SEPT 27 & 28 2023

Anaheim Convention Center

SEPT 27 & 28 2023

Anaheim Convention Center

Robert de Groot: Speaking at the Natural Disaster Expo California

Robert de Groot

USGS

ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning: How it Works and How to Get the Alert!

Joining Robert for this presentation will be Margert Vinci (Caltech)
ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning: How it Works and How to Get the Alert!

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About Robert de Groot

Dr. Robert de Groot is a physical scientist with the USGS Earthquake Science Center and is a member of the ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning System operations team. He is responsible for managing communication, education, outreach and technical engagement throughout California, Oregon, and Washington. His job includes recruiting technical partners who use ShakeAlert system data to deliver alerts to people and to trigger automated actions like slowing trains. ShakeAlert is a people-focused earthquake early warning system. Robert works with over thirty social scientists from around the world to improve how people interact with the ShakeAlert system with the goal to improve human safety.