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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Disciplines
Research Interests
Resilient infrastructural systems in multi-hazard environments, Structural health monitoring, Structural damage detection, Wireless sensor networks, Advanced signal processing, Nonlinear system identification and damage detection, Model updating of structural FEMs, Structural vibration control, and Smart materials and structures
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 |
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
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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