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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b>Daniel L. and Irma Evans Lecture 2021<span></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b>University of Washington, Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering<span></span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b>Thursday, June 3, 3:00 – 4:30pm, PDT</b><span></span></p>

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Free and open to the public. No RSVP required.<span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Lecture link: <a href="https://washington.zoom.us/j/95055192790" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">https://washington.zoom.us/j/95055192790</a><span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b>Abstract<span></span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Tsunamis resulting from Cascadia and other Pacific Rim
subduction zone earthquakes are the greatest natural hazard for Washington
coast residents. Recent and ongoing research at the University of Washington
seeks to improve understanding of this hazard and the risk it poses to natural
and built environments, develop effective strategies for mitigating risk, and
advance efforts to implement mitigation measures. Implementing meaningful
mitigation strategies requires integrating geophysical, social, and behavioral
sciences, engineering and planning as well as significant community support,
financial investment, and political will. <span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Four panelists will share their collective expertise in
these topics during the 2021 Daniel L. and Irma Evans Lecture. <span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">UW faculty members <b>Dan Abramson</b>, <b>Ann Bostrom</b>,
and <b>Mike Motley</b> will bring knowledge and expertise from years of
research; they will discuss tsunami hazards and risks, the social and economic
impact of natural hazard events, risks to coastal infrastructure systems,
adaptive community planning, and risk communication and perception. The UW
faculty will be joined by <b>Derek Kilmer</b>, United States Congressional
Representative for Washington’s 6th District, who will bring his perspective as
someone born and raised on the Olympic Peninsula. Kilmer also has experience as
a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, where he sees firsthand
how federal investments enable communities across the Pacific Northwest to
become more resilient against a changing climate.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">--------------</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br><span></span></p>





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