Hooper

John Hooper is a senior principal and the director of earthquake engineering at Magnusson Klemencic Associates, a structural and civil engineering firm headquartered in Seattle, WA. He received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Seattle University and a master’s in civil engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. With Magnusson Klemencic since 1997, he has had great influence on almost every hi-rise building the firm has designed in seismically active zones. His work in advancing seismic design has been nationally recognized, particularly his contributions to developing the next generation of performance-based seismic design methodologies. He has traveled to major earthquake sites around the world to analyze and research the performance of structures to advance seismic risk mitigation. He is a Distinguished Member of ASCE, a Fellow of the Structural Institute of ASCE, and is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Institute of Steel Construction. He serves on several committees with these organizations, including service as chairman.