Researchers from UB and UNAM Explore Areas of Collaboration
From Left to Right: Gilberto Mosqueda, Juan José Pérez Gavilán, David Murià Vila, Roberto Sánchez Ramírez, J. Alberto Escobar, and Roberto Gómez Martínez.
On August 27-28, 2009, a delegation from the Instituto de Ingenieria at the Universidad Nacional Automoma de Mexico (II-UNAM) visited MCEER, University at Buffalo, to explore areas of potential collaboration on research topics in earthquake engineering. Discussions focused on three major themes:
- Interchange of experiences and experimental training
- Hybrid simulation of large-scale structural models to trace generation of damage to collapse
- Seismic behavior and design of bridges including protective systems and health monitoring
The event was organized by Gilberto Mosqueda, University at Buffalo. Other participants were Andre Filiatrault, George Lee and Mark Pitman, University at Buffalo; and David Muria Vila, J. Alberto Escobar, Roberto Gomez Martinez, Juan Jose Perez Gavilan, and Roberto Sanchez Ramirez, II-UNAM.