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Five civil engineering students took second place in the Undergraduate Seismic Design Competition at the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Annual Meeting. The team members winning the competition are Ariana Alvear, Matt Homer, James Kleineck, Martin Scales and Ty Womble. Other members who participated in the project are Lynna Lotrakul, Michelle Wilkinson, Eleanor Reynolds, Mark Trowsdale and Philp Goertz. The competition required designing and constructing a model high-rise office building that was subjected to multiple earthquake ground motions. Teams were judged on the building’s seismic performance, architectural design, structural innovation, financial return for the client over the life of the structure, and a student presentation.