Tuesday, April 1
Penn Brewery, 800 Vinial St., Pittsburgh, PA DIRECTIONS
Phone (412) 237-9400
5:00 - Social Hour sponsored by
6:00 - Dinner Buffet
7:00 - Lecture
8.8 Magnitude Earthquake at Maule, Chile:
the Geodetic Emergency Response
Dr. Dana Caccamise
PDF Download: ABSTRACT/SPEAKER BIO
About our Speaker
Dana Caccamise, Geophysicist, Senior Design Engineer, The Ohio State University, is industry recognized as a leading innovator in GPS, GNSS, LIDAR and geodetic field engineering and has managed remote field explorations in Greenland, Antarctica, North America, South America and the Southwest Pacific Islands. In his professional capacity, Dr. Caccamise has worked for General Positioning LLC, The University of Hawaii Sea Level Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa, The IT Group - Pacific Division, and OHM Remediation Services.
Dr. Caccamise has received many awards and recognitions stemming from the works related to South American national geodetic infrastructures, earthquake response, and work with the Geographical Military Institutes of Bolivia and Chile and South American universities. These awards include an honorary doctorate degree (D.Sc. Honoris Causa) from the Escuela Militar de Ingenieria of Bolivia (EMI), medals of honor from Chilean and Bolivian armies, plaques of recognition from the Instituto Geografico de Militar, and the Golden Theodelite from the Escuela Militar de Topografia del Ejercito (EMPTE).
Dr. Caccamise earned a B.S. in Earth Sciences from State University of New York at Buffalo State, holds a M.S. in Geophysics from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a M.S. in Earth Sciences from The Ohio State University, and received an honorary doctorate from the Escuela Militar de Ingenieria of Bolivia (EMI). He is also completing requirements to obtain a Ph.D. in Earth Sciences at The Ohio State.
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