Structural
Richard A. Behr, P.E., Ph.D.
Charles and Elinor Matts Professor
Industry Experience: Dravo Corp., Atlantic Richfield Corp.
Professional Affiliations: ASCE, ASEE, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Safety Glazing Certification Council Board of Directors.
Research Areas: structural performance and durability of building envelope systems (curtain walls and glazing) under wind, earthquake and weathering conditions. Development of innovative computer-assisted lab facilities and teaching techniques for structural/mechanics courses.
Thomas E.
Boothby, P.E., R.A., Ph.D.
Professor
Industry Experience: Design Professionals, Inc.; Cibola Energy Corp.; Wilson and Co.
Professional Affiliations: ASCE, TMS, British Masonry Society, ASEE.
Research Areas: structural assessment, unreinforced masonry structures, plasticity, fiber-reinforced plastic composites.
Louis
F. Geschwindner, P.E., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Professional Affiliations: ASCE - Committee on Load and Resistance Factor Design; Committee on Tall Buildings; Committee on Design of Steel Buildings; Air-Supported Structures Standards Committee; Tension Membrane Structures Standards Committee.
Research Areas: design of steel buildings, drift control, semi-rigid connections, leaning columns, fabric and tension structure analysis and design, masonry, computer applications, computer aided design.
Linda M. Hanagan, P.E., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Industry Experience: Duffield Associates, Clifton Theobald Associates, URS Dalton.
Professional Affiliations: ASCE-AEI Education Committee and SEI Structural Control Committee, ASEE, SEM.
Research Areas: structural dynamics and control, experimental testing, serviceability of building structures.
Andres Lepage, P.E., S.E., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Industry Experience: ABKJ Consulting Engineers, KPFF Consulting Engineers.
Professional Affiliations: American Concrete Institute (ACI), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), The Masonry Society (TMS), Structural Engineers Association of Washington (SEAW).Research Areas: seismic provisions in building codes, earthquake-resistant construction, practical nonlinear dynamic analysis, advanced high-strength steel reinforced concrete structures, limit design of masonry shear walls.
Ali M. Memari, P.E., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Industry Experience: PMB Systems Engineering, Gannett Fleming Inc.
Professional Affiliations: Earthquake Engineering Research Institute; ASCE – Committee on Seismic Effects, Committee on Optimum Design of Structures; ACI – Committee 369 Seismic Repair & Rehabilitation, Committee 523 Cellular Concrete, Committee 533 Precast Panels, Committee 341 Earthquake Resistant Concrete Bridges, Committee 374 Performance based Seismic Design of Concrete Buildings.
Research Areas: seismic assessment and strengthening of structures, seismic performance of partition, infill, veneer, and curtain walls and cladding panels, development of seismic isolation systems for nonstructural walls, full-scale dynamic testing of curtain walls, structural optimization.
M. Kevin Parfitt, P.E., M.E.C
Associate Professor
and Director, Senior Thesis Program; Consortium for the Advancement of Building
Sciences (CABS).
Industry Experience: Architects Hansen Lind Meyer, Raymond A. DiPasquale and Associates; BASCO, LBC&W and Foster A Rankin, Architects.
Professional Affiliations: ASCE - Architectural Engineering Institute, Education and Publication Committees; ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering, Editorial Board; ASCE Technical Council on Computer Practices; NSPE; PSPE.
Research Areas: building failures, performance and forensic evaluations, structural engineering, CAD & automated quality control, professional practice.