30 March 2026— Norman Abrahamson of the University of California, Berkeley, Claire Doody of Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Daisuke Ishimura of Chiba University, Andrea Llenos of the U.S. Geological Survey, Hongrui Qiu of China University of Geosciences, Vladimir Shumila of ESG Solutions, and Elizabeth Silber of Sandia National Laboratory are … Continue Reading »
2 February 2026—The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), the Consortium of Organizations for Strong Motion Observation Systems (COSMOS) and SSA are pleased to announce that Eduardo Miranda of Stanford University is the recipient of the 2026 Bruce Bolt Medal. Miranda was recognized for his contributions in developing new ground motion … Continue Reading »
19 December 2025—A record number of SSA members received travel grants to attend the 2026 Annual Meeting, including the first to receive a new Society grant for U.S.-based regular members. These grants were made possible through generous contributions to the General Fund, Annual Meeting Travel Fund and Kanamori Fund. Student … Continue Reading »
1 December 2025—SSA and the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) are pleased to announce that Francisco José Sánchez-Sesma, professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM), is the 2026 recipient of the William B. Joyner Lecture Award. Sánchez-Sesma will deliver the Joyner Lecture at the 2026 SSA Annual Meeting to … Continue Reading »
11 June 2025—The SSA Annual Meeting returns to its California roots next year as we celebrate the 120th anniversary of the Society. The 14-18 April 2026 conference in Pasadena offers a chance for the global seismology community to come together for what many past attendees have called the most essential … Continue Reading »
16 May 2025—In an ongoing effort to support and promote the outstanding work of SSA student members, the Society is pleased to present 12 students with a 2025 Student Presentation Award. The SSA awards program seeks to highlight excellent student presentations (poster or oral) at the SSA Annual Meeting. Each … Continue Reading »