Supports the professional development of our community in recognition of Caltech Emeritus Professor Hiroo Kanamori.
As a researcher, Kanamori has had an unquestionable impact on the science of seismology. His groundbreaking research on the physics of massive earthquakes, the physics of the long-term crustal processes behind seismic events, and real-time earthquake hazard monitoring mark him as one of the world’s leading geophysicists. But it is his role as a mentor and guide for hundreds of students and colleagues that is celebrated with the fund in his name.
The Kanamori Fund supports the professional development of our community members by providing generous Annual Meeting travel grants to international attendees, including participants from member states of the European Seismological Commission. The Fund has also supported a variety of programs, such as travel grants for SSA’s Fall Topical Conference and workshops that help attendees build professional skills and engage with the latest technical and theoretical advancements in seismology.
Gifts to this fund help SSA continue that support so that every member can realize their potential.
A gift of support:
“Thanks to the SSA Travel Grant, I traveled outside Europe for the first time in my life and presented my research to a global audience.”
—Silvia Beretta, University of Bologna, who traveled to the 2026 Annual Meeting supported by the Kanamori Fund.