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Nelson E. PULIDO H.
Research Seismologist
Strong Motion Prediction and Seismic Hazard Evaluation Research Project
National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED)

*Research Fields

- Kinematic and dynamic earthquake source process

- Broadband strong ground motion simulation using kinematic and dynamic fault rupture models

- Site effects evaluation and application for broadband strong ground motion simulation

updated 2009/5/26

*Recent Earthquakes Source Process

-2007/7/16 Niigata Chuetsu-oki Earthquake (version 1, version 2)

-2007/3/25 Noto Hanto Earthquake

-2005/3/20 Fukuoka Seihou-oki Earthquake

 

*Publications

*Societies

 

●        American Geophysical Union (AGU)

●        Seismological Society of America (SSA)

●        Seismological Society of Japan (SSJ)

●        Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering (JAEE)

Education

●        1989 B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Los Andes University (Colombia)

●        1991 M.Sc. in Earthquake Engineering, Graduate School, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Los Andes University (Colombia)

●        2000 D.Sc., Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University (Japan)

Professional Experience

●        1992 - 1993,  Design Engineer, Structural Engineering Department, INGETEC Consultants Engineers (Colombia)

●        1993 - 1994,  Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Los Andes University (Colombia)

●        1993 - 1996,  Researcher, Seismological Laboratory, Colombian Geological Survey (INGEOMINAS, Colombia)

●        2000 - 2001,  Research Seismologist, Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Research Center (EDM), RIKEN, Japan

●        2001 - 2006,  Research Seismologist, Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Research Center (EDM), National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED), Japan

●        2006 - present, Research Seismologist, Strong Motion Prediction and Seismic Hazard Evaluation Research Project, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED), Japan.

 

 

*Earthquake Reconnaissance

 

●        Central Western Colombia earthquake, Colombia (1999/1/25), Mombusho Topatsu Saigai

●        Tottori-ken Seibu earthquake, Japan (2000/10/6), NIED

●        Off the Coast of El Salvador earthquake, El Salvador (2001/1/13), Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)/NIED.

●        Gujarat earthquake, India (2001/1/26), NIED

●        Niigata-ken Chuetsu earthquake, Japan (2004/10/23), NIED

 

 

*Projects and Grants

 

●        ペルーにおける地震・津波減災技術の向上に関する研究、科学技術振興会機構・地球規模課題対応国際科学技術協力事業・防災分野研究領域・平成21年度～・研究協力者

●        Earthquake High Frequency Radiation Mechanism based on a Dynamic Fault Rupture Model, (2006-2007), Mombusho Grant No.18540428 (Kiban C), Principal Investigator.

●        Reliable Information on Earthquake Faulting, (2002-2005). European Community Grant No. EVG1-CT-2002-00069, Participating Investigator.

●        土の引っ張り破壊を考慮した土構造物の地震時被害評価手法の開発, (2004-2006), Mombusho grant No.: 16310130 (Kiban A), Participating Investigator.

●        ピロティ建物崩壊メカニズムの解明及び地震被害を軽減する変形配分型構造の開発 (2003-2005)，Mombusho Grant No.15360304 (Kiban B),　Participating Investigator.

●        Reconnaissance Report on the 1999 Quindio, Central Western Colombia, Earthquake and its Disasters, (1999), Mombusho Grant No. No.10400018 (Kiban B, Topatsu Saigai), Participating Investigator.

●        Deployment of the Colombia National Strong Motion Network (1993-1996), Colombian Government Funded, Principal Investigator.

 

 

*Languages and Hobbies

●        Spanish: Native language.

●        French: Read, Write and Speak fluently.

●        English: Read, Write and Speak fluently.

●        Japanese: Speak fluently, and working knowledge of reading and writing

●        Literature, Mountain Biking.

 

Contact Address 

National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED)
3-1, Tennodai, Tsukuba,
Ibaraki 305-0006, JAPAN
Tel: 81-29-863-7667
FAX: 81-29-860-2832
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