Professor Julian Bommer Inaugural Lecture Vote of Thanks

Professor Julian Bommer Inaugural Lecture Vote of Thanks Gian Michele Calvi

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Vote of thanks To 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 1982 Queen’s Jubilee Scholarship 2000 Award for Excellence in Teaching 1994 Pony Tail Ridding Medal From a sad hippy to a happy professor From hippy to happy

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. , N. A. Bommer, J. J. Abrahamson, F. O. Crowley, H. , (2002). an Strasser, […] A. Bommer, R. Pecker, Pinho exaggerated and P-Y. & J. F. Bard, Bird H. (2005). obstructive Bungum, Cotton, The impact. F. of dichotomy D. Faeh, F. Sabetta, epistemic F. Scherbaum & J. uncertainty Studer (2004). The challenge of defining the upper limits

Research lines, progress and results 2 – Nature, earthquakes and fluids Bommer, J. J. & A. Bommer, J. J. , F. Bird, J. F. , J. J. Rodríguez, C. E. , J. J. Martinez-Pereira Scherbaum, H. Bommer, H. Crowley Bommer & R. J. (1999). The effective Bungum, F. Cotton, F. & R. Pinho (2006). Chandler (1999). Hancock, duration J. & J. J. Sabetta & N. A. Modelling liquefaction Earthquake-induced Bommer (2005). Abrahamson landslides The effective (2005). López-Querol, S. , M. Restrepo-Vélez, number of cycles. L. F. & On the logic use of Coop, W. W. Sim, J. J. Akkar, S. & J. J. Bommer (2003). An trees Bommer & C. Bommer (2006). exploration of the Fenton (2007). Influence of […]Backfilter nature … analysis of cut-off

Research lines, progress and results 2 – Nature, earthquakes and fluids exploration of nature liquefaction duration filtering number of cycles logic use of trees A natural “crescendo”

Conclusions – Julian Bommer An extraordinary (re)searcher? 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 Yes, and …

Conclusions – Julian Bommer: a searcher Who finally obtain the recognition that he deserved for a long time A recognition that today we are ceremoniously and joyfully celebrating

Julian Bommer Professor of Singing Earthquak e. Risk Assessment