 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
| Selective Honors, Affiliations and Appointments (Full lists are in the CV above) |
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2009 Member, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
2008 ASCE State-of-the-Art Civil Engineering Award, ASCE for a state-of-the-art paper of exceptional merit in civil engineering
2007 A. G. Davenport Medal, Inaugural recipient of International Association for Wind Engineering Senior Research Award for outstanding contributions to wind engineering
2005 Robert H. Scanlan Medal, Engineering Mechanics Division of ASCE for outstanding contributions in engineering mechanics
2003 Distinguished Service Appreciation as Chair of Executive Committee of the Engineering Mechanics Division of ASCE, Washington, D.C., 2003
2002 Jack E. Cermak Medal, Inaugural recipient of ASCE for outstanding contributions to wind engineering
1999 Munro Prize for the best paper in Engineering Structures, Elsevier
1997 Engineering Award, National Hurricane Conference for the development of new ASCE7-95
1997 American Association for Wind Engineering Award in appreciation for the many contributions to the development of the ASCE7-95 Wind Load Standard
Advisory Professor, Tongji University, Shanghai, PROC, 2006-2009
Regional Chair, North & South America, International Association for Wind Engineering, 1994-1999
President, American Association for Wind Engineers, 1994-1998
Committee Chair/Member
- Member, ASCE Huber Prize Committee, 2008-
- Chair, EMI/ASCE Awards Committee, 2007-09
- Chair, ASCE Committee for Society Wide Awards based on Journal Papers, 2005-2008
- Member, Technical Activities Committee, ASCE, 2004-2007
- Member, Advisory Board, The 21st Century Center for Excellence on the Effects of Wind on
Buildings and Urban Environment, Tokyo Polytechnic University, Tokyo, Japan, 2004-2009
- Chair, Advisory Board, Engineering Mechanics Division, ASCE, 2007-2008
- Chair, Executive Committee of the Engineering Mechanics Division, ASCE, 2002-2003
- Vice-Chair, Engineering Mechanics Division, ASCE, 2001-2002
Conference Chair
- 8th ASCE Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability (co-chair),
Notre Dame, IN, 2000
- The Sixth U.S. Nat'l Conf. on Wind Engrg., Houston, TX, 1989
- ASCE Specialty Conference, "Hurricane Alicia: One Year Later", Galveston, Texas, 1984
Editor-in-Chief
- North & South America, Wind & Structures, (An International Journal), 1997-2005
Associate Editor
- Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE 1998-2000
- Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 1987-1997
Guest Editor
- Structural Safety, Vol. 23, 2002
- Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Vol. 36, 1990
Member Editorial Boards
- Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics
- Structural Safety
- Applied Ocean research
- Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
- Engineering Structures
- Natural Disaster Studies
- Structure and Infrastructure Engineering
| Publications |
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