Yumei Wang,
Geotechnical Engineer, Geohazards Team Leader,
Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, Portland Office
800 NE Oregon St., Suite 965
Portland OR 97232
phone: (971) 673-1551
fax: (971) 673-1562

yumei.wang@dogami.state.or.us


Background Information

Education:
M.S. Civil Engineering, geotechnical engineering emphasis, Univ. of CA, Berkeley, 1988
B.A. Geological Sciences, computer science minor, Univ. of CA, Santa Barbara, 1985

Advisory Boards and Commissions:
American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) advisor and member
Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission, past chair (2000), member since 1997
Western States Seismic Policy Council, Board affiliate member (since 1998)

Registration:
Registered Professional Engineer, Oregon


Research Interests

       -  Geotechnical engineering and geology
       -  Geologic hazards analyses and risk reduction
       -  Sustainability involving natural hazards and infrastructure
       -  Science, engineering and technology policy


Selected Publications

Wang, Y., and Goettel, K, 2006, “Prioritization of Seismic Retrofits of School Buildings in Oregon using an Enhanced Rapid Visual Screening Methodology,” 100 Anniversary Earthquake Conference: Commemorating the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. Proceedings and Poster Presentation, Program.

Burns, W.J., Hofmeister, R.J., Wang, Y., LeDuc, A., Sigrist, D., 2006. Geologic Hazard Maps and Risk Assessments in Oregon: FEMA Natural Hazards Mitigation Plans for Six Counties in the Mid/Southern Willamette Valley, Oregon. 100 Anniversary Earthquake Conference: Commemorating the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. Proceedings and Oral Presentation, Program, p.79

Wang, Y., and Burns, W.J., 2006. Case History on the Oregon G.O. Bond Task Force: Promoting Earthquake Safety in Publics Schools and Emergency Facilities. 100 Anniversary Earthquake Conference: Commemorating the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. Proceedings and Oral Presentation, Program, p.134.

Wang, Y., and Chaker, A., 2005, “A Preliminary Study of Geologic Hazards for the Columbia River Transportation Corridor,” in Security/Manmade Mitigation, Response, Recovery session, Craig Taylor (ed), American Society and Civil Engineers national conference in Baltimore, MD, October 20-23, 2004.

Wang, Y., 2004, “Oregon’s Schools and Emergency Facilities—from Awareness to Action,” Western States Seismic Policy Council, Spring/Summer 2004, pp4-9, (also in proceedings of National Earthquake Conference, St Louis, MO, September 2004).

Edwards, C.L. (editor), Wang, Y. (contributing author), 2004, “Zemmouri, Algeria Mw6.8 earthquake of May 21, 2003,” American Society of Civil Engineers Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering monograph No 27.

Barnett, E.A., Weaver, CS, Meagher, KL, Wang, Z, Madin IP, Wang, M, Haugerud, RA, Wells, RE, Ballantyne, DB, Darienzo, M, and the Southern Willamette Valley Working Group, 2004, “Lifelines and Earthquake Hazards in the Interstate 5 Urban Corridor: Cottage Grove to Woodburn, Oregon, US Geological Survey, Open File Report 2004-1052 v1.0, poster and map.

Wang, Y., Hasenberg, C.S., Harguth, V., 2004, “Earthquake Safety and Sidewalk Survey Scores in Clackamas County Schools, Clackamas County, Oregon, 2004, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Open File Report O-04-16.

Wang, Y., and Chaker, 2004, “Geologic Hazards Study for the Columbia River Transportation Corridor,” Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Open File Report O-04-08, 34 pages.

Salah-Mars, S., Fenton, C., Bendimerad, F., Belarbi, A., Wang, Y., 2004, “Preliminary Observations of Geotechnical Failures During the 21 May 2003 M6.8 Boumerdes Earthquake, Algeria,” Proceedings: Fifth International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, New York, NY, April 13-17, 2004.

Wang, Y., and Scofield, D.H., 2004, “Columbia River Waterway Risks,” Proceedings: American Society of Civil Engineers Coastal Structures Conference, Portland, OR, August 26-30, 2003, pp1286-1298.

Wang, Y., Edwards, C., Yashinsky, M., Kartoum, A., Hamdache, M., 2004, “May 21, 2003 Zemmouri, Algeria Earthquake: Geosciences and Lifeline Damage,” Proceedings: 11th International Conference on Soil Dynamics & Earthquake Engineering, and 3rd International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Berkeley, CA, USA, January 7-9, 2004, pp 278-285.

