Robert Kayen
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Senior Scientist, US Geological Survey, Pacific Science Center
Boelter Hall 5713
Email: rkayen@ucla.eduPhone: (650) 329-4195
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RESEARCH AND INTERESTS
Geomatics and Terrestrial Laser-Topographic Modeling, Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Engineering Geology, Applied Geophysics.
NOTABLE PUBLICATIONS
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (1993), Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
M.S. (1989), Civil Engineering/Geology, University of California, Berkeley
B.S. (1981), Civil Engineering/Geology, Tufts University, Boston, MA
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
- 2010 Ames Honor Award, NASA-Ames Research Center, Nat’l Aeronautics and Space Administration, Mtn. View, CA
- 2007 Best Paper, International Conference on Landslides and Climate Change, Isle of Wight, UK
- 2006 Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award, from the American Society of Civil Engineers
- 2001 Commendation Awarded from the United States Department of Justice, Environmental Division
- Editor, Earthquake Hazards of the Pacific Northwest Coastal and Marine Regions, USGS
- Editorial Board, ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 1997-2003
- Sustained Service Award, DOI
- STAR Awards, USGS
- Jane Lewis Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley
- Malcolm Stacey Fellowship, University of California
COURSES
C&EE 129L: Engineering Geomatics