Outstanding Paper Award

The Outstanding Paper Award is presented by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) to authors of papers published in Earthquake Spectra that are judged to be outstanding contributions to earthquake hazard mitigation. Papers of recipients must be judged to have made a significant impact on the profession, to provide a significant advance in the state-of-the-art or understanding of a particular topic, to be of exceptional technical quality with concise and informative illustrations, and to be well written for a broad audience. Only papers published in issues of Earthquake Spectra during the preceding calendar year are eligible for consideration. The award recognizes excellence in scientific and technical communication within the field of earthquake engineering and seismology. Recipients are selected by the Editorial Board of Earthquake Spectra and the award is presented at the EERI Annual Meeting. The number of awards per year depends on the quality of papers and shall not exceed two; in some years, when no paper is deemed exceptional, no award is granted.