Definition

PEER is the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center. PEER is a multidisciplinary research and education center with headquarters at the University of California, Berkeley.

 Background

 PEER was founded in 1997 under the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center Program as part of NSF's program to reduce losses due to earthquakes through the National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program (NEHRP). The Federal Government, the State of California and private industry provide funding for the Center. Investigators from over 20 universities and several consulting companies conduct research in earthquake-related geohazard assessment, geotechnical and structural engineering, risk management, and public policy.

Links

http://peer.berkeley.edu/