Dr. Nweke was invited to present at the 2020 COSMOS Technical Session which was originally slated to occur virtually on November 19-20. However, due to logistical issues related to the COVID pandemic, it was postponed till January 27-28, 2021. The theme of interest was “Emerging Technologies in Ground Motion” and as such Dr. Nweke was … Read More
Dr. Nweke’s postdoctorate tenure at UCLA was capped with a feature article detailing an interview in which he recounts his journey from Nigeria to the United States in search of a better education. The discussion touches on the motivation for his journey into academia, his mentors and inspirations, his passions, the adversity he faced and … Read More
Dr. Nweke was invited to give a guest lecture to the geotechnical group and students at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on November 4th, 2020. The lecture was to serves as an introduction and exposure to earthquake related topics in soil mechanics. Dr. Nweke presented on his work on basin effects and also touched on … Read More
Dr. Nweke was invited to give a presentation on his work related to “Sedimentary Basin Effects in Ground Motions from Empirical Models and Simulation Platforms” as part of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Earthquake Science Center Seminar on September 30th, 2020. A link to the presentation can be found here. The USGS is the … Read More