This page highlights key Cascadia-related sessions and CRESCENT-affiliated contributors (names in bold) at the 13th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, July 13-17, 2026, Portland, OR. This list is not comprehensive – please see the full 13 NCEE Technical Program for more information.

Session Overview

Date	Time	Session Title	Type	Room
July 14	4:30 PM – 6:00 PM	Managing the Seismic Risk of Fuel Infrastructure: Lessons Learned from Oregon’s CEI Hub	Special	E145
July 15	8:30 AM – 10:30 AM	2025 and 2026 EERI Distinguished Lectures	Plenary	Exhibit Hall E
July 15	12:30 PM – 1:00 PM	Advances in Ground Motion Modeling and Seismic Hazard Characterization	Lightning	E141&142
July 15	2:30 PM – 4:00 PM	Earth Science & Ground Motions: Building Codes	Technical – Earth Science & Ground Motions	D136
July 16	10:30 AM – 12:00 PM	Cascadia Lifelines Dependencies Collaborative	Special	E141&142
July 16	10:30 AM – 12:00 PM	Bridging Earthquake, Tsunami and Landslide Risk and Resilience for the Cascadia Region Earthquake and Tsunami	Special	E145
July 16	10:30 AM – 12:00 PM	Earthquake Simulations in the Pacific Northwest: State of the Art, Multihazard Applications, and User Needs	Special	D133&134
July 16	2:30 PM – 4:00 PM	From Hazard to Risk: Tsunami Impacts by Integrating Earth Observation, Exposure, and Real-Time Forecasting in a Changing Climate	Special	D135

Session Details

July 14, 2026

Managing the Seismic Risk of Fuel Infrastructure: Lessons Learned from Oregon’s CEI Hub

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM | E145 | Special

Moderator: Diane Moug (Portland State University)

Organizer: Diane Moug (Portland State University – Associate Professor)

Co-organizers: Luke Hanst (Portland State University – Partnership & Interdisciplinary Grants Manager); David Yang (Portland State University – Assistant Professor)

Presentations:

• Circumventing Lifeline System Dependencies at Oregon’s Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub
  — Yumei Wang (Portland State University CEE Dept – Senior Advisor, Infrastructure Resilience & Risk)
• Understanding Structural Risk: Fragility Curve Development for Fuel Tanks
  — David Yang (Portland State University – Assistant Professor)
• Estimating Lateral Displacements at Oregon’s Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub with Site-Specific Data
  — Ana Tijerina Esquino (Portland State University / Mott MacDonald – Port and Rail Engineer)
• Risk Management Practices for Large Fuel Facilities in Seismic Regions
  — Luke Hanst (Portland State University – Partnerships and Grants Manager)
• Financial Accountability for Facility Owners at Oregon’s Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub
  — John Wasiutynski (Multnomah County Office of Sustainability – Director)

July 15, 2026

2026 EERI Distinguished Lecture

8:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Exhibit Hall E | Plenary

• Towards Critical Infrastructure Resilience: Lessons from the Oregon Experience
  — Yumei Wang (Portland State University CEE Dept – Senior Advisor, Infrastructure Resilience & Risk)

Advances in Ground Motion Modeling and Seismic Hazard Characterization

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM | E141&142 | Lightning

Presentations:

• Characterizing shaking variability and basin effects from Cascadia megathrust earthquakes using 3D broadband simulations
  — Audrey Dunham (USGS – Research Geophysicist)
• Evaluating the Performance of Ground Motion Models for Subduction Environments using Data from Chile, Peru and the Cascadia Subduction Zone
  — Jungmin Lee (North Carolina State University – Graduate Student Researcher)
• Nonlinear 3D Seismic Site Response Analysis Considering Complex Geological Conditions
  — Xinyao He (State Key Laboratory of Climate Resilience for Coastal Cities, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China – PhD student)
• Adjusting the USGS Cascadia Velocity Model through Comparisons of Simulated and Observed Earthquakes
  — Ian Stone (U.S. Geological Survey – Research Geophysicist)
• A cross-period spatial correlation model while considering path and site effects—preliminary results
  — Bofan Yu (Stanford University – Ph.D. student)
• Directionality Characteristics of Near-Fault Simulated Ground Motions from Physics-Based Hayward Fault Rupture Simulations
  — Melisa Herrera (Oklahoma State University – Graduate Research Assistant)
• Fault Displacement Hazard Analyses for the Salt Lake Aqueduct Hardening Project
  — Chris Kemp (Shannon & Wilson – Associate, Engineering Geologist)
• Far-Field Long Period Ground Motion Characteristics in Thailand during the 2025 Mw 7.7 Mandalay Earthquake
  — Teraphan Ornthammarath (Mahidol University – Assoc Prof)

Earth Science & Ground Motions: Building Codes

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM | D136 | Technical – Earth Science & Ground Motions

Presentations:

