Tristan E. Buckreis, Ph.D.

Contact Information

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of California Los Angeles, CA 90095-1593
tristanbuckreis@ucla.edu
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Education

Ph.D., (2022), University of California, Los Angeles
M.S., (2018), University of California, Los Angeles
B.S., (2017), California State University, Long Beach

Research Interests

My area of expertise is in geotechnical earthquake engineering, with emphasis on ground motion characterization of regional path effects and local site response. My work also includes curation and development of a relational database for ground motion data, which is being incorporated by the recently launched NGA-West3 project.

Professional Experience

Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (2022 - present)
Graduate Student Researcher, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (2018 - 2022)
Teaching Assistant, Civil Engineering, Design of Foundations and Earth Structures (Winter 2022)
Teaching Assistant, Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (Spring 2020)

Awards and Honors

2019 Outstanding Student Paper, Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO)
2018 "Dirty" Bruin Award, Cal-Geo Student Chapter (UCLA)
2017 Los Angeles Geo-Insitute Chapter Scholarship (ASCE)
2016 Los Angeles Civil Engineering Land Survey Scholarship
2015 Los Angeles Civil Engineering Land Survey Scholarship

Professional Affiliations

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Associate Member
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), Member
Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER), Member
Seismological Society of America (SSA), Member