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Book Talk by Dr. Armen Der Kiureghian "From Earthquake Tragedy to Beacon of Light: The Story of the American University of Armenia"
Book Talk by Dr. Armen Der Kiureghian "From Earthquake Tragedy to Beacon of Light: The Story of the American University of Armenia"

When: Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 6:00pm PT
Where: UCLA Tannas Alumni Suite (Engineering 6 BLDG, 1st Floor)

Anthony Colin Joins the Risk Institute
Anthony Colin Joins the Risk Institute

Anthony— welcome to the Garrick Institute!

Risk Institute Faculty on "One Year After the LA Fires, UCLA Engineers Advance Fire Mitigation Efforts"
Risk Institute Faculty on "One Year After the LA Fires, UCLA Engineers Advance Fire Mitigation Efforts"

Risk Institute faculty demonstrate how data is collected to support long-term monitoring and inform models for post-wildfire hydrology, sediment movement and infrastructure resilience.

F25 GIRS Seminars: Modelling of Route Icing Risks for Arctic Marine Operations: Enhancing Operational Planning and Risk Preparedness
F25 GIRS Seminars: Modelling of Route Icing Risks for Arctic Marine Operations: Enhancing Operational Planning and Risk Preparedness

Thursday, December 04, 2025 at 12:00pm PT

Yuying Huang Joins the Risk Institute
Yuying Huang Joins the Risk Institute

Yuying— welcome to the Garrick Institute!

F25 GIRS Seminars: From Pixels to Policy: Earth Observation and Geospatial AI for Climate, Drought, and Risk-Informed Decision-Making
F25 GIRS Seminars: From Pixels to Policy: Earth Observation and Geospatial AI for Climate, Drought, and Risk-Informed Decision-Making

Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 1:00pm PT

NHR3's Paper Selected as the Editor's Choice for Earthquake Spectra
NHR3's Paper Selected as the Editor's Choice for Earthquake Spectra
F25 GIRS Seminars: Balancing Pipeline Profitability and Failure in Hydrogen Pipelines Using Machine Learning-Derived Operational Rules
F25 GIRS Seminars: Balancing Pipeline Profitability and Failure in Hydrogen Pipelines Using Machine Learning-Derived Operational Rules

Thursday, November 06, 2025 at 1:00pm PT

Building resilient utilities: UCLA issues report on key water and power infrastructure needs
Building resilient utilities: UCLA issues report on key water and power infrastructure needs
Risk Institute Researcher Nominated for 2025 Chancellor's Award for Postdoctoral Research
Risk Institute Researcher Nominated for 2025 Chancellor's Award for Postdoctoral Research

Dr. Tingting Cheng— your Risk Institute family is proud and we will be rooting for you on November 12, 2025.

American Nuclear Society 19th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2025)
American Nuclear Society 19th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2025)

Dr. Cheng presented on HRA at PSA 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.

F25 GIRS Seminars: Hydrogen Research Initiatives at CEERMA-UFPE: A Risk and Reliability Overview
F25 GIRS Seminars: Hydrogen Research Initiatives at CEERMA-UFPE: A Risk and Reliability Overview

Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 1:00pm PT

ITU Professor Joins Risk Institute as Visiting Researcher
ITU Professor Joins Risk Institute as Visiting Researcher

Dr. Sertel— welcome to the Garrick Institute!

Dr. Tibitha Marrow
Dr. Tibitha Marrow

Go Bruins!

Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Autonomous Systems Safety
Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Autonomous Systems Safety

Available for download now!

NHR3 Co-Director Named Inaugural Holder of Sabol-Scott Endowed Term Chair
NHR3 Co-Director Named Inaugural Holder of Sabol-Scott Endowed Term Chair

Congrats Professor Stewart!

Wildfire Planning Tool for Bidirectional Long-Term Risk Quantification and Management
Wildfire Planning Tool for Bidirectional Long-Term Risk Quantification and Management
Risk Institute Awarded $1 Million Caltrans Contract
Risk Institute Awarded $1 Million Caltrans Contract

The research will improve earthquake hazard characterization and seismic risk analysis of transportation structures, particularly bridges. 

GIRS STAR Award Recipients 2025
GIRS STAR Award Recipients 2025

Congratulations Nick and Joselyne!

UCLA Wildfire Evacuation Model Research Study
UCLA Wildfire Evacuation Model Research Study

We invite you to participate in a wildfire evacuation model research study!

 

Happy Holidays from the Risk Institute!