 Education |
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Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, December 1978
M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Hawaii with joint program at MIT, June 1975
B.S., Civil Engineering, W. Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology, May 1968
| Research Interests |
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Structural Engineering
Structural Dynamics
Damping Systems
Wind Engineering
Offshore Mechanics
Probabilistic Methods
Natural Hazards
System Identification
Full-Scale Monitoring
Codes & Standards
| Honors, Affiliations and Appointments |
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2002 Jack E. Cermak Medal, ASCE for outstanding contributions to wind engineering
1999 Munro Prize for the best paper in Engineering Structures, Elsevier
1997 Engineering Award, National Hurricane Conference
Research Fellow and Visiting Professor, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, 1990
Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1984
Halliburton Young Faculty Research Excellence Award, Cullen College of Engineering,
University of Houston, 1983
Chair, ExCom-Engineering Mechanics Division, ASCE, 2002-2003
Regional Chair for North & South America, International Association for Wind Engineering
Editor-in-Chief, North & South America, Wind & Structures, (An International Journal), 1998-current
President, American Association for Wind Engineers, 1994-1998
Conference Chair
- The Sixth U.S. Nat'l Conf. on Wind Engrg., Houston, TX, 1989
- ASCE Specialty Conference, "Hurricane Alicia: One Year Later", Galveston, Texas, 1984
- 8th ASCE Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability (co-chair),
Notre Dame, IN, 2000
Associate Editor
- Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE 1998-2000
- Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 1987-1997
Guest Editor
- Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Vol. 36, 1990
- Structural Safety, Vol. 23, 2002
Member Editorial Boards(past)
- Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics
- Structural Safety, Applied Ocean research
- Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
- Engineering Structures
- Natural Disaster Studies
| Publications |
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List of Journal Publications, May 21, 2003 [PDF]
