Dr. Norman Abrahamson

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Dr. Abrahamson has extensive experience in probabilistic seismic hazard analyses with a complete statistical treatment of variability, addressing both randomness and uncertainty. He has conducted seismic hazard studies for various projects across the Western United States. Dr. Abrahamson has taught graduate courses on probabilistic seismic hazard analyses at several prestigious institutions including the University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Davis; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, San Diego; Stanford University; and the University of Texas.

Research Interests

Experience

Adjunct Professor

2018-02-07 — Present

University of California, Davis • Davis, CA

Teaching graduate-level courses on probabilistic seismic hazard analysis.

Awards

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Elected Member

2018-02-07

Requirements for University of California, Davis

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field ECS 120 (Theory of Computation) ECS 122A (Algorithm Design and Analysis) ECS 140A (Programming Languages) or ECS 160 (Software Engineering) ECS 150 (Operating Systems) or ECS 154B (Computer Architecture)
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Application fee
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Transcripts
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Personal History Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science. GRE is NOT required.