Hofmeister, R.J., Hasenberg, C.S., Madin, I.P., and Wang, Y., 2003, Earthquake and Landslide Hazards in Clackamas County, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, Open File Reports O-03-09and O-03-10.

Priest, G.R., Allan, J.C., and Wang, Y. 2003, “Review of Geologic Report for Surfrider Reesort Proposal, Lincoln, County, Oregon OPRD Permit #BA-555-03, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Open File Report O-03-08.

Wang, Y., Summers, R.D., and Hofmeister, J., 2002, Landslide losses in Oregon, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries: Open File Report O-02-05, 46 pp.

Wang, Y., 2002, The Importance of Politics in Engineering: Lessons From a Hands-on Experience, ASCE Leadership and Management in Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, v2, no 3, p27-32.

Wang, Y., Hofmeister, R.J., McConnell, V., Burns, S., Pringle, P., and Peterson G., 2002, Columbia River Gorge Landslides, Geological Society of America, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries: Special Paper 36.

McDonough, P., Byers, WG, Strandeart, Yashinsky, M, Lo, R, Ballantyne, DB, Schiff, A., Wang, Y., 2002, The Nisqually, Washington Earthquake of February 28, 2001- Lifeline Performance. TCLEE Monograph # 20, American Society of Civil Engineers.

Wang, Y., 2001, Is Potomac Fever Incurable?, AEG News: Association of Engineering Geologists, vol 44, no 6, p 11-13.

Wang, Y., 2001, Dress rehearsal for the Big One, Geotimes: American Geologic Institute, vol 46, no 5, p 19-22.

Wang, Y., Hofmeister, R.J., Graham, G., Clark, L., Beck, N., Peltz, T., Darienzo, M., Elliott, W., and Hasenberg C., 2001, The Nisqually, Washington, Earthquake of February 28, 2001. Summary Report, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries: Open File Report O-01-02.

Theodoropoulos, C., and Wang, Y., 2001, The HAZUS-RVS Form: A new HAZUS-compatible rapid visual screening form for buildings: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries: Oregon Geology, v. 63, No 1, p 3 - 12.

Wang, Z. and Wang, Y., 2000, Earthquake hazard maps and seismic risk assessment for Klamath County, Oregon, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries: Interpretative Map Series IMS-20, 28 pages.

Clague, J., Atwater, B.F., Wang, K., Wang Y., and Wong, I., 2000, Geological Society of America Penrose Conference: Great Cascadia Earthquake Tricentennial, held in Seaside, Oregon, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries: Special Paper 33, 156 pages.

Wong, I., Silva, W., Thomas, P., Wright, D., Bott, J., Gregor, N., Li, S., Mabey, M., Sojourner, A., and Wang, Y., 2000, A new generation of earthquake ground shaking hazard maps for three urban areas in the western U.S.,: Part I Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area, Sixth International Conference on Seismic Zonation, November 12-15, 2000, Palm Springs, California.

Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission’s Oregon At Risk, 2000 Commission Chair (Wang) and major contributor, special publication in coordination with Governor and Commission members to Legislature and key stakeholders.

Hofmeister, R.J., Wang, Y., and Keefer, D.K., 2000, Earthquake-induced slope instability: Methodology of relative hazard mapping, western portion of the Salem Hills, Marion County, Oregon: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Special Paper 30, 73 p.

Hofmeister, R.J., Wang, Y., and Keefer, D.K., 2000, Earthquake-induced slope instability: Relative hazard map, western portion of the Salem Hills, Marion County, Oregon: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Interpretive Map Series IMS- 17, 1:24,000.

Hofmeister, R.J., and Wang, Y., 2000, Earthquake-induced slope instability: Relative hazard map, eastern portion of the Eola Hills, Polk County, Oregon: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Interpretive Map Series IMS- 18, 1:24,000.

Black, J., Z. Wang, T. J. Wiley, Y. Wang, and D. K. Keefer, 2000, Relative Earthquake Hazard Maps of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area, Lane County, Oregon, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Interpretive Map Series IMS 14.

