Nevada Seismology Lab and Center for Neotectonic Studies Celebrate the Lab's 50th Anniversary and arrival of Christie Rowe as Lab's 5th Director.

The interim Director provided a recounting of The Birth and Evolution of the the Seismology Lab and Center to set the stage for the event.

Alumni from across the country and around the globe gathered together with today's faculty and staff under the clear blue skys of July 27, 2024

Photos of the event kindly shared by Glenn Biasi, Paul Bodin, John Louie, Raul Castro-Escamilla, and Howard Goldbaum record the good day that it was.

The sun was shining in the Biggest Little City

as were the lights of the pastel palaces

activities began with a morning visit to the Seismology Lab in the Paul Laxalt Mineral Engineering Building

where network manager Bill Savran greeted the curious.

and with additional assistance from Grahm Kent and John Louie alumni toured today's facilities

for design

fabrication

instrumentation

network communication

and field implementation

then it was time for all to head down to the Truckee

and gather at 100. North Arlington Avenue

where following a brief introduction by Steve Wesnousky of old to new and the Lab's new Director Christie Rowe to all

and a few words from Christie

glasses were raised and a good time had by all

Glenn Biasi, Gabe Plank, and John Caskey (l to r)

Glenn Biasi (all of him this time), David vonSeggern, and Ileana Tibuleac (l to r)

Wally Nicks and Erwin McPherson

James Brune, Chris Nicks, Ileana Tibuleac, and John Louie

Rasool Anooshepoor, Shelley and Raul Castro-Escamilla, and Sergio Chavez

Raul, Sergio, Paul Bodin, and Rasool

and the food was 'Bomb', Cherry Bomb

Maia Zhang (kneeling),Viviane Rojas (on white couch), Danielle Kinkel (standing) listening to Danielle Truman and Katie Lacey

Sue Brune, Stacey and Bill Walter

Ken Smith, Yehua Zeng, Rauls back, Martha Savage, and Feng Su

Diane and Craig DePolo

Graham Kent (Labs 4rth Direcor), Steve Wesnousky (CNS Director), Jim Brune ( Labs 2nd Director), and Christie Rowe (Labs new and 5th Director!)

James Brune, Chris Nicks, Ileana Tibuleac, and John Louie

Martha Savage catches up with Ed Corbett as does Mark Stirling with Steve Jaume

Christie Rowe, Graham Kent, and Ken Smith

Ute Vetter (glass in hand) and Martha Savage

John Louie, Neva Donavan, Martha Savage, Yuehua Zeng, and Feng Su

Sergio Chavez-Perez, Rasool Anooshepoor, and Glenn Biasi

Sergio takes the mic to share memories (who cares!)

Glenn Biasi, Tom Rennie, and Robin Goldbaum

Raul and Shelley Castro-Escamilla

John Caskey, John Louie, Yuehua Zeng, Fen Su

David von Seggern and the Nicks

Keith Priestley

Craig Jones and Anne Sheehan

Steve Malone and David von Seggern

John Louie, Neva Donavan, and Rachel Hatch-Ibarra

Wally Nicks, Erwin McPherson, Keith Priestley, and Ken Smith

Andrew Rael, Chris and Courtney Brailo

Daniel Trugman, Katie Lacey, Kyren Bogulub with Vivian Rosas looking on

Rich Briggs

John Caskey, Colin Sturrock, and Craig Jones

Feng Su, Steve Jaume and Rich Briggs

John Louie, Steve Wesnousky, Sergio Chavez, Gabe Plank, and Mark Stirling

Ken Smith and Bill Walter (backs), Phil Sirles and Ute Vetter

Ryan Presser, Ed Corbett, Wally Nicks, and Keith Priestley

Chester Lide

Tom Rennie and Robin Goldbaum

Rich Koehler, Jamie Kirkpatrick and Sam

Wesnousky, Brune, Rowe, and Kent

David von Seggern, Anne Sheehan, Sue Brune, John Caskey, Martha Savage Gabe Plank, Phil Sirles, Keith Priestley, Jim Brune, Craig Jones, Ryan Presser, Graham Kent, Ute Vetter

Alex Sarmiento, John and Tiffany Oswald

Christie Rowe, Bill and Lisa Honjas, and Chester Lide

Gene Ichinose and the Oswalds

Ken Adams and Rich Briggs

and like a half a minute less than no time - 50 on the river was done.