February 1, 2010
AMEC’s Youngs Wins EERI’s Outstanding Paper Award

OAKLAND, CA – AMEC Geomatrix’s Robert Youngs was one of nine co-authors contributing to an article that has won the Outstanding Paper Award of 2008 from the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI).  The award-winning paper was called “Comparisons of the NGA Ground-Motion Relations,” and was published in Earthquake Spectra Vol. 24, No. 1, in February 2008. A letter from EERI President Farzad Naeim states, "recognition of outstanding contributions to the field of earthquake engineering is one of the Institute’s most important responsibilities."  Bob is a principal engineer working with the Decision Analysis Group in AMEC Geomatrix’s Oakland, Calif. office. Formal recognition takes place at an Awards Luncheon Feb. 4 in San Francisco, Calif.

For more information, please contact:

Marion Thatch, FSMPS, CPSM
510.663.4128
marion.thatch@amec.com

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