SEMM Faculty
Professor
Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials
Research Interests:
Computational mechanics, Nonlinear continuum mechanics
Vice Chair for Research & Technical Support
Ed & Diane Wilson Presidential Chair in Structural Engineering
Associate Professor
Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials
Research Interests:
Structural dynamics and design, Earthquake engineering, Isolation & high-performance systems, Use of novel materials in design
Assistant Professor
Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials, Systems Engineering
Research Interests:
Multi-hazard risk analysis; reliability of critical infrastructure systems; climate adaptation and disaster resilience; performance-based earthquake engineering; artificial intelligence in civil engineering
Ray & Shirley Clough Presidential Chair in Structural Engineering
Professor
Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials
Research Interests:
Earthquake engineering and structural dynamics, Monitoring and Assessment of Infrastructure, Computational modeling, Soil-structure interaction, Masonry structures
Horace, Dorothy, and Katherine Johnson Professor in Engineering
Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials
Research Interests:
Finite element analysis, Theoretical and computational solid mechanics, Constitutive theory, Micromechanics, Polymer mechanics, Elastomer modeling
Vice Chair for Undergraduate Studies
Associate Professor
Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials
Research Interests:
Structural dynamics, Earthquake engineering, Seismic isolation, Nonstructural components, Passive control, Engineering mechanics
Professor
Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials
Research Interests:
AI & ML applications in engineering, Structural & Computational mechanics, Finite element methods, Nonlinear and nonlocal continuum mechanics, Multiscale simulation of materials, Modeling, and simulation of material failures, and Modeling/simulation of environmental fluid dynamics, Nanoscale characterization of cementitious materials.
Taisei Professor of Civil Engineering
Director Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center
Construction Systems, Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials
Research Interests:
Structural health monitoring using vibration-based and vision-based techniques, Experimental methods including hybrid simulations, and their applications, Assessment & rehabilitation of essential facilities, Concrete, masonry, steel & wood structures, Earthquake engineering, Bridge engineering, Energy-efficiency in buildings,
Sustainability & resiliency of structures
Sustainability & resiliency of structures
Assistant Professor
Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials
Research Interests:
Resilience, Durability, & Sustainability of civil infrastructure systems, Climate change impact, Multihazard risk, Community resilience, Adaptive climate risk mitigation
Assistant Professor
Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials, Systems Engineering
Research Interests:
Structural engineering, Structural reliability, Earthquake engineering, Uncertainty quantification
Assistant Professor
Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials
Research Interests:
Cement chemistry, Advanced characterization methods for cementitious materials, Low-carbon concrete, Supplementary cementitious materials, Calcined clay technology, LCA of cement-based materials

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Shaofan Li
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