From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Brian Tucker
Brian Tucker
for the golf developer and executive see Brian Tucker Tucker was named a Fellow of the California Academy of
(executive) Sciences.[3] Also that year, he received the George Brown
Award for International Scientific Cooperation from the
Brian E. Tucker is a seismologist specialising in disaster U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation.[4] He
prevention. was recently named one of UC San Diego’s 100 Influential
He holds a Ph.D. in Earth Sciences from the Scripps Alumni.
Institution of Oceanography at the University of Califor-
nia, San Diego, an M.A. in Public Policy from the John
F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, References
and a B.A. in Physics from Pomona College. [1] Peterson, Greg (4 October 2002). "Seismologist wins
Dr. Tucker has devoted his life to realizing a world ’Genius Grant’". GeoTimes.
of self-reliant communities that can continue their eco- http://www.agiweb.org/geotimes/oct02/
nomic, political and cultural development unimpeded by WebExtra100402.html. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
natural disasters. For more than sixteen years, Dr. Tucker [2] "MacArthur Fellows: September 2002". MacArthur
has created exhibits, organized workshops and symposia Foundation. http://www.macfound.org/site/
around the world, printed multilingual reports and writ- c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1142733/k.98ED/
ten/edited three books to raise awareness of geologic Fellows_List__September_2002.htm. Retrieved 19
threats to communities from Tajikistan to Ecuador. January 2011.
Beyond education, he has drafted earthquake mitigation [3] "Academy Regular Fellows". California Academy of
plans and has supported mason training and the retrofit- Sciences. http://research.calacademy.org/files/
ting of schools, leaving a long-term legacy of natural haz- Departments/
ard risk reduction in more than twenty countries. Academy%20Regular%20Fellows%20Revised%207%209%20with%2
After observing the tragic consequences of an earth- Retrieved 19 January 2011.
quake in Tajikistan,[1] in 1991 Dr. Tucker founded [4] "2007 George Brown Award Recipient: Dr. Brian
GeoHazards International (GHI), a Palo Alto, Calif.-based Tucker". CRDF. http://www.crdf.org/
nonprofit organization focused on reducing death and georgebrown/
injury caused by earthquakes in the world’s most vulner- georgebrown_show.htm?doc_id=508155. Retrieved
able communities. Dr. Tucker and his team have devel- 19 January 2011.
oped and applied methods that will save lives in devel-
oping countries around the world. They work through a
global network of people dedicated to reducing the risks External links
of death and injury caused by earthquakes and natural • Pomona College Alumnus Brian Tucker Receives
disasters in needy, at-risk countries, by sharing and pro- Renowned Macarthur Fellowship from
moting civil engineering principles and connecting lo- CollegeNews.org
cal experts, engineers, scientists and government offi- • GeoHazards International
cials with their counterparts abroad. Persondata
Prior to his work with GHI, Dr. Tucker served as the
Name Tucker, Brian
acting state geologist, principal state geologist and su-
pervising geologist of the California Geological Survey Alternative names
between 1982 and 1991. He currently serves on the Board Short description
of Directors of the Seismological Society of America and Date of birth
the World Seismic Safety Initiative (WSSI) and is a mem-
Place of birth
ber of the editorial board of The Journal of Earthquake
Engineering. Date of death
He received the 2001 Gorakha Dakshin Bahu Award Place of death
for service to the people of Nepal by the King of Nepal
and was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2002 by the John
D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.[2] In 2007, Dr.
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