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ADJO AMEKUDZI Associate Professor

School of Civil & Environmental Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332

EDUCATION Ph.D. 1999 Carnegie Mellon University Civil and Environmental Engineering M.S. 1997 Carnegie Mellon University Civil Infrastructure Systems M.S. 1996 Florida International University Civil and Environmental Engineering B.S. 1994 Stanford University Civil Engineering PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2005-Present Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 2005 – 2010 Deputy Director GTI University Transportation Center 2006 – 2010 Deputy Director Georgia Transportation Institute 1999-2005 Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology RESEARCH INTERESTS Professor Amekudzi’s research focus is on infrastructure decision making to promote sustainable development. Her research group is involved in the application and development of systems methods for infrastructure decision making to promote sustainable development and better stewardship of infrastructure as assets. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. Jeon, C. M.; Amekudzi, A. A.., and R. L. Guensler (2010). “Evaluating Plan Alternatives for

Transportation System Sustainability: Atlanta Metropolitan Region.” International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 227-247, July, 2010.

2. Amekudzi, A.; Li, L., and M. Meyer (2010). “Cultivating Research and Information Skills in Civil Engineering Undergraduate Students.” ASCE Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, pp. 24-29, January, 2010.

3. Meyer, M.; Amekudzi, A.; and J. P. O’Har (2010). Transportation Asset Management Systems and Climate Change: Adaptive Systems Management Approach. Transportation Research Record No. 2180, pp. 12-20, 2010.

4. Amekudzi, A.; Khisty, C. J., and M. Khayesi. (2009). “Using the Sustainability Footprint Model to Assess Development Impacts of Transportation Systems,” Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Vol. 43, No. 3, pp. 339-348, May, 2009.

5. Morallos, D.; Amekudzi, A.; Ross, C.; and M. Meyer (2009). “Value for Money Analysis in U.S. Transportation Public-Private Partnerships.” Transportation Research Record No. 2115, pp. 27-36, 2009.

AWARDS and HONORS • 2009 Recent Alumnus Achievement Award, Carnegie Mellon University, CEE • 2009 President’s Award for Service Contributions to the ASCE GA Infrastructure Report Card • 2009 National Research Council Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment • 2008 Co-Chair, Infrastructure Engineering, Indo-U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium • 2008 Scientific Advisory Panel, African Centre for Excellence for Studies in Personal and Non-

Motorized Transportation, Volvo Educational Foundation

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MUSTAFA M. ARAL Ph.D., P.E., P.Hy., Professor and Director

Multimedia Environmental Simulations Laboratory School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0355 USA

EDUCATION Ph.D. in Environmental Fluid Mech. and Geohydrology with minor in Numerical Analysis and Applied

Mathematics, September 1971, School of Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology. M.S. in Civil Engineering with major in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, June 1969, School of Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology. B.S. in Civil Engineering, June 1967, Department of Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University (Ankara, Turkey). PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1995-present Professor School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ga Tech 1993-present Director Multimedia Environmental Simulations Laboratory, Ga Tech 1982-1995 Associate Professor School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ga Tech 1979-1982 Visiting Professor School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ga Tech

(on sabbatical) 1974-1979 Adjunct Professor Marine Sciences Dept., Civil Eng. Dept., Eng. Science

Dept., Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. 1977-1982 Associate Professor Mathematics Department, Middle East Technical Univ., Turkey. 1975-1978 Assistant Chairman Mathematics Department, Middle East Technical Univ., Turkey. 1971-1977 Assistant Professor Mathematics Department, Middle East Technical Univ., Turkey. PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION Professional Engineer : GA : 15254 Professional Ground Water Hydrologist, National Registration : No.: 649 RECENT HONORS AND AWARDS: 25 Honors RECENT BOOKS AND CHAPTERS IN BOOKS: 13 Books RECENT REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS: 74 Publications Dr. Aral specializes in the area of large scale multimedia environmental simulations and health risk analysis.

DOMINIC ASSIMAKI Assistant Professor


EDUCATION Sc.D., 2004 Civil Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.S., 2000 Civil Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Diploma 1990 Civil Engineering National Technical University of Athens PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2005-Present Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 2004-2005 Post-Doctoral Researcher University of California, Santa Barbara RESEARCH INTERESTS Professor Assimaki’s research focuses on the numerical simulation of soil response to seismic loading, on the effects of dynamic inelastic soil-structure interaction, and on inverse problems in near-surface geophysics. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. Varun V. and Assimaki D. (2010). A Nonlinear Dynamic Macroelement for Soil-Structure Interaction

Analyses of Pile-Supported Waterfront Structures, International Journal for Analytical and Numerical Methods in Geomechanics (in press)

2. Li W. and Assimaki D. (2010). Simulating soil stiffness degradation in transient site response predictions, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 30(5), pp. 299-309

3. Assimaki D. and Steidl J. (2007). Inverse analysis of weak and strong motion downhole array data from the Mw7.0 Sanriku-Minami Earthquake, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 27(1), 73-92

4. Assimaki D., Kausel E. and Gazetas G. (2005). Wave propagation and soil-structure interaction on a cliff crest during the 1999 Athens Earthquake, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 25, 513-527

5. Assimaki D. and Kausel E. (2002). An equivalent linear algorithm with frequency- and pressure-dependent moduli and damping for the seismic analysis of deep sites, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 22 (9-12), 959-965

AWARDS and HONORS • 2009 Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award, ASCE Geo-Institute • 2008 Bill Schutz Junior Faculty Teaching Award, Georgia Institute of Technology, June 2008 • 1999 Best Poster Award, Mid-America Earthquake Center, Research Assistant Symposium, October

22-23, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • 1999 Best Student Paper Award, 71st Annual Meeting of the Eastern Section, Seismological Society

of America, September 19-21, Memphis TN

Nelson Carolton Baker Associate Professor

School of Civil & Environmental Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology

EDUCATION: Ph.D. 1989 Carnegie Mellon University Civil Engineering M.S. 1985 Carnegie Mellon University Civil Engineering B.CE 1980 Georgia Institute of Technology Civil Engineering PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Jan 2, 2004-Present Associate Vice Provost Distance Learning & Professional Education

Georgia Institute of Technology Oct 1, 1999-Jan 2, 2004 Associate Chair for

Information Technology School of Civil & Environmental Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology

July 1, 1995-Present Associate Professor School of Civil & Environmental Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology

Feb 1, 1989-June 1995 Assistant Professor School of Civil & Environmental Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology

RESEARCH INTEREST: Within the educational technology domain, Dr. Baker pursues the creation and assessment of technology used by engineering students in the pursuit of learning the impacts on knowledge retention and transfer. These activities have included multi-lingual web-based intelligent simulations for problem solving, intelligent tutors, student models, virtual reality interfaces for education, and medical assistants for physicians. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: 1. S. St. Clair and N. Baker, “Assessment of Long-Term Effects of Technology Use in the Engineering

Classroom”, Journal of Engineering Education, ASEE (submitted May 2006). 2. S. St. Clair and N. Baker, “Faculty Use and Impressions of Courseware Management Tools: A National

Survey”, Journal of Engineering Education, ASEE, pgs 113-121, April, 2003. 3. C. Srisethanil and N.C. Baker. “ITS-Engineering: A domain Independent ITS for Building Engineering Tutors”,

Intelligent Tutoring Systems, C. Frasson, G. Gauthier, and A. Lesgold (Eds.), Pgs. 677-686, Springer, 1996. 4. C. Srisethanil and N.C. Baker. Application and Development of Multiple Teaching Styles to an Engineering

ITS in the Proceedings of the 7th World Conference On Artificial Intelligence in Education, pgs 315-322, sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, August, 1995.

5. A. Op den Bosch, N. Baker, J.C.Santamaria, A. Ferrier, W. Patterson, "The Interactive Visualizer: A Virtual Environment for Engineering", IEEE Computer, July 1995.

