November 2011


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Distinguished Salvadoran Award

The UWI Seismic Research Centre’s (SRC) Dr. Walter Salazar has been presented with a “Distinguished Salvadoran” national award in recognition of his contribution to the development and promotion of El Salvador. This award was established to commemorate the Bicentennial Independence Day celebrations of El Salvador.

A native Salvadoran, Dr. Salazar leads the Seismic Hazard/Risk Assessment projects at the UWI Seismic Research Centre where one of his primary roles is to strengthen and provide direction for the science/engineering interface between The UWI and the SRC. He has also worked closely with the EUCENTRE in Pavia-Italy to produce the first peer-reviewed Seismic Hazard Maps for the Eastern Caribbean Islands and he leads the World-Bank funded Seismic Risk Atlas Project for three pilot states in the Caribbean. He has recently been appointed to be a peer reviewer of the Journal of Civil Engineering and Architect and the NED Journal of Engineering Research.