Wong, I., Silva, W., Bott, J., Wright, D., Thomas, P., Gregor, N., Li, S., Mabey, M., Sojourner, A., and Wang, Y., 2000, Earthquake scenario and probabilistic ground shaking maps for the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area. Portland Hills fault M 6.8 earthquake, peak horizontal acceleration (g) at the ground surface: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Interpretive Map Series IMS-15, 1 map sheet, scale 1:62,500

Wong, I., Silva, W., Bott, J., Wright, D., Thomas, P., Gregor, N., Li, S., Mabey, M., Sojourner, A., and Wang, Y., 2000, Earthquake scenario and probabilistic ground shaking maps for the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Interpretive Map Series IMS-16, 11 map sheets, scale 1:62,500.

Wang, Y., 1999, The 1st Statewide Earthquake Risk Assessment Using HAZUS Estimated Losses in Oregon, Western States Seismic Policy Council, EQ: Earthquake Quarterly, Summer 1999, p 18-21.

Wang, Y., 1999, Risk assessment and risk management in Oregon, American Society of Civil Engineers Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering for the 5th U.S. Conference in Seattle Washington, 10 pp.

Wang, Z., Wang, Y., and Keefer, D.K., 1999, Earthquake-induced rock fall and slide hazard along US Highway 97 and Oregon Highway 140 near Klamath Falls, Oregon, American Society of Civil Engineers Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering for the 5th U.S. Conference in Seattle Washington held on August 1999, 10 pp.

Wang, Y., Keefer, D.K., and Wang, Z., 1999, Seismic hazard mapping in Eugene-Springfield, Oregon: in O’Rourke, T.D., Bardet, J.P., and M. Hamada, [eds.] Proceedings for 7th U.S.-Japan Workshop on Earthquake Resistant Design of Lifeline Facilities and Countermeasures Against Soil Liquefaction: MCEER-99-0019, held in Seattle in Aug. 1998, 674 pp.

Wang, Y., and Clark, J.L., 1999, Earthquake damage in Oregon, Preliminary estimates of future earthquake losses: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries special paper 29, 59 p.

Hays, W., Mohammadioun, B., and Mohammadioun, J., Seismic Zonation, eds., Wang, Y., co-contributor, 1998, A Framework for Linking Earthquake Risk Assessment and Earthquake Risk Management Monograph, Workshop on Seismic Zonation Paris, France, Ouest Editions- Presses Academiques.

Wang, Y., 1998, Earthquake damage and loss estimates for Oregon: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries open file report O-98-3, 208 p.

Wang, Y., 1998, Oregon earthquakes- preliminary estimates of damage and loss: Oregon Geology, v. 60, no 6. p. 123-132.

Wang, Y., Weldon, R., and Fletcher, D., 1998, Creating a UBC soil map for Oregon: Oregon Geology, v. 60, no 4. p. 74-78.

Keefer, D.K., and Wang, Y., 1998, A method for predicting slope stability for earthquake hazard maps, in Earthquake Engineering Research Institute 6th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, held in Seattle, Washington.

Wang, Y., Wang, Z., and Black, G.L., 1998, Measuring earthquakes in Oregon: Oregon Geology, v. 60, no. 2, p. 42-44.

Wang, Y., 1998, Earthquake risks and mitigation in Oregon, in Burns, S. [ed.] Association of Engineering Geologists Environmental, Engineering, and Groundwater Geology of Oregon, Belmont CA, Star Publishing Company, p. 325-342.

Keefer, D.K., and Wang, Y., 1997, A method for predicting slope instability for earthquake hazard maps: preliminary report, in Wang, Y. and Neuendorf, K.E. [eds.] proceedings Earthquakes- Converging at Cascadia symposium, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries special paper 28, Association of Engineering Geologists special publication 10, p. 39- 52.

Wang, Y., 1997, Preparing for earthquakes in Oregon: Oregon Geology, v. 59, no. 2, p. 27-38.

Wang, Y., and Leonard, W.J., 1996, Relative earthquake hazard maps of the Salem East and Salem West quadrangles, Marion and Polk Counties, Oregon: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Geological Map Series GMS-105.

Wang, Y., 1996, Earthquake hazards in the Siletz Bay area, Coastal Lincoln County, Oregon, Oregon State University Oregon Sea Grant Coastal Earthquakes and Tsunamis: Reducing the Risks, 10 pages.

Wang, Y., and Priest, G.P., 1995, Relative earthquake hazard maps of the Siletz Bay area, Coastal Lincoln County, Oregon: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Geological Map Series GMS-93.


Selected Invited Presentations