The Structural Engineering Channel Podcast

| April 2025

Dr. Saiyed discussed resilience, equity, policy, and disaster risk reduction on The Structural Engineering Channel’s podcast. Hosted by Alex Daddow and Mat Picardal, The Structural Engineering Channel (TSEC)’s podcast is a weekly podcast with a goal that focus on helping structural engineering professionals stay up to date on technical trends in the field. Stay tuned for the published podcast!

https://engineeringmanagementinstitute.org/podcasts/

SE3 Panel on Racial Equity

| August 2024

Scyma invited to participate in a panel discussion on the importance of racial equity in the Structural Engineering Profession. Thank you SOM SF for hosting!

https://www.seaonc.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1874058&group=

IEM's Disaster Smith Podcast

| February 2024

Zahraa Saiyed of Scyma is invited to join a new podcast by IEM called DisasterSmiths. Along with Jono Anzalone, we discuss the Power of Resilience. Check out this and other podcasts by clicking below!

https://iem.com/iem-unscripted-disastersmiths-podcast/

EERI Public Policy Climate Change and Earthquake Policy Paper

| November 2023

Zahraa Saiyed is supporting the development of a policy position and white paper on the overlaps of climate change and earthquake risk reduction - more information on this needed topic to be shared soon!

Read more here: https://www.eeri.org/advocacy-and-public-policy/public-policy-what-is-eeri-currently-doing

4th Kenji Ishihara Colloquium Series on Earthquake Engineering

| September 2022

Zahraa Saiyed facilitated a panel on the Impact of Climate Change on Community Earthquake Resilience featuring leading researchers on social vulnerability, environmental justice, and climate justice.

Read more here: https://sandiego.eeri.org/4th-kenji-ishihara-colloquium-series-on-earthquake-engineering-2/