 Canterbury New Zealand quake (NZ Ministry of Civil Defense and Emergency Management)

Bill Burgel will speak on the topic of Earthquake Early Warning Systems. His presentation will focus on efforts to provide extremely quick and accurate information of a seismic event especially Magnitude 5.0 and higher to businesses and communities so that they can react to minimize the extent of earthquake damage and/or loss of life.

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Bill Burgel spent 48 years in Railroad Industry after receiving his MS in Structural Geology from Idaho State University and his BS in Engineering from the University of Michigan, with a minor in Geologic Oceanography.

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Lecture Parking Available for $5 in Parking Structure across from Cramer Hall
Lecture Parking Available for $5 in Parking Structure across from Cramer Hall

Convenient $5 evening parking is available after 5:00 p.m. in Parking Structure #2, 1724 SW Broadway, across from Cramer Hall. Note your license plate, so you can enter it and pay at the pay station. More PSU parking info here.

Before the Lecture: Join Us for Dinner Social Hour

Join us at 6:00 p.m. at Rogue Hall, The Vue Apartments, 1717 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR 97201

After the Lecture: Drop in for Snacks and Visit Our Lending Library

Join us in down the hall in the Geology Department office for snacks and discussion.

Earlier Event: September 14
GSOC President’s Field Trip: Camp Hancock with the Rose City Astronomers
Later Event: September 29
Johnson Creek Watershed Geology Tour