AWARDS & HONORS: • 2005 Member, Georgia Tech University Leadership Program (one of ten) • 1997 Outstanding Innovative Use of Education Technology Award, Georgia Institute of Technology • 1997 Nominated for the American Society of Engineering Education George Westinghouse National Award • 1994 W. Roane Beard Georgia Institute of Technology Outstanding Teacher Award • 1994 W.M. Keck Foundation Award for Engineering Teaching Excellence

RAFAEL L. BRAS Provost

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332

EDUCATION:

Sc.D., 1975 Water Resources and Hydrology Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.S., 1974 Civil Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology B.S., 1972 Civil Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2010-Present Provost of School of CEE Georgia Institute of Technology 2008-2010 Distinguished Professor and Dean University of California, Irvine 2008-2010 Professor University of California, Irvine 1976-2008 Professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology

RESEARCH INTEREST:

Dr. Bras maintains an active international consulting practice. Presently he chairs a panel of experts that supervises the design and construction of a multibillion-dollar project to protect the City of Venice from floods.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: 1. Wang, J, R.L. Bras, G. Sivandran, R.G. Knox, “A simple method for the estimation of thermal inertia”,

Geophysical Research Letters, 37, L05404, doi:10.1029/2009GL041851, 2010 2. Bisht, G., and Bras, R.L., “Estimation of net radiation from the MODIS data under all sky conditions -

Southern Great Plains case study”, Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol 114, Issue 7, pp 1522-1534, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2010.02.007,2010

3. Flores, A.N., Entekhabi, D., and Bras, R.L., “Reproducibility of soil moisture ensembles when representing soil parameter uncertainty using a Latin Hypercube-based approach with correlation control,” Water Resources Research, doi:10.1029/2009WR008155, 2010.

4. Gasparini, N., R.L. Bras and G. Tucker, “Numerical Predictions of the Sensitivity of Grain-Size and Channel Slope to an Increase in Precipitation.” In: S. Rice, A. Roy and B. Rhodes (eds), River Confluences, Tributaries and the Fluvial Network, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Pp. 367-394, 2008.

5. Bras, R.L., F. Chagnon, E.E. Adams, J. Atkinson, P.S. Eagleson, S. Frankel, H.F. Hemond, O. Madsen, C.C. Mei, S. Murcott, T.O. Najarian, I. Rodriguez-Iturbe, U. Shamir, P. Shanahan and L. Thatcher, “Donald R.F. Harleman.” In: National Academy of Engineering, Memorial Tributes, The National Academies Press, Washington, DC, vol. 11, Pp. 142-149, 2007.

AWARDS and HONORS: • 2010 A. J. Drexel Exceptional Achievement Award, Drexel University • 2009 National Academy of Arts and Sciences of Puerto Rico • 2008 James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award, MIT

IOANNIS BRILAKIS

Assistant Professor School of Building Construction


EDUCATION Ph.D. 2005 University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign Civil & Environmental Engineering MS 2002 University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign Civil & Environmental Engineering BS 2001 University of Patras, Greece Civil Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2009-Present Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 2005-2008 Assistant Professor University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 2004-2005 Visiting Scholar Carnegie Mellon University

RESEARCH INTERESTS Construction information technologies, infrastructure information modeling, condition inspection and assessment, intelligent automation and monitoring of construction tasks, sensor systems for infrastructure scene capturing and virtualization, and infrastructure data sensing and analysis. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. Brilakis, I., Lourakis, M., Sacks, R., Savarese, S., Christodoulou, S., Teizer, J. and Makhmalbaf, A.

(2010) "Automated Generation of Parametric BIMs based on Hybrid Video and Laser Scanning Data", Invited paper from article at the 2009 EG-ICE Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering, Journal of Advanced Engineering Informatics, Elsevier, in print

2. Zhu, Z. and Brilakis, I. (2010) "Parameter Optimization for Automated Concrete Detection in Image Data", Journal of Automation in Construction, Elsevier, in print

3. Zhu, Z. and Brilakis, I. (2010) "Concrete Column Recognition in Images and Videos", Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Volume 24, Issue 2 November 2010, in print

4. Zhu, Z. and Brilakis, I. (2010) "Machine Vision based Concrete Surface Quality Assessment", Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, American Society of Civil Engineers, Volume 136, Issue 2, February 2010, Pages 210 – 218

5. Zhu, Z. and Brilakis, I. (2009) "Comparison of Civil Infrastructure Optical-based Spatial Data Acquisition Techniques", Invited paper from article at the 2007 ASCE Computing in Civil Engineering Workshop, Special Issue in IT Support for Advanced Infrastructure Systems, Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Volume 23, Issue 3, May/June 2009

AWARDS and HONORS • 2010 National Science Foundation Career Award • 2010 ASCE 2009 Associate Editors Award • 2009 Construction Research Congress, Best Paper Award • 2006 Hellenic National Defense General Staff, Distinguished Scientist Abroad Award • 2002 Christina Athanasiades Scholarship • 2001 Technical Chamber of Greece Award & Scholarship

SUSAN E. BURNS Professor


EDUCATION Ph.D. 1997 Georgia Institute of Technology Geotechnical Engineering MS 1996 Georgia Institute of Technology Civil Engineering MS 1996 Georgia Institute of Technology Environmental Engineering BCE 1990 Georgia Institute of Technology Civil Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2010-Present Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 2004 – 2010 Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1997-2004 Assistant/Associate Professor University of Virginia 1992-1997 Graduate Research Assistant Georgia Institute of Technology 1991-1992 Environmental Engineer Walton County Water & Sewerage Authority

RESEARCH INTERESTS Professor Burns' research focuses on applications in geoenvironmental engineering, with particular emphasis on the interfacial behavior of organic- and inorganic-coated soils, the transport and behavior of microbubbles in otherwise saturated porous media, and the hydraulic conductivity and consolidation properties of fine-grained soils using seismic piezocone penetration testing (SPCPT).

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. B. BaTe and Burns, S.E. (2009). Effect of Total Organic Carbon Content and Structure on the Electrokinetic

Behavior of Organoclay Suspensions, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol. 343, No.1, pp. 58-64. 2. Cutts, R.E. and Burns, S.E. (2009). Evolution of Surface Area-to-Volume Ratio for a Water Meniscus

Evaporating Between Contacting Silica Spheres, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol. 343, No. 1, pp. 298-300.

3. Fuller, M., Smith, J.A., and Burns, S.E. (2007). Sorption of Nonionic Organic Solutes from Water to Tetraalkylammonium Bentonites: Mechanistic Considerations and Application of the Polanyi-Manes Potential Theory, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2007.04.010.

4. Nefso, E.K. and Burns, S.E. (2007). Comparison of the Equilibrium Sorption of Five Organic Compounds to HDPE, PP, and PVC Geomembranes, Geotextiles and Geomembranes, doi:10.1016/j.geotexmem.2006.12.002.

5. Burns, S.E., Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., Smith, J.A., and Redding, A.R. (2006). Coupled Mechanical and Chemical Behavior of Bentonite Engineered with a Controlled Organic Phase, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 132, No. 11, Nov.

AWARDS and HONORS • 2009 Class of 1969 Teaching Scholar • 2001 Alumni Board of Trustees Teaching Award • 2000 Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award • 2000 National Science Foundation Career Award

YONGSHENG CHEN Associate Professor

School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332

EDUCATION Ph.D. ,1995 Nankai University Environmental Chemistry M.S. ,1992 Nankai University Environmental Chemistry, B.S.E 1986 Northern China Institute of Tech. Chemical Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2009-Present Assoc. Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 2009-Present Joint Professor Arizona State University 2003-2009 Assoc. Professor Research Arizona State University 1998-2002 Research Engineer II Nat’l Center for Clean Industrial and Treatment Tech., Michigan Tech 1996-1998 Assoc. Professor Nankai University 1995-1996 Asst. Professor Nankai University

RESEARCH INTERESTS Professor Yongsheng Chen research focuses on environmental applications of nanomaterials and their potential fate, transport, transformation, bioaccumulation and toxicity in the environment; Urban sustainability, including water/energy use efficiency and sustainable biofuels, focusing on algae related biofuel downstream issues SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. Zhang, W., Kalive, M., Capco, D. G. and Chen, Y. (2010) “Adsorption of Hematite Nanoparticles onto

Caco-2 Cells and the Cellular Impairments: effect of particle size”, Nanotechnology, 21: 355103-35512

2. Zhang, W., Stack, A. G. and Chen, Y. (2010) “Interaction Force Measurement between E. coli Cells and Nanoparticles Immobilized Surfaces with Using AFM”, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, doi:10.1016/j.colsurfb.2010.09.003

3. Zhang, X., Hu, Q., Sommerfeld, M., Puruhito, E., Chen, Y. (2010) “Harvesting algal biomass for biofuels using ultrafiltration membranes”, Bioresource Technology, 101: 5297–5304

4. Yang, J., Xu, M., Zhang, X., Hu, Q., Sommerfeld, M., Puruhito, E., Chen, Y. (2010) “Life-cycle analysis on biodiesel production from microalgae: Water footprint and nutrients balance”, Bioresource Technology, 101: 5297–5304

5. Ming, X., Crittenden, J., Chen, Y., Thomas, V., Noonan, D., DesRoches, R., Brown, M., French, S. (2010) "Gigaton Problems Need Gigaton Solutions", Environmental Science & Technology, 44: 4037-4041

