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  Structural Engineering Seminar Series

This is a joint seminar series between the Department of Architectural
Engineering and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering featuring
faculty from Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering, and Engineering Mechanics, Ph.D. graduate students, M.S. graduate students, and invited speakers to enhance the academic experience for those with interest in structural engineering
topics and current research being conducted at the Pennsylvania State University.



SPRING SEMESTER 2008
 
January 23, 2008 "How to Give a Scientific/Technical Presentation" Thorsten Wagener, Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
 
January 30, 2008 "How to Interview for an Academic Position" Michael N. Gooseff, Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
 
February 6, 2008 "Modeling Considerations for the Dynamic Analysis of Rotating Machinery Foundations" Dr. Carlos Coronado, Bechtel Corporation
 
February 20, 2008 "Ultrasonic Guided Waves in Structural Health Monitoring" Joseph Rose, Paul Morrow Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
 
March 5, 2008 " The Pros and Cons of Structural Hocus-Pocus" Harry West, Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
 
March 19 "FRP for You and Me" Charles Bakis, Distinguished Professor, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics
 
March 26 "Critical Member Removal of Steel Truss Bridges" Lynsey Reese, MS student, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
 
March 26 "Wind Loads in PA" Tanya Myers, MS student, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
 
March 26 "To Be Announced" Andrew Ryan, MS student, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
 
April 3 KAVANAGH LECTURE SERIES: "Bringing Together the Architect and the Structural Engineer" Dr. Leslie Robertson, Leslie E. Robertson Associates
venue: 129 Alumni Hall, HUB-Robeson Center, 7:00 pm
 
April 9 "A Shot in the Dark, Use of Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis for Computing the Seismic Response of Reinforced Concrete Structures" Andres Lepage, Assistant Professor, Department of Architectural Engineering
 
April 16 "Fracture Properties of Fiber Reinforced Concrete" Krishna Amirineni, MS student, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
 
April 16 "Preventing Progressive Collapse of Mid-Rise Structures" James Porte, MS student, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
 
April 23 "Fundamental Principles of Construction Contract Management" Christopher Flynn, MS student, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
 
April 23 "To Be Announced" Keisha Baptiste, MS student, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
 
April 23 "To Be Announced" Anusha Gullanpalli, MEng student, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
 
April 30 "Crossing the Monongahela: A Trip through the Bridge Type Selection Process" Dr. Thomas Murphy, Modjeski and Masters
 
Previous Lectures
   
  Spring 2006
Fall 2002 Spring 2005
Fall 2001 Spring 2001
Fall 2000 Spring 2000
Fall 1999 Spring 1999
Fall 1998 Spring 1998
Fall 1997 Spring 1997
   
   
   
   
   
   

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