• Basin Depth Mapping of the Po Basin, Italy: Implications for Seismic Hazard in the Emilia-Romagna Region
  — Rashid Shams (University of Southern California – PhD Student)
• Development of a Spectral Displacement-Based Ground Motion Model using High Rate GNSS Observations
  — Braden Hensley (University of Oregon – Graduate Student Researcher)
• Recovery of Permanent Fault Displacement Through Community Seismic Network (CSN)
  — Gloria Hyun (UCLA – Graduate Student Researcher)
• When the Student Surpasses the Teacher: Better Generalization in AI-based Seismic Waveform Quality Assessment Using Knowledge Distillation
  — Ali Namin (Utah State University – Graduate Research Assistant)
• Verification and Evaluation of Vertical Design Spectrum in Taiwan
  — Yu-Wen Chang (National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering, NIAR Research Fellow)

July 16, 2026

Cascadia Lifelines Dependencies Collaborative

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | E141&142 | Special

Moderator: Yumei Wang (Portland State University CEE Dept)

Organizer: Yumei Wang (Portland State University CEE Dept – Senior Advisor, Infrastructure Resilience & Risk)

Co-organizers: Michael Olsen (Oregon State University CCE Dept – Professor); Kent Yu (SEFT Consulting Group – Principal)

Presentations:

• Port of Portland Resilience Efforts at PDX and Comments on Cascadia Subduction Zone Lifelines Group Collaboration.
  — Tom Wharton (Port of Portland – Project Engineer)
• Visionary Executive Leadership Supports Long-Term Investment in Seismic Resilience
  — Jonna Papaefthimiou (Office of the Governor of Oregon – State Resilience Officer)
• The Cascadia Lifelines Program
  —Michael Olsen (Oregon State University – CH2M-Hill Professor)
• Willamette Water Supply Program’s Delivery of a New Resilient Water Transmission System for the Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake
  — Michael Britch (Tualatin Valley Water District – WWSP Engineering and Construction Manager)
• Bonneville Power Administration (BPA Transmission Grid CSZ Preparation
  — Leon Kempner (Bonneville Power Administration – USDOE – Principal Civil (Structural) Engineer)

Bridging Earthquake, Tsunami and Landslide Risk and Resilience for the Cascadia Region Earthquake and Tsunami

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | E145 | Special

Organizer: Andre Barbosa (Oregon State University – Cecil and Sally Drinkward Professor)

Co-organizers: Marc Eberhard (University of Washington – Professor); Ben Leshchinsky (Oregon State University – Professor and Richardson Chair)

Presentations:

• Towards Establishing a Multi-Disciplinary Community of Coseismic Landslide and Liquefaction Researchers in Cascadia: CRESCENT Ground Failure Special Interest Group
  — Ben Leshchinsky (Oregon State University – Professor)
• The Cascadia Community Engaged Research Clearinghouse (CCERC) – A Pathway to Link Coastal Community Needs to Research
  — Alessandra Burgos (Oregon State University – Senior Project Manager)
• Simulation Testbed for Evaluating Recovery Strategies After Multiple Hazards using GIS and Discrete Event Simulation
  — Joseph Louis (Oregon State University – Assoc. Professor)
• Inventory Specific Fragilities for Assessment of Coastal Bridge Seismic Performance in Washington State
  — Jeffrey Berman (University of Washington – Professor)
• Performance of Port Structures Subjected to Cascading Seismic-Tsunami Loads from Cascadia Subduction Zone Events
  — Jorge Romero-Loyola (Oregon State University – Graduate Student Researcher)

Earthquake Simulations in the Pacific Northwest: State of the Art, Multihazard Applications, and User Needs

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | D133&134 | Special

Moderator: alex grant (U.S. Geological Survey)

Organizer: alex grant (US Geological Survey – Research Civil Engineer)

Presentations:

• 3-D Ground Motion Simulations for Large Earthquakes in the U.S. Pacific Northwest
  — Erin Wirth (U.S. Geological Survey – Research Geophysicist)
• Evaluating Approaches for Vs30 Site Classification in the Oregon Seismic Hazard Database
  — Eduardo ‘Lalo’ Guerrero (Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries – Geology Hazard Specialist)
• Network-Scale Road Disruption from Liquefaction in Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquakes
  — Morgan Sanger (University of Washington – Graduate Student)

From Hazard to Risk: Tsunami Impacts by Integrating Earth Observation, Exposure, and Real-Time Forecasting in a Changing Climate

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM | D135 | Special

Moderator: Diego Melgar (University of Oregon)

Organizer: Ronald Eguchi (ImageCat, Inc. – President & CEO)

Co-organizers: Diego Melgar (University of Oregon – Professor)

Presentations:

• How to Avoid a Killer Tsunami
  — Yumei Wang (Portland State University CEE Dept – Senior Advisor, Infrastructure Resilience & Risk)
• Rapid GNSS-Based Tsunami Assessments: A Case Study of G-FAST Results in Cascadia Using Synthetic Earthquake Rupture Models
  — Brendan Crowell (The Ohio State University – Assistant Professor)
• Tsunami Hazard Assessments in the Pacific Northwest: Past and Future
  — Jonathan Allan (Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries – Coastal Geomorphologist)
• Towards Comprehensive Tsunami Loss Estimation
  — Diego Melgar (University of Oregon – Associate Professor)
• TsunamiCast: Real-time Impact-based Tsunami Forecast Facility
  — Shunichi Koshimura (Tohoku University – Professor)
• TsunamiCAT – an online tsunami risk visualization platform
  — ZhengHui Hu (ImageCat inc. – Senior Programmer)