AWARDS and HONORS • 2007 Top viewed article in Journal of Scripta Materialia • 2006 Environmental Science and Technology Runner-up for the editors’ choice award • 2000 Exceptional Advising in Student Life, Michigan Technological University • 1997 Motorola Teaching Award

John Crittenden, Ph.D., P.E., D.E.E., N.A.E. Director of the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems

Hightower Chair and GRA Eminent Scholar in Environmental Technologies School of Civil and Environmental

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332 EDUCATION B.S. 1971 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Chemical Engineering M.S. 1972 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Civil & Environmental Engrg. Ph.D. 1976 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Civil & Environmental Engrg. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2009-present Director, Brook Byers Institute for

Sustainable Systems Georgia Institute of Technology

2009-present Hightower Chair and GRA Eminent Scholar in Sustainable Systems

Georgia Institute of Technology

2009-present Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology2004 - 2008 Richard Snell Presidential Chair Arizona State 1998-2003 Presidential Professor, Department of Civil Engrg. Michigan Tech

RESEARCH INTERESTS: Sustainable Engineering, Physical-Chemical Treatment Processes (Ion Exchange, Oxidation Processes, Catalytic Oxidation, Photocatalytic Oxidation, Electrocatalysis, Adsorption, Electro-Adsorption, Air Stripping), Transport of Organics in Saturated and Unsaturated Groundwater, Modeling of Fixed-Bed Reactors and Adsorbers (Photocatalysis, Low Temperature Catalysis in Aqueous and Gas Phases, Transport of Organics in Saturated and Unsaturated Groundwater), Sol-Gel Chemistry for Preparation of Zeolites and Catalysts, Surface Chemistry and Thermodynamics (Prediction of Adsorption Capacities and Surface Catalyzed Rate Constants), Mass Transfer, Numerical Methods, Modeling of Wastewater and Water Treatment Processes SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: 1. Xu, M.; Crittenden, J. C.; Chen, Y.; Thomas, V. M.; Noonan, D. S.; DesRoches, R.; Brown, M. A.; French, S. P.

“Gigaton Problems Need Gigaton Solutions”. Environmental Science & Technology. 2010, 44 (11), 4037-4041. 2. Brian A. Koeneman, Yang Zhang, Paul Westerhoff, Yongsheng Chen, John C. Crittenden and

David G. Capco. “Toxicity and Cellular Responses of Intestinal Cells Exposed to Titanium Dioxide”. Cell Biol. Toxicol. 2010, 26, 225-238. DOI:10.1007/s10565-009-9132-z.

3. Teresa E. Jordan, Susan G. Stafford, Jill L. Bubier, John C. Crittenden, Susan L. Cutter, Alan C. Kay, Gary D. Libecap, John C. Moore, Nancy N. Rabalais, J. Marshall Shepherd, Joseph Travis. “Recommendations for Interdisciplinary Study of Tipping Points in Natural and Social Systems”, EOS Forum, 91 (16), April 20, 2010.

4. Kahhat, Ramzy; Crittenden, John; Sharif, Fariya; Fonseca, Ernesto; Li, Ke; Sawhney, Anil; Zhang, Peng, “Environmental Impacts Over the Life Cycle of Residential Buildings Using Different Exterior Wall Systems”, Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 15 (3): 211-221 SEP 2009.

5. E. Lyons, P. Zhang, T. Benn, F. Sharif, K. Li, J. C. Crittenden, M. Costanza, Y. Chen. “Life Cycle Assessment of Three Water Supply Systems: Importation, Reclamation and Desalination”. Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 2009, 9 (4), 439-448.

AWARDS and HONORS: • 2009 Advising Professor, Shanghai Jiao Ton University, Shanghai, China • 2009 Visiting Professor, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China • 2008 Recognized by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers as one of the 100 Eminent Chemical

Engineers in Modern Times

REGINALD DESROCHES Professor and Associate Chair


EDUCATION Ph.D. 1998 University of California, Berkeley Structural Engineering

MS. 1993 University of California, Berkeley Civil Engineering

BS 1990 University of California, Berkeley Mechanical Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2008-Present Professor Georgia Institute of Technology

2006-Present Visiting Faculty Rose School, Pavia, Italy

2004-2007 Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology

1998-2004 Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1990-1991 Structural Designer Mobil Offshore Engineering, Dallas, TX RESEARCH INTERESTS Dr. DesRoches primary research and teaching interests are in earthquake engineering, seismic design and performance of bridges, structural dynamics, application of protective systems, and applications of smart materials. Dr. DesRoches is an Associate Editor of ASCE Structural Engineering Journal, and a member of several committees, including EERI, TRB Seismic Design of Bridges Committee, and the FHWA Virtual Seismic Design Team. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. Aygun, B., Duenas-Osorio, L., Padgett, J.E., DesRoches, R. (2010). “Efficient Longitudinal Seismic

Fragility Assessment of Multi-Span Continuous Steel Bridges on Liquefiable Soils,” ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, doi:10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0000131, May, 2010.

2. Padgett, J. E., DesRoches, R., Nilsson, E. (2010) “Regional Seismic Risk Assessment of Bridge Network in Charleston, South Carolina,” Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 14, No. 6, pp. 918-933, July, 2010.

3. Kosbab, B; Leon, R.T.; DesRoches, R.; “Seismic Fragility of Jumbo Port Container Cranes,” Proc. of ASCE Ports 2010, Jacksonville FL, April 2010

4. Yang, C-S, DesRoches, R., Padgett, J. E. (2009) "Fragility Curves for a Typical California Box Girder Bridge," Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR), Osaka, Japan, September, 2009.

5. Yang, C-S, DesRoches, R., Padgett, J. E. (2009) "Fragility Curves for a Typical California Box Girder Bridge," Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR), Osaka, Japan, September, 2009.

AWARDS and HONORS • 2010 GT Dean James E. Dull Faculty Member of the Year Award (Student Government Associate) • 2010 Georgia Institute of Technology Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Advisor Award. • 2009 National Academy of Engineering, 1st China-America Frontiers of Engineering, Session

Organizer and Chair

BRUCE R. ELLINGWOOD

The Raymond Allen Jones Chair in Civil Engineering College of Engineering Distinguished Professor

School of Civil & Environmental Engineering Atlanta, GA 30332-0355

EDUCATION Ph.D. 1972 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Civil Engineering M.S. 1969 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Civil Engineering B.S. 1968 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Civil Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2002-present Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 2000-2002 Professor and Chair, CEE Georgia Institute of Technology 1990-1997 Professor and Chair, CE Johns Hopkins University 1986-2000 Professor Johns Hopkins University 1975-1986 Research Structural Engineer Center for Bldg. Tech., Nat. Bur of Stds. 1972-1975 Research Structural Engineer David W. Taylor Naval Ship R & D Center

RESEARCH INTERESTS Applications of methods of probability and statistics to structural engineering; structural reliability analysis; structural load modeling and analysis of combinations of loads; development of safety and serviceability criteria for structural design; random vibration; abnormal loads and progressive collapse; response of structures exposed to fires; probabilistic risk assessment of engineered facilities; performance-based engineering. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Celik. O.C. and Ellingwood, B.R. (2010). “Seismic fragilities for non-ductile reinforced concrete frames – role of aleatoric and epistemic uncertainties.” J. Struct. Safety 32(1):1-12.

• Li, Y., Yin, Y.-J., Ellingwood, B.R. and William M. Bulleit, W.M. (2010). “Uniform hazard vs. uniform risk bases for performance-based earthquake engineering of light-frame wood construction.” Earthquake Engrg. & Struct. Dyn. 39:1199-1217.

• Wang, N., Ellingwood, B.R. and Zureick, A-H. “Reliability-based evaluation of flexural members strengthened with fiber-reinforced polymer composites.” J. Struct. Engrg. ASCE 136(9):1151-1160.

• Ellingwood, B.R. and K. Kinali (2009). “Quantifying and communicating uncertainty in seismic risk assessment.” Struct. Safety 31(2):179-187.

• Ellingwood, B.R. (2009), “Assessment and mitigation of risk from competing low-probability, high-consequence hazards.” Australian Journal of Structural Engineering 9(1):1-8.

