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MercurysBall2 ago

Change at the Head of the Swiss Seismological Service http://www.seismo.ethz.ch/en/about-us/archive-news/2012/news/Change-at-the-Head-of-the-Swiss-Seismological-Service/

Since 1997, Domenico Giardini is Professor of Seismology and Geodynamics and was also Director of the Swiss Seismological Service, operated by the ETH on behalf of the Federal Government. During these years, he has coordinated numerous international research projects, and acted as a scientific expert on various National Commissions dealing with earthquake safety in urban areas and for critical infrastructures. He currently is the President of the International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth‘s Interior (IASPEI).

Domenico Giardini, who completed his Doctoral Studies at the University of Bologna, left the SED at the end of 2011, but will continue to serve as Professor for Seismology and Geodynamics at the ETH Zürich. "Domenico Giardini is one of the most recognised seismologist internationally and is largely responsible for the reputation of the Swiss Seismological Service as a centre of excellence for research as well as a crucial service for the Swiss public“, honored Roland Siegwart, the Vice President for Research and Corporate Relations at the ETH Zürich.

https://www.wernersiemens-stiftung.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/Dokumente/WSS_Report_19_EN.pdf

Underworld paradise - It was Domenico Giardini who had the idea to convert the former ventilation arm into an underground lab. Domenico Giardini, architect and head of the Bedretto Underground Lab