David J. Wald

David J. "Dave" Wald
Born
David Jay Wald

May 6, 1962
Greenwich, Connecticut
Known for
Board member of
SpouseLisa Wald
Academic background
Education
Websiteusgs.gov/staff-profiles/david-j-wald

David Jay Wald (born May 6, 1962 Greenwich, Connecticut)[1] is a seismologist with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) at the National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) in Golden, Colorado.[2] He is an affiliated faculty member at the Colorado School of Mines,[3] and served as the editor-in-chief of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute's (EERI) journal, Earthquake Spectra, from 2018–2022.[4][5] He also served on the Southern California Earthquake Center Science Planning Committee, 2014–2020.[6]

Wald is involved in the research, development, and operations of real-time information systems at the USGS National Earthquake Information Center.[7] He has developed and manages products such as ShakeMap and the community-science system Did You Feel It?. He is also responsible for developing other systems for post-earthquake response and pre-earthquake mitigation, such as ShakeCast and PAGER.[8] He has also contributed to the USGS Ground Failure product.[9][10] As well as management of these systems, Wald's research also focuses on characterization of rupture processes from complex earthquakes, analysis of ground motions and site effects, and modeling earthquake-induced events.[11]

On top of his publications, Wald is also known for hosting events and giving lectures about geophysics topics, including a "Provost’s Lecture" at Stony Brook University[12] and an EERI Younger Members Committee webinar.[13]

  1. ^ "David Wald". ORCID. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  2. ^ "David J. Wald, Ph.D." ICONHIC2016. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  3. ^ "Faculty and Staff". Department of Geophysics. Colorado School of Mines. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  4. ^ Ortiz, Rita. "New Earthquake Spectra Editor David Wald". Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  5. ^ Elizabeth (2022-12-01). "Welcoming Jack Baker as Editor-in-Chief and Helen Crowley as Editor of Earthquake Spectra". Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  6. ^ "wald: David J. Wald". Southern California Earthquake Center. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  7. ^ "David J. Wald". UCLA Samueli School Of Engineering. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  8. ^ "David J Wald". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  9. ^ "Geophysics Seminar - David Wald "Citizen Science and Macroseismic Intensity in Earthquake Research, Engineering, & Risk Assessment," USGS". Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  10. ^ Allstadt, Kate E; Thompson, Eric M; Jibson, Randall W; Wald, David J; Hearne, Michael; Hunter, Edward J; Fee, Jeremy; Schovanec, Heather; Slosky, Daniel; Haynie, Kirstie L (2022). "The US Geological Survey ground failure product: Near-real-time estimates of earthquake-triggered landslides and liquefaction". Earthquake Spectra. 38 (1): 5–36. Bibcode:2022EarSp..38....5A. doi:10.1177/87552930211032685. ISSN 8755-2930.
  11. ^ "David Wald". Natural Hazards Center || Workshop 2018 || Bio Page. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  12. ^ "May 4 Provost's Lecture: Challenges in Real-time Earthquake Shaking and Impact Estimation". SBU News. Stony Brook University. 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  13. ^ "EERI Webinar: Case Studies of Financial Decision-Making using Near Real time Post Earthquake Information, by Dr. David J. Wald". Geoengineer.org. Retrieved 2023-06-03.