Over the past 30 years EW #1032 has been involved in the enviromental, geologic seismic, political and forensic aspects of siting, design and performance of major facilities, structures and lifelines in highly seismic and enviromenentally sensitive regions of the world including dams in So. California, liquefied natural gas facilities in California, Alaska and Iran; nuclear power plants in the US, major lifeline facilities including 500 kV transmission lines in California and oil and gas pipelines between California and Texas; major computer facilities in California and Washington; marine oil drilling platforms in California and Alaska, hydoelectric projects in So. America, the Los Angles Metro Rail Project, single family residences and tall buildings.

Hiseducational and research interests have been devoted to the understanding of seismological and geological hazards and their potential affects on engineered structures and the enviroment. Geological, soil mechanics and earthquakes engineering background has allowed research on active tectonics, destructive earthquake shaking, the affects of fault rupture and associated zone of deformation on buried / surface lifelines and other structures and the origin and consequences of liquefaction and subsequent sediment failure. Research projects have been conducted in the US, Central and So. America, the Middle East and Japan.

Expert Testimony regarding regional and local environmental issues, regional geologic and tectonic models and seismic design parameters have been given before the California State Energy Commision, the California Public Utilities Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Expert testimony has also been given regarding the cause of distress to engineered structures and the processes that induced the distress. Studies have included distress and failures due to susbsidence, landslides, differential settlement, poorly constructed artificial fill and earthquakes including the Northridge, California earthquake of January 17, 1994.