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ABS Consulting Engineer to Receive Medal for Hazard
Analysis Work in Slovakia
March 13, 2002
(Houston,
TX---) On March 19, 2002, ABS Consulting's Dr. Kenneth
W. Campbell will be awarded the "100 Years of Seismology
in Slovakia" commemorative medal at a ceremony in
Bratislava, Slovakia. The medal is in recognition of Campbell's
scientific contribution to and cooperation with Slovakian
seismologists on their probabilistic seismic hazard analysis
of the Bohunice Nuclear Power Plant. The analysis was performed
in accordance with current International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) standards and was accepted by the IAEA without
modification.
The award
will be presented as part of Centennial Seismology Day
activities. The ceremony precedes a conference in Bratislava
to promote seismology to physicists, scientists and mathematicians.
The seminar will be attended both by professionals and
students of these disciplines. Dr. Campbell, as one of
a distinguished panel of international scientists, will
present a topic on time-dependent probability entitled, "Poissonian
and non-Poissonian Models of Earthquake Activity in Seismic
Hazard Assessment."
Dr. Campbell,
Vice-President with ABS Consulting's EQECAT Inc., has over
30 years of professional experience in seismology. He is
responsible for developing seismic hazard models and seismic
input for EQECAT's risk assessment software, portfolio
loss studies and securitization risk analyses for the insurance
and finance industries.
ABSG Consulting Inc., marketing under ABS Consulting, (www.absconsulting.com)
provides rational engineering-based solutions that blend
state-of-the-art technology with practical loss-control measures
and innovative risk-transfer options. Headquartered in Houston,
Texas, ABS Consulting is an affiliate of ABS, one of the
world's largest providers of classification services to the
international marine and offshore industries.
For more information contact:
Rebecca Rieansnider
Senior Marketing Communications Specialist - ABS Consulting
1-281-673-2948 | rrieansnider@absconsulting.com |
