Technology Transfer Program/Outreach

Yousef Bozorgnia, PEER Associate DirectorDebra Jacob, PEER Outreach Director

Industry and Government Partners

Industry and government partners are an integral part of the research program at PEER

An example: > 110 Lifelines projects in partnership with:

Interactions with Academia, Public and Private SectorsBroad and deep interactions with researchers and practitionersAn example: NGA Workshops

75 to 80 people attend each workshop from: PG&E Caltrans CEC CGS BART CA Div. of Dams USGS SCEC Geomatrix URS Corporation Bechtel Corporation AIR UCD, UCLA, UCSB, UCSD, USC, Caltech, UN Reno, Cal Sate

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Business and Industry Partnership (BIP)

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

Between

THE PACIFIC EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER

And

"Business and Industry Partner"

THIS AGREEMENT, with an Effective Date of ________________________ ,is by and between the REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (herein referred to as “University”) and __________________________________________________________________(herein referred to as “Partner”). This Agreement governs the conditions of membership for the Partner in the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER).

BIP is a formal mechanism for engaging industry partners in PEER programs

Researchers share individual research plans and findings with BIP members

Business & Industry Partnership Is Growing

Information DisseminationPublicationsPEER WebsitePress releases, news briefsWorkshops, Conferences, SeminarsExhibits at ConferencesAnnual Meeting

PublicationsTechnical Report Series

Annual Progress ReportsResearch Digests

PEER Technical Report SeriesReports published by year:

2006 12 2005 16 2004 9 2003: 17 2002: 24 2001: 16 2000: 10 1999: 14 1998: 8

PEER reports are distributed to BIPs, libraries, etc. Free of charge

PEER Web SiteWeb site was re-designed in early 2007

Is being updated continuously

All reports, databases, etc. are available through the web site

PEER Annual MeetingsAbout 200 people attendPlenary, breakout, and poster sessions

Active Participation in Conferences

Other Examples of Tech Transfer and Outreach

Many presentations, speeches, workshops, at:

Local (e.g., SEAONC, LATBSDC, OpenSees Workshops, ...)

State level (e.g., Caltrans , CEA, ...) National level (e.g., USGS National

Seismic Hazard Maps conferences, NCEE, ...)

International (WCEE, ...)

EERI/PEER Lecture Series “Response of Reinforced

Concrete Structures” Well attended sessions

Thank You!