AWARDS and HONORS

• Elected Distinguished (Honorary) Member, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010 • Nathan M. Newmark Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006 • Lifetime Achievement Award, American Institute of Steel Construction, 2006 • Elected to the National Academy of Engineering, 2001 • Walter P. Moore, Jr. Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999

LEROY Z. EMKIN, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE Professor

School of Civil & Environmental Engineering Founder and Co-Director, Computer Aided Structural Engineering Center

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332 EDUCATION: Ph.D. February 1970 Civil Engineering Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyM.S.C.E. June 1967 Civil Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology B.C.E. June 1965 Civil Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 1979 - Present Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1993 - Present Founder and Co-Director Computer-Aided Structural Engineering

Center 1975 - 1993 Founder and Director GTICES Systems Laboratory 1974 – 1979 Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1969 - 1974 Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology RESEARCH INTEREST: Structural Engineering, Design of Steel Structures, Advanced Computer, Programming, Matrix Structural Analysis, Structural Optimization, Large-Scale, Software Development, Numerical Methods Computer Applications, (GTSTRUDL) SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: 1. Avent R. Richard, Emkin, Leroy Z., and Sanders, Paul H., "Banding for Structural Repair at Timber

Connectors," Journal of the Structural Division, ASCE, Vol 106, No. ST1, Proc. Paper 15126, January 1980. 2. Emkin, Leroy Z., and Will, Kenneth M., Discussion of "Stiffness Matrix for Eccentric Beam Segment," Journal

of the Structural Division, ASCE, Vol. 105, No. ST11, Proc. Paper 14936, November 1979 3. Nicoletti, J. P., Jhaveri, D. P., Emkin, Leroy Z., and Mesley, R. C., "Computer-Aided Structural Analysis and

Design of the 37-Story Los Angeles Bonaventure Hotel," Bulletin of the New Zealand National Society for Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 12, No. 3, September 1979

4. Emkin, Leroy Z., "Computers in Structural Engineering Practice: The Issue of Quality," Fourth Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering, Proceedings, Pgs. 842-855, Boston, Massachusetts, October 1986.

5. Swanger, Michael H., and Emkin, Leroy Z., "Computer-Aided Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures," First International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering, Proceedings, Pgs.302-317, New York, New York, May 1981.

AWARDS and HONORS: • Computing in Civil Engineering Award for "outstanding achievements and contributions in the promotion of

the effective use of computers in the practice of civil engineering," ASCE, June 1996 • President, International Society for Computing in Civil and Structural Engineering ("ISCCSE"), 2004-2006. • Vice President Region II (Atlanta), Georgia Society of Professional Engineers, 2008-2009. • Engineer of the Year in Education, Georgia Society of Professional Engineers, 2009. • Engineer of the Year in Education, Georgia Engineering Alliance, 2010.

FRANCESCO FEDELE

Assistant Professor School of Civil & Environmental Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology - Savannah

EDUCATION Ph.D. 2004 Civil & Environmental Engineering University of Vermont Laurea 1998 Civil Engineering (Magnum cum Laude) University Mediterranea, Italy

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2007-Present Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 2005-2007 Post-doctoral researcher NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. 2000-2005 Graduate Research Assistant University of Vermont

RESEARCH INTERESTS Dr. Fedele's research interests encompass practical and theoretical aspects of renewable energy, fluid mechanics, nonlinear waves, random fields, turbulence and inverse problems in biomedical engineering and geosciences.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS • Fedele F. and Arena F. 2010 Long-term statistics and extreme waves of sea storms, Journal of Physical

Oceanography 40(5):1106-1117

• Fedele F., Cherneva Z., Tayfun, A., and C. Guedes Soares 2010 NLS invariants and nonlinear wave statistics, Physics of Fluids 22, 036601

• Fedele F., Tayfun, A., 2009 On nonlinear wave groups and crest statistics, Journal of Fluid Mechanics 620, 221-239

• Fedele F., 2008 Rogue wave in oceanic turbulence, PHYSICA D 237(14-17):2127-2131

• Fedele F. , Eppstein M. , Laible J.P.,Godavarty A. & Sevick-Muraca E.M. 2005 Fluorescence Photon migration by the Boundary Element Method. J. Computational Physics 210(1):109-132

• Fedele F., J. Yang & Z. Chen 2005 Defect modes in 1D Photorefractive Lattices. Optics Letters 30(12):1506-1508

• Fedele F. , Eppstein M. , Laible J.P.,Godavarty A. & Sevick-Muraca E.M. 2005 Fluorescence Photon migration by the Boundary Element Method. J. Computational Physics 210(1):109-132

AWARDS and HONORS • 2007 Young researcher scholarship for International conference “Euler Equations : 250 years on”

France. • 2006 Scholarship for workshop: “Non-equilibrium statistical mechanics and turbulence” University of

Warwick, UK • 2004 Scholarship for Séminaire Européen de Statistique “Statistics of Spatio-Temporal Systems”,

Germany • 1991 Scholarship Erasmus for international studies abroad

Hermann Marc Fritz Associate Professor


EDUCATION: Ph.D., 2002

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Hydraulic Engineering

M.S.C.E., 1997 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Civil Engineering RESEARCH INTEREST: His research centers on fluid dynamic aspects of natural hazards such as tsunamis, hurricane storm surges and landslides as well as their mitigation and coastal protection. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: 1. Fritz, H.M., Kalligeris, N., Borrero, J.C., Broncano, P., Ortega, E. (2009). The 15 August 2007 Peru

tsunami runup observations and modeling, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L10604, doi:10.1029/2008GL033494.

2. Fritz, H.M., Kalligeris, N., Borrero, J.C., Broncano, P., Ortega, E. (2009). The 15 August 2007 Peru tsunami runup observations and modeling, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L10604, doi:10.1029/2008GL033494.

3. Weiss, R., Fritz, H.M., Wuennemann, K. (2009). Hybrid modeling of the mega-tsunami runup in Lituya Bay after half a century, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L09602, doi:10.1029/2009GL037814.

4. Weiss, R., H.M. Fritz, and K. Wuennemann (2009). Two and three-dimensional hybrid modeling of landslide-generated tsunamis, Proc. EGU General Assembly 2009, Vienna, Austria.

5. Fritz, H.M., Blount, C.D., Thwin, S., Thu, M.K., Chan, N. (2009). Cyclone Nargis Storm Surge Flooding in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady River delta, Proc 1st Int. Conf. on Indian Ocean Tropical Cyclones and Climatic Change, 8-11 March 2009, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.

AWARDS and HONORS: • 2005 Research Excellence Award, Georgia Institute of Technology, Savannah, GA • 2005 Excellence in Research Award, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia

Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

J. DAVID FROST

Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering; Vice Provost, Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta & Savannah, GA. EDUCATION PhD, 1989 Purdue University Civil Engineering MS, 1986 Purdue University Civil Engineering BA, BAI, 1980 Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland Mathematics, Civil Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2006-Present Vice Provost Georgia Institute of Technology 2003-Present Founding Director, GT Savannah Georgia Institute of Technology 2000-Present Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1992-2000 Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1989-1992 Assistant Professor Purdue University 1981-1984 Geotechnical Engineer Golder Associates, Calgary

RESEARCH INTERESTS Professor Frost’s research focuses on the development of digital data collection systems for studying subsurface problems related to earthquakes at multiple scales. He has received two US patents for multi-sensor subsurface penetrometer systems and has served on or led NSF supported post-disaster study teams following earthquakes in US, Turkey, India, China and Chile as well as at the World Trade Center complex following the 9/11 attacks. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS • Lu, Y., and Frost, J.D., (2010), “Three-Dimensional DEM Modeling of Triaxial Compression of Sands”,

Proceedings of GeoShanghai 2010 International Conference, ASCE GSP #200, Soil Behavior and Geo-Micromechanics, pp. 220-226. (Best Paper Award).

• Frost, J.D., and Evans, T.M., (2009), “Membrane Effects in Biaxial Compression Tests”, ASCE, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 135, No. 7, pp. 986-991.

• Kim, D., and Frost, J.D., (2007), “Investigation of Filament Distribution at Geotextile - Geomembrane Interfaces”, Geosynthetics International, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 128-140.

• Frost, J.D., Saussus, D., and DeJong, J.T., (2006), “Analytical Investigation of Friction Sleeve Length Effects on Stratigraphic Interpretation”, ASCE International Journal of Geomechanics, Vol. 6, No.1, pp. 11-29.

• Frost J.D., and DeJong, J.T., (2005), “In-Situ Assessment of Role of Surface Roughness on Interface Response”, ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 131, No. 4, pp. 498-511.

AWARDS and HONORS 2008 Burmister Lecture, Columbia University 2008 Georgia Society of Professional Engineers, Engineer of the Year in Education 2004 Coastal Business & Education Technology Alliance, HJM Leadership Innovation Award 2003 ASTM International Hogentogler Award 2001 ASCE Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize 1994-1999 National Science Foundation National Young Investigator Award

LAURIE A GARROW

Associate Professor School of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332

EDUCATION Ph.D., 2004 Northwestern University Civil Engineering (Transportation) MS, 1997 University of Texas at Austin Civil Engineering (Transportation) M.P.Affs., 2007 University of Texas at Austin Public Affairs BS, 1995 North Carolina State University Civil Engineering BA, 1995 North Carolina State University Spanish

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2010-Present Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 2010-Present Director of Research, GTI/UTC Georgia Institute of Technology 2004-2010 Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 2003-2004 Associate Mercer Management Consulting 1998-2003 Analyst United Air Lines

RESEARCH INTERESTS Professor Garrow’s research addresses the development and application of advanced models of travel demand that integrate discrete choice, econometric, and market research methods to enhance understanding of travel behavior. Dr. Garrow has published articles on airline passengers' behavior, discrete choice methods, and studies that integrate discrete choice methods with urban planning or operations research problems. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. Garrow, L.A. (2010). Discrete Choice Modelling and Air Travel Demand: Theory and Applications.

