Ellen Rathje receives the Ralph B. Peck Award from CAEE’s Department Chair and ASCE’s Geo-Institute President Bob Gilbert.
Ellen Rathje earns the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) 2022 Ralph B. Peck Award. The award is offered to those who have made significant contributions to the field of geotechnical engineering through research publications.
Professor Rathje was awarded for her advancements to seismic site response analysis through case histories, development of case histories to inform regional seismic assessments and leadership promoting the electronic publishing of case history data.
Rathje, the first woman to earn this award, has made significant advancements in seismic site response analysis. A leader in earthquake research and education, she serves as the co-chair of the Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance Association (GEER) and director of the NSF-funded NHERI DesignSafe cyberinfrastructure with its Data Depot and Reconnaissance Portals.
Watch Rathje give the 2022 Ralph B. Peck Lecture at Geocongress 2022 in Charlotte, North Carolina, entitled “Site Response Analysis: Does It Work?”
About the Award
The Ralph B. Peck Award is presented for outstanding contributions to the geotechnical engineering profession through the publication of a thoughtful, carefully researched case history or histories, or the publication of recommended practices or design methodologies based on the evaluation of case histories.
Ellen Rathje gives the Ralph B. Peck Lecture at Geo-Congress 2022 on March 23, 2022.