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 Past Articles : NatHaz Modeling Laboratory

Kareem Appointed as High-end Consultant to Chinese Universities
   and Received an International Distinguished Research Award
Kareem Appointed Honorary Professor by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Kareem named honorary member of the Japan Association for Wind Engineering (JAWE)
Kareem appointed to Homeland Security risk assessment committee
Kareem named to Honorary Professor in Tongi University
Kareem elected as Distinguished Member of ASCE [LINK1] [LINK2]
Kareem named to Indian Academy of Engineering
A Tribute to Avant Garde of Wind Engineering: A. G. Davenport
NatHaz Report: Peak Factors for Non-Gaussian Load Effects Revisited, May 10, 2010 [PDF]
Kareem received 2009 Research Achievement Award at the University of Notre Dame
Saga of Glass Damage in Urban Environments Continues: Consequences of Aerodynamics and Debris Impact During Hurricane Ike [PDF]
TeamChicago received ASCE 2008 State-of-the-art Award [PDF1] [PDF2]
A Vertical Haven: Making High-Rises Safer in Major Storm Events (updated on 9/22/08)
New Frontier of Education and Research in Wind Engineering: A Global Center of Excellence
Kareem receives inaugural Davenport Medal, October 4, 2007
Gust-Front Factor : A codification of downburst winds on structures [PDF] [LINK]
Civil Engineering professor Kareem receives Chinese academic appointment, May 11, 2007
Performance of Glass/Cladding of High-Rise Buildings in Hurricane Katrina [PDF]
Engineering Professor Kareem receives Scanlan Medal, Nov. 30, 2005
Preparing For Global Warming, Civil Engineering Magazine, Jan. 1993 [PDF]
Potential Impact of Climate-Induced Natural Disasters on the Construction Industry, 1992 [PDF]
NatHaz Modeling Laboratory research : Article in Signatures, University of Notre Dame [PDF]
Full Scale Monitoring Project to monitor tall buildings under winds was featured in Insights,
    Vol.28, No.1, p.10., Fall/Winter 2002 [PDF]
A Tribute to Jack E. Cermak in the Wind Engineer, AAWE, July 2003 [PDF]
The Height of Precision : GPSWorld Magazine Article, Sept. 2003 [PDF] [LINK]
Networked Embedded Sensors : Article in Signature, University of Notre Dame [PDF]




 TeamKareem at the 11th ICWE (2003)

In June 2003, TeamKareem : Dr. Kareem, Dr. Chen, Dr. Kwon, Dr. Kijewski-Correa, Ms. Wang, Mr. Brown and Ms. Williams attended the 11th International Conference on Wind Engineering(ICWE) at Lubbock, Texas and presented their papers & posters. The conference was for 4 days duration from June 2, 2003 to June 5, 2003 and was attended by many researchers from all over the world.





 In Memory of Prof. Robert Scanlan (2001)

Prof. Ahsan Kareem, Dr. Chen and Dr. Fred Haan present their thoughts on the pioneering efforts of Prof. Scanlan and his contributions in Wind Engineering.

A Tribute to Robert H. Scanlan [PDF]
Other link: "Robert Scanlan: Memorial" [WEB]




 Ph.D course on Structural Reliability and Stochastic Load Modeling (1999)

In August 1999, three of NatHaz Laboratory personnel: Tracy Kijewski, Swaroop Yalla and Gang Mei attended the Ph.D course on Structural Reliability and Stochastic Load Modeling organised by Prof. Ove Ditlevsen at the Danish Technical University, Lyngby, Denmark. The course was for 10 days duration and was attended by Ph.D students from different countries.
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