RI, U.S. to work on tsunami study

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post) : Dr. Yusuf Djadjadihardja from the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) in Indonesia and Dr. Chris Goldfinger from the Oregon State University in the U.S. have agreed to a joint paleoseismologic study of the Sunda subduction zone beneath the Sunda Strait, said a media statement from the U.S. Embassy on Monday.

"The objective of this joint research project is to determine the history of earthquakes and tsunamis along the Sumatra and Java coasts," U.S. Embassy Charge d'Affaires John Heffern said.

Scientists from Indonesia and the U.S. will conduct the expedition aboard the U.S. vessel R/V Roger Revelle from May 7 to June 14, 2007. The 32-member team will include at least eight scientists from Indonesia.