In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Morocco, Western University has the following experts available to provide insight and context on a range of topics including the history of Morocco, earthquake risk management and earthquake engineering.
History of Morocco
Maya Shatzmiller
Professor, Department of History
Areas of expertise: Specialist of Moroccan history and the historic region of Marrakech. Author of From Berber State to Moroccan Empire: The Glory of Fez Under the Marinids.
Earthquakes and seismology
Associate Professor, Department of Earth Sciences and Canada Research Chair in Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment
Areas of expertise: Catastrophic earthquake risk management from economic and societal viewpoints, engineering seismology, earthquake engineering.
Associate Professor, Department of Earth Sciences
Areas of expertise: Earthquake physics and statistics, temporal and spatial scaling properties of earthquakes and aftershocks, induced seismicity, earthquake hazard assessment and forecasting.
MEDIA CONTACT: Justin Zadorsky, Media Relations Officer, Western University, 226.377.1673 (mobile), jzadorsk@uwo.ca.
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