Ashgate Publishing: Aldershot, United Kingdom. 2. Garrow, L.A., Bodea, T.D. and Lee, M. (2010). Generation of synthetic datasets for discrete choice

analysis. Transportation 37(2): 183-202 3. Bodea, T.D., Ferguson, M.E., and Garrow, L.A. (2009). Choice-based revenue management: Data

from a major hotel chain. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management 11(2): 356-361. 4. Iliescu, D.C., Garrow, L.A., and Parker, R.A. (2008). A hazard model of U.S. airline passengers’

refund and exchange behavior. Transportation Research Part B 42(3): 229-242. 5. Bodea, T.D., Garrow, L.A., Meyer, M.D., and Ross, C.L. (2008). Explaining obesity with urban form: A

cautionary tale. Transportation 35(2): 179-199. AWARDS and HONORS • 2009 National Science Foundation CAREER Award • 2009 Council of University Transportation Centers-American Road & Transportation Builders

Association (CUTC-ARTBA) New Faculty Member Award • 2009 Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning/BP Americas (CETL/BP) Junior Faculty

Teaching Excellence Award • Honorable mention, 2004 International Association of Travel Behavior Research Dissertation • First place, 2004 Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences Aviation

Applications Dissertation Prize

ARIS GEORGAKAKOS

Professor and Director Georgia Water Resources Institute

School of Civil & Environmental Engineering Atlanta, GA 30332-0355 Phone - (404) 894-2217

EDUCATION Ph.D. 1984 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Civil Engineering Water Resources MS 1983 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Civil Engineering Water Resources BS 1980 University of Athens Greece Civil Engineering Water Resources

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1997-Present Director, GWRI Georgia Institute of Technology 1996-Present Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1994-Present Head, EFMWR Georgia Institute of Technology 1990-1996 Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1984-1990 Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology

RESEARCH INTERESTS Dr. Georgakakos’ research interest is to help improve water resources management in Georgia, the US, and the world through innovative new research, education, technology transfer, and information dissemination. The Georgia Water Resource Institute is housed at the Georgia Institute of Technology but it involves all Georgia universities including, among others, the University of Georgia and Georgia State University. Thus, GWRI brings to bear a very broad faculty resource base in all aspects of science, engineering, and policy. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. “Decision-Support Experiments and Evaluations using Seasonal-to-Interannual Forecasts and

Observational Data: A Focus on Water Resources,” U.S. Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3, November 2008, 192p. Lead Author Team on Decision Support (alphabetically): Garfin, G., A. Georgakakos, B. Morehouse, P. Restrepo, R. Webb, and B. Yarnal.

2. Koutsoyiannis, D., H. Yao, and A. Georgakakos, “Multiyear Behavior and Monthly Simulation and Forecasting of the Nile River,” J. of Hydrological Sciences, 53(1) February 2008.

3. Brumbelow, K. and A. Georgakakos, “Optimization and assessment of agricultural water sharing scenarios under multiple socio-economic objectives,” ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management 133(3), 264-274, 2007.

4. Georgakakos, A., “Decision Support Systems for Integrated Water Resources Management with an Application to the Nile Basin,” Chapter 5 in “Topics on System Analysis and Integrated Water Resources Management,” eds. A. Castelletti and R. Soncini-Sessa, Elsevier, 2007.

AWARDS and HONORS 2008 Most innovative Water Resources Institute, National Institute of Water Resources. 2008 Guest Editorial on National Institutes Summary Contributions to US Congress. 2007 Georgia Tech CEE Award: Outstanding Achievements for Research Program Dev. 2005 Fellow, International Water Resources Association. 2004 Outstanding Service Award in recognition of Research Efforts and Commitment as Associate Chair for Research, School of CEE, Georgia Tech.

LEONID GERMANOVICH

Professor School of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Atlanta, GA 30332-0355

EDUCATION Ph.D. 1982 Moscow State Mining University, Russia Engineering Sciences MS (includes BS) 1977 Moscow State Mining University, Russia Physical Processes in Mining

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2001-Present Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1997-2001 Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1991-1997 Senior Research Scientist University of Oklahoma 1990-1991 Postdoctoral Fellow Georgia Institute of Technology 1984-1989 Senior Research Scientist Scotchinsky Research Institute of Mining 1983-1984 Research Scientist Scotchinsky Research Institute of Mining 1983-1989 Lecturer Moscow State Mining University

RESEARCH INTERESTS Professor Germanovich’s research group focuses on rock and fracture mechanics. His research interests also include geophysics, seismology, mining and petroleum engineering, geomaterials research, biomechanics, micro-mechanical modeling, and applied mathematical methods. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Germanovich, L. N., and Murdoch, L. C. (2010), Injection of Solids to Lift Ground Surface in Coastal Areas, Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical, and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 466, pp. 3225-3252, doi: 10.1098/rspa.2010.0033.

• Germanovich, L. N., Lowell, R. P., and Ramondenc, P. (2010), Magmatic Origin of Hydrothermal Response to Earthquake Swarms: Constraints from Heat Flow and Geochemical Data at 9°50′ N, East Pacific Rise, Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth (accepted for publication).

• Wu, R., Germanovich, L. N., Van Dyke, P. E., and Lowell, R. P. (2007), Thermal technique for controlling hydraulic fractures, Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, Vol. 112, No. B05209, doi: 10.1029/2005JB003815.

• Xu, W., and Germanovich, L. N. (2006), Excess pore pressure resulting from methane hydrate dissociation in marine sediments: A theoretical approach, Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, Vol. 111, No. B01104, doi: 10.1029/2004JB003600.

• Germanovich, L. N., and Astakhov, D. K. (2004), Stress dependent permeability and fluid flow through parallel joints, Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, Vol. 109, No. B02208, doi: 10.1029/2002JB002131.

AWARDS and HONORS 2009 Keynote Lecture, Scientific Conference From Shear Bands to Rapid Flow, Monte Verità, Switzerland 2003 Best Paper Award for Research in Rock Mechanics, American Rock Mechanics Association 2002 Keynote Lecture, Int. Conference on Structural Integrity and Fracture, Perth, Australia 2000 Basic Research Award for Significant Original Contributions, U.S. National Committee of Rock Mechanics and U.S. National Research Council 1996 elected as a Foreign Member to the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences

Barry J. Goodno School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0355

EDUCATION 1975, Ph.D. Civil Engineering Stanford University 1971 M.S. Structural Engineering Stanford University 1970 B.S. Civil Engineering University of Wisconsin, Madison

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1987-present Professor of Civil Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology 1979-87 Associate Professor of Civil Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology 1974-79 Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology 1973 Senior Structural Research Engineer John A. Blume and Assoc.,

San Francisco, CA 1972-73 National Science Foundation Teaching Fellow Stanford University Present Registered Professional Engineer State of Georgia (No. 11696) 2006-09 President ASCE Structural Engineering Institute, (SEI) Board of Governors (BoG)

RESEARCH INTERESTS Professor Goodno’s research focuses on interdependent response of utility networks to earthquake loadings, performance of nonstructural systems and components in earthquakes, and development of hybrid passive control strategies for improved performance of buildings under seismic loadings. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS • Mechanics of Materials, 7th Edition, J. Gere & B. Goodno, 2009, CENGAGE Learning, ISBN-13: 978-0-534-

55397-5 (also separate text in SI units) • Park, J., Bostrom, A, Goodno, B. and Craig, J., “Application of Probabilistic Decision Models for Seismic

Rehabilitation of Structures,” accepted in March 2010 for publication in International Journal of Information Technology and Decision Making (ITDM)

• Leelardcharoen, K., Duenas-Osorio, L., Craig, J. I., and Goodno, B. J., “Seismic Functionality Analysis of Telecommunication Systems,” presented at the ASCE - TCLEE 2009 Conference, Lifeline Earthquake Engineering In a Multihazard Environment, held June 28-July 1, 2009 - Oakland, California

• Park, J., Towashiraporn, P., Craig, J. and Goodno, B., “Seismic Fragility Analysis of Low-Rise Unreinforced Masonry Structures,” Engineering Structures (2008), doi:10.1016/j.engstuct.2008.07.021

• Duenas-Osorio, L., J. I. Craig, and B. J. Goodno, 2007. "Seismic response of critical interdependent networks,” IAEE Journal of Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 285-306.

