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About Guirong Grace Yan

Dr. Guirong (Grace) Yan is an Associate Professor of Structural Engineering in the department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Prior to joining Missouri S&T in 2014, she was an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). Dr. Yan is the Director of the Wind Hazard Mitigation Laboratory at S&T.

Dr. Yan's research interests include: Wind hazard mitigation and computational fluid dynamics; Structural health monitoring and condition assessment; Nonlinear system identification and damage detection; and Resilient civil space structures and bridges in multi-hazard environments.

Investigator, Intelligent Systems Center

Positions

September 2020 - Present Associate Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
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Present Faculty Researcher, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Center for Science, Technology, and Society (CSTS)
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August 2014 - August 2020 Assistant Professor, Structural Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
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August 2012 - August 2014 Assistant Professor, University of Texas at El Paso
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February 2010 - August 2012 Lecturer, School of Engineering, University of Western Sydney
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October 2009 - February 2010 Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University
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June 2008 - September 2009 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Mechanical, Aerospace and Structural Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
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June 2007 - May 2008 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Polytechnic University of Turin
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Curriculum Vitae

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Professional Service and Affiliations

Present Member, ASCE Structural Wind Engineering Committee
Present Member, American Association of Wind Engineering
Present Member, American Society of Civil Engineering
Present Member, American Society of Engineering Education
Present Primary member, International Bridge Association
Present Chair, North American Alliance for Hazards and Disaster Research (NAAHDRI) board of directors
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Honors and Awards

  • Dean’s Scholar, College of Engineering and Computing 2020 Award
  • UTEP Outstanding Research Performance Award, 2014
  • NSF Fellow for ENHANCE (NSF-National Science Foundation), 2013
  • TRB minority faculty Mentor (TRB-Transportation Research Board), 2013
  • ASCE ExCEEd Fellow, 2016

Courses

  • CE/ArchE 3210 Structural Design in Metals

Education

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2006 Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics, Harbin Institute of Technology
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2002 M.S. in Structural Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
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1998 B.S. in Civil Engineering, Harbin Commerce University
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Contact Information

Missouri University of Science and Technology
211 Butler-Carlton Hall
1401 N. Pine St.
Rolla, MO 65409-0030
 
Phone: (573) 341-6280

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Patents (1)

Research Works (83)