C. Allin Cornell

C. Allin Cornell
Born(1938-09-19)19 September 1938
Mobridge, South Dakota, U.S.[1]
Died14 December 2007(2007-12-14) (aged 69)
Stanford University Medical Center[2]
Alma materStanford University
Known forProbabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis
Spouse
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(m. 1981)​
Children5, including Eric Allin
Awards
  • Norman Medal (1983, 2003)
  • CERRA Award (1987)
  • Harry Fielding Reid Medal (2001)
  • George W. Housner Medal (2003)
  • William B. Joyner Memorial Lecture (2005)
Scientific career
Institutions
Doctoral advisorJack Benjamin

Carl Allin Cornell (September 19, 1938 – December 14, 2007) was an American civil engineer, researcher, and professor who made important contributions to reliability theory and earthquake engineering and, along with Luis Esteva,[3] developed the field of probabilistic seismic hazard analysis by publishing the seminal document of the field in 1968.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Carl Allin Cornell". American Men & Women of Science: A Biographical Directory of Today's Leaders in Physical, Biological, and Related Sciences. Gale. 2008. Gale K3099023492.
  2. ^ "Quake specialist taught at Stanford". Los Angeles Times. 23 December 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  3. ^ Zanetti, Luca; Chiffi, Daniele; Petrini, Lorenza (2023). "Philosophical aspects of probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA): a critical review". Natural Hazards. 117 (2): 1193–1212. doi:10.1007/s11069-023-05901-6. hdl:11311/1234145. ISSN 0921-030X.
  4. ^ Cornell, C. Allin (1968). "Engineering Seismic Risk Analysis" (PDF). Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 58 (5): 1583–1606. doi:10.1785/BSSA0580051583. ISSN 1943-3573. S2CID 129235564.
  5. ^ Baker, Jack W. (2013). "Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis" (PDF). White Paper Version 2.0.1.