• Duenas-Osorio, L., J. I. Craig, B. J. Goodno, and A. Bostrom, 2007. "Interdependent response of networked systems." ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 185-194. (winner of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) paper award)

AWARDS and HONORS 2002 SEI Dennis L. Tewksbury Award for outstanding service to ASCE-SEI 1999 Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

RANDALL GUENSLER


Georgia Institute of Technology EDUCATION Ph.D. 1993 University of California, Davis Civil Engineering M.S. 1989 University of California, Davis Civil/Environmental Engineering B.S. 1985 University of California, Davis Individualized Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2005-Present Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1999-2005 Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1994-2004 Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1987-1993 Air Resources Engineering Associate California Air Resources Board 1985-1987 Air Resources Engineer California Air Resources Board

RESEARCH INTERESTS Professor Guensler’s research focuses on monitoring and analysis of vehicle activity for transportation planning and environmental impact assessment. He directed the $2.3 million Commute Atlanta joint value pricing initiative from 2005 to 2009, including the collection and analysis of second-by-second vehicle speed, position, and engine operating data for more than 1.8 million vehicle trip. Dr. Guensler is currently managing the $2 million assessment of Atlanta’s HOV-to-HOT conversion. A current USEPA project includes installation of idle-monitoring and shutoff systems in 500 school buses to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. Guensler’s efforts aim to enhance monitoring technologies and reporting services to support transportation planning, safety, and operations policy initiatives. Development of tools for data management, data analysis, and privacy protection are also major elements. Research and publications have included analysis of speeding, journey to work route choice, trip chaining, activity-based demand, household tripmaking variability, household and vehicle travel range, long-distance travel, freeway operations, engine load, start/soak distributions, transit operations, etc. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Ko, J., Guensler, R., and Hunter, M. (2010). “Analysis of Effects of Driver/Vehicle Characteristics on Acceleration Noise Using GPS-Equipped Vehicles.” Transportation Research Part F; Volume 13, Issue 1; pp 21-31; January.

• Kall, D., R. Guensler, M.O. Rodgers, and V.S. Pandey (2009). “Effect of High Occupancy Toll Lanes on Mass Vehicle Emissions: Application to I-85 in Atlanta, Georgia.” Transportation Research Record; No. 2123; pp 88-96; National Academy of Sciences; Washington, DC.

• Ko, J., M. Hunter and R. Guensler (2008). “Measuring Control Delay Components Using Second-by-Second GPS Speed Data.” ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering; Vol. 134, No. 8; pp 338-346; August.

• Guin, A., R. Guensler, and M. Hunter (2008). “Analysis of Reduction in Effective Capacities on High-Occupancy-Vehicle Lanes Related to Traffic Behavior.” Transportation Research Record; No. 2065; pp 47-53; National Academy of Sciences; Washington, DC.

• Yoon, S., H. Li, J. Jun, J. Ogle, R. Guensler, and M. Rodgers (2005). “Methodology for Developing Transit Bus Speed-Acceleration Matrices for Load-Based Mobile Source Emissions Models.” Transportation Research Record; 1941; pp. 26-33. National Academy of Sciences; Washington, DC.

AWARDS and HONORS 2005 Pyke Johnson Award for Best TRB Paper in Planning and Environment, 2003 Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Service, National Academy of Sciences 2002 Testimonial of Appreciation for Distinguished Service, National Research Council

KEVIN A. HAAS


Georgia Institute of Technology, Savannah, GA 31407 EDUCATION Ph.D., 2001 Civil Engineering University of Delaware M.S., 1996 Civil Engineering The Ohio State University B.S., 1994 Civil Engineering The Ohio State University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2009 – Present Associate Professor Georgia Tech Savannah 2003– 2009 Assistant Professor Georgia Tech Savannah 2001 - 2002 Post-Doctoral Fellow University of Delaware 1996 – 2001 Graduate Research Assistant University of Delaware 1995 Hydrologist USGS Menlo Park CA 1994 – 1996 Graduate Research Assistant The Ohio State University

RESEARCH INTERESTS Dr. Haas’ major research thrust is in the pursuit of improving the sustainability of coastal communities. A major part of his research includes focusing on energy security through the evaluation of tidal and ocean currents as a source of clean and renewable energy. Dr. Haas also focuses on shoreline change and improving our ability to predict and assess the risk of beach erosion utilizing multiple approaches including numerical simulations and field observations focusing on beach responses to both storms as well as the longer term seasonal variations. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. Defne, Z, Haas, KA, and Fritz, HM. (2009). "Wave Power Potential along the Atlantic Coast of the

Southeastern USA". Renewable Energy. 34(10), 2197-2205.

2. Haas, K. A and Warner, J. C. (2009) Comparing a quasi-3D to a full 3D nearshore circulation model: SHORECIRC and ROMS. Ocean Modelling, 26, 91-103.

3. Haas, K., Sapp, B. and Kennedy, A. (2008) Video measurements of large scale flows in a laboratory wave basin. Journal of Waterways, Ports, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 134 No. 1, 12-20.

4. Haas, K., Check, L., and Hanes, D. (2007) Modeling the effects of wave skewness and beach cusps on littoral sand transport. Journal of Coastal Research, doi: 10.2112/06-0759.

AWARDS and HONORS • Delaware Sea Grant Outstanding Student Research Award, 2001 • Davis Fellowship, Civil Engineering at University of Delaware, 1996-1997. • Charles B. Lichtenstein Outstanding Undergraduate in Civil Engineering Award 1994

CHING-HUA HUANG



EDUCATION Ph.D. 1997 John Hopkins University Environmental Engineering M.S. 1993 John Hopkins University Environmental Engineering B.S. 1990 National Taiwan University Chemistry

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2007-Present Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 2009 Visiting Professor National Taiwan University 2000-2007 Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1997-1999 Postdoctoral Researcher University of California - Berkeley 1992-1997 Graduate Research Assistant John Hopkins University

RESEARCH INTERESTS Professor Huang’s research focuses on aquatic environmental chemistry and analytical chemistry for emerging contaminants, water and wastewater treatment technology, contaminant transformation, fate and transport, and environmental implications and applications of nanotechnology. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Padhye, L.; Wang, P.; Karanfil, T.; Huang, C.-H. (2010) Unexpected Role of Activated Carbon in

Promoting Transformation of Secondary Amines to N-Nitrosamines. Environmental Science & Technology, 44, 4161-4168.

• Chen, W.-R.; Huang, C.-H. (2010) Adsorption and Transformation of Tetracycline Antibiotics with Aluminum Oxide. Chemosphere, 79(8), 779-785.

• Padhye, L.; Tezel, U.; Mitch, W. A.; Pavlostathis, S. G.; Huang, C.-H. (2009) Occurrence and

Fate of Nitrosamines and Their Precursors in Municipal Sludge and Anaerobic Digestion Systems, Environmental Science & Technology, 43, 3087-3093.

• Park, S. H.; Wei, S.; Mizaikoff, B.; Taylor, A. E.; Favero, C.; Huang, C.-H. (2009) Degradation of

Amine-based Water Treatment Polymers during Chloramination as N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) Precursors. Environmental Science & Technology, 43(5), 1360-1366.

• Chen, W.-R.; Huang, C.-H. (2009) Transformation of Tetracyclines Mediated by Mn(II) and Cu(II)

Ions in the Presence of Oxygen. Environmental Science & Technology, 43, 401-407. AWARDS and HONORS 2010 Advisor, ACS Environmental Chemistry Graduate Student Award (L. Padhye) 2010 Advisor, Georgia Tech AEES Outstanding Doctoral Student Award (L. Padhye) 2009 Visiting Professor Award, Taiwan National Science Council 2005 Advisor, Georgia Tech CEE Best Ph.D. Thesis Award (H. Zhang)

HAIYING HUANG

Assistant Professor School of Civil & Environmental Engineering


EDUCATION Ph.D. 1999 University of Minnesota Geological Engineering MS 1998 University of Minnesota Geological Engineering BS 1993 Tongji University Geotechnical Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2007-Present Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 2002-2006 Senior Solution Engineer Schlumberger 2000-2002 Development Engineer Schlumberger 2000 summer Lecturer University of Minnesota

RESEARCH INTERESTS Professor Huang’s research focuses on the geomechanics aspects of drilling, reservoir simulation and production, in particular, slurry flow, fluid injection in granular media, hydraulic fracturing, rock indentation and cutting. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. Huang, H., Zhang, F. and Callahan, P. (2010) “Fluid Injection into Granular Media in a Hele-Shaw

Cell,” submitted to Physics Review Letters.

