UVic Seismic Design Team

UVic’s Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Student Chapter (UVic Seismic) invites you to a guest lecture by Jay Wilson, seismic resilience expert and Resilience Coordinator for Clackamas County Disaster Management from Portland, Oregon. He will be presenting on “Aligning seismic risk reduction and climate adaptation for vulnerable fuel storage in Oregon’s critical energy hub.” During a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake, over 400 storage tanks holding 90% of Oregon’s petroleum will be subjected to potential cascading failures that could likely create the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

Join us on March 6 from 1-2pm in ECS 660. Signup through the link in our bio.

UVic Seismic presents: “What to do after the Big One hits” (February 27, 2-3:30pm, on-campus location TBA.) Did you know that the Cascadia Subduction Zone off the coast of BC could experience a 9.0 magnitude megathrust earthquake in the next 50-200 years? Come learn what you need to prepare for such an event and hear about the early warning systems that can make all the difference for getting to safety. This free event will feature a presentation by Alison Bird (seismologist, Natural Resources Canada) and professional emergency kits for all attendees to take home!

🌟PLATINUM SPONSORS🌟

Our next round of thanks goes to our platinum level sponsors, Computer and Structures Inc., Hall Constructors, Bird Construction, and PCL. Your companies support allows us to compete and give our team members plenty of experience and exposure for their future careers.

Thank you so much , .ca, , and for your continuing support!

⭐️BRONZE SPONSOR⭐️

Finally, we would like to give a big thank you to our Bronze Sponsor Associated Engineering, your support means so much to us and we are so grateful to have you as part of our team!

Thank you,

✨SILVER SPONSORS✨

We want to give another thank you to our silver sponsors, Knappett Projects, WSP, Number10 Architecture, and Ryzuk Geotechnical. We are so grateful for your support and thank you for helping our team reach the SDC!

Thanks to , , , and for your continuing support!

⭐️GOLD SPONSORS⭐️

Our next thank you is for our gold level sponsors, DIALOG, Herold Engineering, RJC, and Towline Homes Inc. Your support means the world to us and thank you for giving us the opportunities we have with this team!

A huge thank you to , Herold Engineering, , and for your support!

✨LEAD SPONSOR✨

We are excited to officially announce our 2025/26 season sponsors, who have and continue to support us for the SDC in Portland, Oregon. We would not be able to do this without you!

We would like to first thank our Lead Sponsor, the Wizinsky Foundation for their continued support as our Lead Sponsor for all these years.

The Wizinsky Foundation was established in 2011 by alum Marie (Beltgens) Wizinsky BEd ‘82 and David Wizinsky LLB ‘86. The foundation has supported a wide range of philanthropic activities including developing the mind, body, and students at educational institutions across Canada 🇨🇦

Thank you for your support of the UVIC Seismic Design Team!

The UVIC Seismic Design Team has officially been invited to compete in the 2026 EERI Undergraduate Seismic Design Competition! 🎉🎉

This year the team will compete from July 13th-17th in Portland, Oregon alongside university teams from across the world 🌎🇨🇦

Do you want to be a part of the team? Join us for construction starting this March! Want to join sooner, join our Discord in our bio 📣