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Prof. Dr.
Gottfried Grünthal
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Prof. Dr.
Gottfried Grünthal
2.6 Seismic Hazard and Risk Dynamics
+49 331 6264-1120
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Building A 70
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Room 222 (Büro)
Telegrafenberg
14473
Potsdam
Research Interests:
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Probabilistic seismic hazard assessments
Harmonized regional long-term earthquake cataloguing
Induced seismicity
Engineering seismology and macroseismology
Historical seismology
Probabilistic tsunami hazard assessments
Seismic risk and synopsis of risks due to different perils
Career:
2014 retirement and continued work as senior research scientist
1992-2014 Head of Section "Seismic Hazard and Stress Field" at GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
1990-1991 Head of Section "Seismic hazard and focal processes" at Central Institute for Physics of the Earth (ZIPE), Potsdam
1974-1989 Research scientist at Central Institute for Physics of the Earth (ZIPE), Potsdam
Education:
1971-1974 PhD, Institute for Geophysics and Geology at University Leipzig
1967-1971 Study of Geophysics at University Leipzig
Projects:
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2013-2018 Probabilistic Seismic Hazard for Germany for update of the building code
2012-2018
DESERVE
- The Virtual Institute DEad SEa Research VEnue
2010-2013
GEISER
- Geothermal Engineering Integrating Mitigation of Induced Seismicity in Reservoirs
2010-2012
SHARE
- Seismic Hazard Harmonization in Europe
2006-2009
SAFER
- Seismic eArly warning For EuRope
2006-2009
TRANSFER
- Tsunami Risk ANd Strategies For the European Region
2004-2005 ITER site - seismic hazard assessment
2000-2003
DFNK
- Deutsches Forschungsnetz Naturkatastrophen
1993-1999
GSHAP
Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program, Head of Regional Centre
1988-1998
EMS-98
European Macroseismic Scale 1998, Working Group Chairman
Research Boards and Committees:
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since 1991 Member of the German Committee on Seismic Building Codes (responsible for seismic zonation and seismic load)
2001-2012 Associate Editor of Journal of Seismology
2011 Member of expert commission on safety assessment of nuclear power plants afte the Fukushima-I nuclear accident
2005-2012 Member of advisory board to the German Committee on the Seismic Safety of Nuclear Facilities (KTA)
1991-1999 Member of the Steering Committee of the German Society on Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (DGEB)
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