SSA Shares Papers from Joyner and Bolt Recipients

1 June 2026—The 30 June nomination deadline is fast approaching for both the 2027 William B. Joyner Memorial Lecturer and the 2027 Bruce Bolt Medalist.

If you’re still looking for inspiration or guidance about nominating a peer or colleague, we invite you to check out some of the research that past Joyner and Bolt honorees have published in SSA journals:

Joyner Lectureship

Francisco José Sánchez-Sesma (2026)

BSSA: Destructive strong ground motion in Mexico City: Source, path, and site effects during great 1985 Michoacán earthquake

Laurie G. Baise (2025)

BSSA: An Updated Geospatial Liquefaction Model for Global Application

Helen Crowley (2024) and Julian J. Bommer (2020)

SRL: The Purpose and Definition of the Minimum Magnitude Limit in PSHA Calculations

Jack Baker (2023)

BSSA: Risk‐Informed Recommendations for Managing Hydraulic Fracturing–Induced Seismicity via Traffic Light Protocols

David J. Wald (2022)

BSSA: Uncertainty in VS₃₀‐Based Site Response

Julian J. Bommer (2020)

BSSA: Why Do Modern Probabilistic Seismic-Hazard Analyses Often Lead to Increased Hazard Estimates?

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Bolt Medal

Eduardo Miranda (2026) and Jack Baker (Joyner 2023)

BSSA: Evaluation of Earthquake Response Spectra Directionality Using Stochastic Simulations

Kenneth W. Campbell (2025)

BSSA: Prediction of Strong Ground Motion Using the Hybrid Empirical Method and Its Use in the Development of Ground-Motion (Attenuation) Relations in Eastern North America

C.B. Crouse (2022)

BSSA: Soil-structure interaction at CDMG and USGS accelerograph stations

Yousef Bozorgnia (2019) and Jonathan P. Stewart (2018)

BSSA: Engineering Characteristics of Ground Motions Recorded in the 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence

Jonathan P. Stewart (2018)

SRL: Soil Profile Database and Site Classification for National Strong‐Motion Stations in Western China

 

For more details, visit the Joyner Lectureship and Bolt Medal webpages and be sure to submit your nominations by the 30 June deadline.