2. Zhang F., Callahan P., Huang H., Ayoub J. (2011) “Pattern Formation in Fluid Injection into Granular Media,” In Proceedings of the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference, The Woodlands, TX, 2011.

3. Huang, H. and Detourny, E. (2010) “Cylindrical Cavity Expansion from a Finite Radius,” In Deep Foundations and Geotechnical In Situ Testing. ASCE GSP205.

4. Huang, H. and Ayoub, J. (2008) “Applicability of the Forchheimer Equation for Non-Darcy Flow in Porous Media,” SPEJ, 2008.

5. Huang, H. and Detournay, E. (2008) “Intrinsic Length Scales in Tool-Rock Interaction,” Int. J. Geomech. Vol. 8, No. 1.

AWARDS and HONORS • 2009 Class of 1969 Teaching Fellows • 2009-2011 Doctoral New Investigator Award (American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund)

Joseph B. Hughes Ph.D., P.E., DEE Karen and John Huff School Chair

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology

EDUCATION: Ph.D. 1992 The University of Iowa Civil and Environmental Engineering M.S. 1989 The University of Iowa Civil and Environmental Engineering B.A. 1986 Cornell College Chemistry PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2003-present Professor and Chair Georgia Institute of Technology 2003-present Adjunct Professor Rice University 2001 to 2003 Professor and Chair Rice University 1998-2001 Associate Professor and Chair Rice University 1992-1998 Assistant Professor Rice University RESEARCH INTERESTS: Environmental Biotechnology, Nanomaterial Fate and Transport, Environmental Engineering needs in Developing Countries. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: 1. Husserl, J., J. C. Spain, and J. B. Hughes (2010) “Growth of Arthrobacter sp. JBH1 on Nitroglycerin

as the Sole Source of Carbon and Nitrogen”, Applied Environmental Microbiology, (76)1689-91. 2. Tao, X., J. D. Fortner, B. Zhang, Y. He, Y. Chen, and J. B. Hughes (2009) “Effects of Aqueous Stable

Fullerene Nanocrystals (nC60) on Daphnia magna: Evaluation of Sublethal Reproductive Responses and Accumulation”, Chemosphere, (77)1482-87.

3. Zhang, B., M. Cho, J.B. Hughes, and J.H.Kim (2009)"Translocation of C60 from Aqueous Stable Colloidal Aggregates into Surfactant Micelles", Environmental Science & Technology, (43)4878-83.

4. Fortner, J.D., J. Lee, J-H Kim, and J. B. Hughes, (2008) “Chemical and Photochemical Reactivity of Fullerenes in the Aqueous Phase”, in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Environmental and Health Impacts, Ed. V. H. Grassian, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey

5. Ahmad, F., J.B. Hughes, and G.N. Bennett, (2005) “Biodegradation of Hazardous Materials by Clostridia”, Handbook on Clostridia, Peter Durre, ed. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

AWARDS and HONORS: • 2009 American Epidemiological Society 26th Annual Feldman Lecture • 2007 CH2MHill Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, as Advisor, Association of Environmental

Engineering and Science Professors • 2007 John McClanahan Henske Distinguished Lecture in Chemical/Environmental Engineering

LAURENCE J. JACOBS Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Engineering

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Joint Appointment) Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0360

EDUCATION 1987, PhD Engineering Mechanics Columbia University 1981, M.S. Structural Engineering Polytechnic Inst. of New York 1979, B.S. Civil Engineering Lafayette College ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS (ALL AT GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY): Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (CoE) Nov. 2007- present Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering 2000-present Professor, Mechanical Engineering 2002-present Associate Chair, Undergraduate Programs (CEE) 1995-2007 Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering 1994-2000 Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering 1988-1994 RESEARCH INTERESTS: Professor Jacobs’ research focuses on the development of quantitative methodologies for the nondestructive evaluation and health monitoring of structural materials. His current research is focusing on the application of advanced ultrasonic techniques and signal processing for the quantitative characterization of material state. Dr. Jacobs has authored/co-authored over 160 papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings and is a past Associate Editor of ASCE’s Journal of Engineering Mechanics and currently on the editorial board of NDT&E International. Professor Jacobs’ research has been funded by NSF, ONR, AFOSR, DARPA, NASA, US DOT, Georgia DOT, Exxon-Mobil and GE. He has been the PI or co-PI on $5.2M worth of contracts since 1990. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: 1. In, Chi-Won, Kim, Jin-Yeon, Kurtis, K.E., and Jacobs, L.J., “Characterization of ultrasonic Rayleigh surface

waves in asphalt concrete,” NDT&E International, Vol. 42, pp. 610-617, 2009. 2. Pruell, C., Kim, Jin-Yeon, Qu, Jianmin, and Jacobs, L.J., “Evaluation of fatigue damage using nonlinear

guided waves,” Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 18, 035003 (7 pages), 2009. 3. Chen, J., Jayapalan, A., Kim, Jin-Yeon, Kurtis, K.E., and Jacobs, L.J., “Rapid evaluation of alkali-silica

reactivity of aggregates using a nonlinear spectroscopy technique,” Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 40, pp. 914-923, 2010.

4. Deroo, F., Kim, Jin-Yeon, Qu, Jianmin, Sabra, K. and Jacobs, L.J., “Detection of damage in concrete using diffuse ultrasound,” Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 127 (6), pp. 3315-3318, 2010.

5. Mueller, M.F., Kim, Jin-Yeon, Qu, Jianmin, and Jacobs, L.J., “Characteristics of second harmonic generation of Lamb waves in nonlinear elastic plates,” Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 127 (4), pp. 2141-2152, 2010.

AWARDS and HONORS • 2007 Georgia Tech Chapter of Sigma Xi, Best Faculty Paper Award • 2005 Freshman Partner of the Year Award, Freshmen Experience • 2003 Faculty Excellence Award, Women in Engineering • 1998 ANAK Award • 1993 Class of 1940 W. Roane Beard Outstanding Teacher Award

LAWRENCE F. KAHN Professor


EDUCATION: Ph.D. May, 1976 Civil Engineering University of Michigan M.S. August 1967 Civil Engineering University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignB.S. June 1966 Civil Engineering with honors Stanford University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2004 - Present Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1981 - 2004 Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1976 - 1981 Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1976 Structural Engineer Bechtel Associates Professional Corp 1971 - 1976 Research Assistant University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 1967 - 1971 Structural Engineer Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory SOFTWARE & PATENTS: GTSTRUDL, authored with L.Z. Emkin, K.M. Will; U.S. Patent Nos. 3,704,679, 3,745,775, and 4,007,700 SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. Garas, V.Y., A.R. Jayapalan, L.F. Kahn, and K.E. Kurtis, “Multi-Scale Investigation of the Effect of

Thermal Treatment on the Tensile Creep of Ultra-high Performance Concrete: Preliminary Assessment”, /Transportation Research Record/, 2010, No. 2141, VI:82-88.

2. Lopez, Mauricio; Kahn, Lawrence F.; and Kurtis, Kimberly E.; Characterization of Elastic and Time-dependent Deformations in High Performance Lightweight Concrete by Image Analysis,” Cement and Concrete Research, Elsevier Press, 2009

3. Garas, Victor Y.; Kahn, Lawrence F.; and Kurtis, Kimberly E.; “Short-term tensile creep and shrinkage of ultra-high performance concrete,” Cement and Concrete Composites, Vol. 31, No. 3, 2009, pp. 147-152

4. Yi, Tianyi; Moon, Franklin; Leon, Roberto; and Kahn, Lawrence; “Flange Effects on the Nonlinear Behavior of URM Piers,” TMS Journal, The Masonry Society, V. 26, No. 2, November 2008 pp. 31-42

5. Moon, Frank; Yi, Tianyi; Leon, Roberto; and Kahn, Lawrence; “Testing of a Full-Scale Unreinforced Masonry Building Following Seismic Retrofit,” ASCE Structural Journal, Vol. 132, No. 9, September 2007

HONORS AND AWARDS: • Outstanding Professor in Civil Engineering, Georgia Tech 1978, 1979, 1981, 1993 and 1995. • Raymond C. Reese Research Prize, ASCE, 1980 • ANAK Faculty Award, Institute wide award for outstanding professor given by ANAK Honor Society,

2003 • President’s Award, The Masonry Society, 2006; elected Fellow, The Masonry Society 2006

