011145 Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
Description
Civil engineer specializing in structural dynamics, wind and earthquake engineering. His research interests include various aspects of structural dynamics, system identification, flow-induced vibration, earthquake engineering, and wind engineering.Working in collaboration with another professor, he established an experimental research program on aero-elasticity and aerodynamics of civil engineering structures using the low-turbulence Corrsin wind tunnel at Johns Hopkins.
This expert has collaborated on a number of bridge aerodynamics projects, including the aerodynamic analysis of the Baytown (Houston) Bridge, the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in San Francisco, the Central Bridge in Cincinnati, the Kap Shui Mun Bridge in Hong Kong, the Seohae Bridge in Korea, and the Carquinez Straits Bridge in California. His long-standing interest and involvement in wind related problems associated with long-span bridges has led more recently to active involvement in stay vibration problems associated with cable-stayed bridges.
Academic Background
- Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, May, 1986
- Master of Science (Civil Engineering), California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, June, 1981
- Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Hons.), The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, May 1980
Professional Experience
- Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics Consultant, RTI Group, LLC, Annapolis, MD, 2006-pesent
- Dean, Whiting School of Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, August 2004 – present
- Professor and Head, Dept Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, July 2002 – August 2004
- Professor and Chairman of Civil Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, July 1999 – June 2002
- Professor of Civil Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, July 1995-June 1999
- Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, July 1991- June 1995
- Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, January 1986-June 1991
Consulting Experience
Various consulting experience: 1987-2004, including stress analysis, aero-elastic analysis, static and dynamic finite element analysis, train passage analysis, wind retrofit, dynamic measurement, aerodynamic investigation, field vibration testing, wind load, cable-stayed bridge dynamic and aerodynamic concerns, communication towers, stability analysis, vibration measurements, wind loss modeling, and seismic evaluation/risk analysis, etc.
Awards and Fellowships
- JHU Alumni Association Excellence in Teaching Award, 2001
- Elected founding executive secretary, International Association for Bridge Aerodynamics, 1999-present
- International Editor of the Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 1999-present
- Erskine Fellow, University of Canterbury, 1999
- ASCE Huber Research Prize, 1997
- NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1989
- Maryland Young Engineer of the Year, (Maryland Engineers Week Council), 1988
- George Owen Teaching Award (Johns Hopkins University), 1987 [Presented annually by the senior class for outstanding teaching and devotion to undergraduates.]
- Smith and Louise Lee Memorial Fellowship (Caltech), 1980
- Fulbright Travel Award (N.Z.), 1980
- William J. Goodfellow Memorial Prize for Engineering (N.Z.), 1979
- Senior Hulme Scholarship (N.Z.), 1979
- William Georgetti Scholarship (N.Z.), 1979
- Auckland University Annual Prize for Civil Engineering, 1979
- Auckland University Senior Prize in Engineering, 1977, 1978, 1979
- Robert Pond Teaching Award (JHU Whiting School of Engineering), 1991
Society Membership
- American Society of Civil Engineers–Member
- Dynamics Committee, Engineering Mechanics Division
- Seismic Effects Committee, Structural Engineering Institute (Associate Editor, J. Structural Engineering, June 1993‑May, 1996; Chair, 1997-2000)
- Dynamic Effects Technical Administrative Committee, Structural Engineering Institute Chair, 2000-2002)
- Wind Effects Committee, Structural Division (secretary 1992-1995)
- Aerodynamics Committee, Aerospace Division
- American Associate for Wind Engineering (Board of directors 2002-2005)
- National Society of Professional Engineers (Scholarship Chair, Baltimore Chapter 1990‑93, Vice President, Baltimore Chapter 1991‑93)Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
- Sigma Xi
- Tau Beta Pi
- Aerospace Division Executive Committee 2002-2007
- Board of Directors, Maryland Section, 1996-1997