The purpose of this website is to provide my family, friends, and colleagues with an easy way to keep in touch and up with my travels in Japan during summer 2003. A special thank you to all of them for their continued support.
The reason for my visit to Japan stems from acceptance to the East Asia Summer Institute 2003 program sponsored jointly by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). My host institution during this program is the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) of the Kyoto University Geomechanics Division directed by Dr. Susumu Iai with great assistance from Dr. Tetsuo Tobita. I was also able to participate in a joint program sponsored by Notre Dame University entitled Natural Hazards Mitigation in Japan (NHMJ) for the first two weeks of my trip. NHMJ is headed up by Dr. Yahya C. Kurama of Notre Dame University.
The information contained herein is a combination of anecdotal travel stories, technical information on my research, program reports, and photos concerning all of the above. In addition to participating in NHMJ/EASI I'm also currently a graduate student at Oregon State University (OSU) pursuing a masters degree in structural/ earthquake engineering and should be finished by November 2003. My work at OSU is supported by Drs. Tom Miller, Steve Dickenson, and Solomon Yim.
So, enjoy and please feel free to drop a line with any comments, corrections or questions.
Matt Donahue
Uji, Japan
July 2003
Nijo-jo, Kyoto, Japan, July 2003
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