IISEE NewsletterFeb 28, 2022
Number 202

In This Issue• Online IISEE
Seminar by Dr.
Hayashida

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Online IISEE Seminar by Dr. Hayashida
By Dr. Takumi Hayashida, Senior Research Scientist, IISEEWe held an online
IISEE seminar onFebruary 4. The
seminar was held for
current participants ofthe Seismology• Our Condolences on
Course, Earthquake
the Passing Away ofEngineering Course,Fsther Van
Hissenhoven, S.J.
and GlobalSeismologicalObservation Course,
Presentation by Dr. Hayashida
IISEE Net and former participants ofthe Seismology Course and Earthquake Engineering Course, andTraining
their bosses, colleagues, and subordinates. Fifty-one people fromIISEENET
39 countries and 22 current participants attended the seminar inIISEE-UNESCO Lecture real-time. In addition, 22 people watched the on-demand video
Notelater. I had met half of the participants in person, and I wasIISEE E-learning
pleased to meet them again, even though it was online.
In the seminar, I gave a presentation on my latest research
Synopsis Databaseresults. I introduced a method for quickly estimating the average
Bulletin Databasesurface S-wave velocity in the top 30 m (Vs30) from microtremor
array records (array radius of 5 m to 20 m). Assessing Vs30
values from microtremor records usually requires a lot ofEarthquakes
processing. In addition, the processing involves prior information
The 2011 off the Pacificand the analyst's skill, and the estimated value includes variability
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among analysts. The newly proposed method enables theEarthquake
evaluation of Vs30 with little processing. I expect this method will
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contribute to the spread of microtremor surveys in areas with no aEarthquakes
priori information.
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At the seminar, I called for research cooperation to confirm theEarthquake Catalog
validity of this method in many areas. If you are interested in ourapproach, please let me know using the online form below.
https://forms.gle/m5B7xxY2H9YCoWBp7• Participant
Recruitment forIISEE 2022-23 OneYear Course hasstarted

Call for Papers
IISEE Bulletin is now
accepting submissionsof papers for the seismolog y , ea rth qu ake
engineering, andtsunami. Developingcountries are targeted,but are n ot li mited.
Your original papers will
be reviewed by theeditorial members andsome experts.
NO submission fee isneeded.
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Participant Recruitment for IISEE 2022-23 OneYear Course has started
By IISEE Administration
JICA has already made an announcement of the General
Information of 2022-23 One one-year course for Seismology,
Earthquake Engineering & Tsunami Disaster Mitigation to theselected countries: Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste,Bhutan, India, Vanuatu, Mexico, Algeria, Egypt, Comoros, andMalaysia. We would appreciate it if you could share thisinformation with your colleagues or subordinates who are willingto study abroad. Please be advised that application form must be
delivered to the JICA overseas office in your country no later than
April 8th, 2022. For further information, kindly contact the JICA
office directly.

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By Dr. Tatsuya Azuhata, Director of IISEE

We extend our deepest sympathies on the passing away of Dr.
Rene Van Hissenhoven, S.J. at the age of 85 in Bogota, Colombia,on November 30, 2021. He participated in the IISEE Seismology
Course 1970-1971 and devoted much of his time as a researcher
and director of Instituto Geofísico de Los Andes Colombianos,
Universidad Javeriana in Colombia. He made enormouscontributions to the seismology and earthquake disaster reduction
field and was among the eminent ex-participants who wereconferred “Honorary Scientist/Engineer” in 2012 (IISEE NewsletterNo.81*).
He was also active in a philanthropic activity as a father of achurch. We sincerely pray that his soul will rest in peace.
*IISEE :: Newsletter :: IISEE Newsletter No.81 (kenken.go.jp)