professor julian bommer inaugural lecture vote of thanks gian michele calvi
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Professor Julian BommerInaugural Lecture
Vote of Thanks
Gian Michele Calvi
Vote of thanksVote (n): “a formal
expression of preference for a candidate for …”
“the way by which such preference is made known, as by a raised hand …”Vote (v): “to declare or to pronounce by general consent …”
Vote of thanksThanks (n): “an
acknowledgements of a favour, gift or benefit …”
Vote of thanksTo declare by general consent,raising my hand,a formal expression of preference for the candidate Julian Bommer, in recognition of the favours, gifts and benefits that we acknowledge to him
Honours and awards
1994 Pony Tail Ridding Medal
1982 Queen’s Jubilee Scholarship
2000 Award for Excellence in Teaching
From a sad hippy to a happy professor
From hippy
to happ
y
Research lines, progress and results
1 – Obsession with cracks
Bommer, J.J., S. Oates, J.M. Cepeda, C. Lindholm, J.F. Bird, R. Torres, G. Marroquín & J. Rivas (2006)Control of hazard […] induced by a hot fracture
Research lines, progress and results
1 – Obsession with cracks
A research project, started many years ago, close to success
On the use of zippers to control natural or artificial cracks
Bommer, J.J. (2002). […] anexaggerated and obstructive dichotomy
Bommer, J.J., N.A. Abrahamson, F.O. Strasser, A. Pecker, P-Y. Bard, H. Bungum, F. Cotton, D. Faeh, F. Sabetta, F. Scherbaum & J. Studer (2004). The challenge of defining the upper limits
Crowley, H., J.J. Bommer, R. Pinho & J.F. Bird (2005). The impact of epistemic uncertainty
Research lines, progress and results
2 – Nature, earthquakes and fluids
Rodríguez, C.E., J.J. Bommer & R.J. Chandler (1999). Earthquake-induced landslides
Bird, J.F., J.J. Bommer, H. Crowley & R. Pinho (2006). Modelling liquefactionLópez-Querol, S., M. Coop, W.W. Sim, J.J. Bommer & C. Fenton (2007). Back-analysis of liquefaction
Restrepo-Vélez, L.F. & J.J. Bommer (2003). An exploration of the nature …
Bommer, J.J. & A. Martinez-Pereira (1999). The effective durationHancock, J. & J.J. Bommer (2005). The effective number of cyclesAkkar, S. & J.J. Bommer (2006). Influence of […] filter cut-off
Bommer, J.J., F. Scherbaum, H. Bungum, F. Cotton, F. Sabetta & N.A. Abrahamson(2005). On the logic use of trees
Research lines, progress and results
2 – Nature, earthquakes and fluids
liquefaction exploration of nature
duration
number of cycles
filtering
logic use of trees
A natural “crescendo”
Conclusions – Julian Bommer
An extraordinary (re)searcher?
Yes, and …
Often searching with best buddies• San Salvador, El Salvador, October 1986
• Armenia, USSR, December 1988• Loma Prieta, California, October 1989• Djebel Chenoua, Algeria, October 1989• Kobe, Japan, Janaury 1995• Grevena-Kozani, Greece, May 1995• Aegion, Greece, June 1995• Konitsa, Greece, April 1996• Umbria-Marche, Italy, September 1997• El Quindio, Colombia, January 1999• El Salvador, January-February 2001• Arequipa, Peru, June 2001• Machaze, Mozambique, February 2006
Conclusions – Julian Bommer: a searcherWho finally obtain the recognition that he deserved for a long time A recognition that today we are ceremoniously and joyfully celebrating
Julian BommerProfessor ofEarthquake RiskAssessment
Singing
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