Kareem Receives International Appointment

Past president of the American Association for Wind Engineering and frequent consultant to major oil and insurance companies, engineering corporations, and the United Nations, Ahsan Kareem, the Robert M. Moran Professor of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, has been appointed advisory professor to Tongji University of Shanghai. This is one of only four such appointments in the history of the civil engineering program at Tongji, which is rated number one in China.

Kareem is the director of the NatHaz Modeling Laboratory at Notre Dame. He specializes in probabilistic structural dynamics, fluid-structure interactions, structural safety and mitigation of natural hazards. His work relates to the research efforts at Tongji that focus on wind effects on civil infrastructure — specifically the mitigation of natural hazards and the development of tall buildings and long-span bridges — and supports China’s commitment to advance the nation by encouraging international collaborations, exchange programs, and technological growth.

Additionally, the International Association of Wind Engineering has named Kareem the recipient of the Alan G. Davenport Medal. The award was presented in July 2007 at the 12th International Conference on Wind Engineering in Cairns, Australia.

He has also been appointed chair of the Advisory Board of the Engineering Mechanics Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers. The board oversees the technical activities and financial business of the division. Kareem has been a member of the Notre Dame faculty since 1990.