JAEHONG KIM Carlton S. Wilder Associate Professor


EDUCATION Ph.D. 2002 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Environmental Engineering M.S. 1997 Seoul National University Chemical Technology* B.S. 1995 Seoul National University Chemical Technology* *Formerly Department of Applied Chemistry, currently School of Chemical and Biological Engineering PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2009 - present Carlton S. Wilder Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 2010 Visiting Scientist Swiss Federal Institute

for Aquatic Science & Tech. 2009 - present Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 2007 - 2007 Visiting Professor Korea University, Seoul, Korea 2002 - 2009 Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology RESEARCH INTEREST Environmental implication and application of nanomaterials, carbonaceous nanomaterials fate and transformation, photocatalytic disinfection, ozone, chlorine and UV disinfection for drinking water production, membrane processes, emerging contaminants, seawater desalination SELECTED PUBLICATION 1. Hyung, H.; Fortner, J.D.; Hughes, J.B.; Kim, J.H. (2007) “Natural Organic Matter Stabilizes Carbon

Nanotubes in the Aqueous Phase.” Environmental Science & Technology, 41, 179-184 2. Mane, P.; Park, P.K.; Hyung, H.; Brown, J.C.; Kim, J.H. (2009). “Modeling Boron Rejection in Pilot-

and Full-Scale Reverse Osmosis Desalination Processes.” Journal of Membrane Science, 338, 119-127

3. Cho, M.; Fortner J.D.; Hughes, J.B.; Kim, J.H. (2009). “Escherichia coli Inactivation by Water Soluble, Ozonated C60 Derivative: Kinetics and Mechanisms.” Environmental Science & Technology, 43, 7410-7415

4. Cho, M.; Kim, J.E.; Kim, J.Y.; Yoon, J.Y.; Kim, J.H. (2010) “Mechanism of Escherichia coli Inactivation by Several Disinfectants.” Water Research, 44, 3410-3418

5. Kim, D.I.; Nemlioglu, S.; Roberts, P.J.W.; Kim, J.H. (2010). “Ozone Contactor Flow Visualization and Quantification Using Three-Dimensional Laser-Induced Fluorescence.” Journal American Water Works Association, 102, 90-99

AWARDS AND HONORS • 2004 Editor’s Award, ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering • 2007 CETL/BP Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, Georgia Tech • 2009 Excellence in Research Award, School of CEE, Georgia Tech • 2009 Excellence in Review Award, Environmental Science & Technology • 2009 Paul L. Busch Award, Water Environment Research Foundation ($100,000 Prize) • 2009 Carlton S. Wilder Endowed Professorship (5 years) • 2010 Bill Shultz Sabbatical Award, School of CEE, Georgia Tech • 2010 Environmental Engineering Faculty Award, AEES at Georgia Tech

KONSTANTINOS (KOSTAS) T. KONSTANTINIDIS Assistant Professor


EDUCATION PhD 2000-2004 Michigan State University Microbial Ecology B.S. 1994-1999 Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki, Greece Agricultural Sciences PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 11/2007-Present Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 09/2005-09/2007 Post-Doctoral Research Associate MIT

09/2005-12/2006 Collaborative Consultant Michigan State University

01/2005-08/2005 Post-Doctoral Research Associate Michigan State University

RESEARCH INTERESTS Dr. Konstantinidis has built a state-of-the-art computational- and wet- laboratory at Georgia Tech since his scientific interests are at the interface of microbial ecology with computational biology and engineering. The overarching goals of his research are to broaden understanding of the genetic and metabolic diversity of the microbial world and explore this biodiversity for biotechnological purposes. He is employing cutting-edge and developing new culture-independent (aka metagenomics) and bioinformatic approaches to address these goals and provide new insights into how microbes adapt to human-induced perturbations and climate change. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. Caro-Quintero, J. Deng, J. Auchtung, I. Brettar, M. Höfle, J. Klappenbach, and K. T. Konstantinidis.

Unprecedented levels of horizontal gene transfer among spatially co-occurring Shewanella bacteria from the Baltic Sea. The ISME Journal, 2010. In Press.

2. S. Oh, D. R. Yoder-Himes, J. Tiedje, and K. T. Konstantinidis. Evaluating the performance of oligonucleotide microarrays for strains of increasing genetic divergence to the reference strain. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2010. 76(9):2980-8.

3. K. T. Konstantinidis, M. H. Serres, M. F. Romine, J. L. M. Rodrigues, J. Auchtung, L.-A. McCue, M. S. Lipton, A. Obraztsova, C. S. Giometti, K. H. Nealson, J. K. Fredrickson, and J. M. Tiedje. Comparative systems biology across an evolutionary gradient within the Shewanella genus. PNAS, 2009. 106(37):15909-14.

4. K. T. Konstantinidis, J. Braff, D. M. Karl, and E. F. Delong. Comparative metagenomic analysis of a microbial community from 4000 m at Station ALOHA in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2009. 75(16):5345-55.

5. K. T. Konstantinidis, and J. M. Tiedje. Genomic insights that advance the species concept for prokaryotes. PNAS, 2005. 102(7):2567-72.

AWARDS AND HONORS • 2010 Recipient of the International Skerman Award (www.wfcc.info). • 2010 Nominated for the Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering by the Georgia Institute of

Technology (www.packard.org) • 2007 Distinguished Scientist Abroad Award. Hellenic National Defense General Staff, Athens,

Greece. • 2000-2003 Recipient of the Bouyoukos Fellowship (full-time support during PhD studies)

KIMBERLY E. KURTIS, Ph.D., FACI Professor

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0355

EDUCATION: Ph.D. December 1998 University of California At Berkeley Civil Engineering M.S. May 1995 University of California At Berkeley Civil Engineering B.S.E. May 1994 Tulane University Civil & Environmental Engineering PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: August 2010-present Professor Georgia Institute of Technology August 2005-August 2010 Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology January 1999-August 2005 Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology RESEARCH INTERESTS: Dr. Kurtis’s research focus is the multi-scale structure and performance of cement-based materials. Her work is recognized for its use of emerging methods and novel approaches to provide new fundamental insights into the behavior of cement pastes, mortars, and concretes necessary for improving their early age behavior and long-term durability. SELECTED PUBLICTIONS: 1. B.Y. Lee and K.E. Kurtis, “Influence of TiO2 Nanoparticles on Early C3S Hydration”, Journal of the

American Ceramic Society, in press (available online). 2. R.D. Moser, A.R. Jayapalan, V.Y. Garas, and K.E. Kurtis, “Assessment of Binary and Ternary Blends

of Metakaolin and Class C Fly Ash for Alkali-Silica Reaction Mitigation in Concrete”, Cement and Concrete Research, in press (available online).

3. L.F. Kahn and K.E. Kurtis, “Self-Consolidating Concrete in Congested Sections: Mix Characteristics and Assessment of Performance”, PCI Journal, Winter 2010, V.55(1):79-96.

4. V.Y. Garas, L.F. Kahn, and K.E. Kurtis, “Tensile Creep Test for Concrete: Performance of Fiber-Reinforced Ultra-High Performance Concrete”, ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation, June 2010, V38(6),pp.1-9.

5. J. Chen, A.R. Jayapalan, J.-Y. Kim, L.J. Jacobs, and K.E. Kurtis, “Rapid evaluation of alkali-silica reactivity of aggregates using a nonlinear resonance spectroscopy technique,” Cement and Concrete Research, June 2010, V.40(6): 914-923.

AWARDS and HONORS: • Fellow, American Concrete Institute (ACI), 2010. • ACI James Instruments Award for Research on NDE of Concrete, 2008. • Sigma Xi “Best Paper” Award, Tennessee Technological University, 2007 • American Concrete Institute (ACI) Walter P. Moore, Jr. Faculty Achievement Award, 2005. • Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering,

2004. • ASCE Outstanding Faculty of the Year, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2003-2004. • Innovation Award, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2002. • Roy W. Carlson - Milos Polivka Award for Superb Research in Concrete Technology, 1996.

JORGE A. LAVAL, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology


EDUCATION: 2004 Ph.D. Civil Engineering University of California, Berkeley 2001 M.S. Civil Engineering University of California, Berkeley 1995 B.S. Civil Engineering Universidad Catolica De Chile PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2006 – Present Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 2005 – 2006 Postdoctoral Researcher Ecole nationale des travaux publics de l'Etat (ENTPE/INRETS) 2004 – 2005 Postdoctoral Researcher University of California, Berkeley 2000 – 2004 Graduate Student Researcher University of California, Berkeley 2001 – 2003 Graduate Student Instructor University of California, Berkeley 1996 – 2000 Project Engineering Ministry of Public Works, Santiago, CHILE RESEARCH INTERESTS: Dr. Laval’s research focus is traffic flow theory, freeway operations and control, queuing theory, traffic simulation and congestion pricing. His work is recognized for its contribution toward understanding the basic mechanisms that link driver behavior and roadway design characteristics to freeway congestion, and for improving current control strategies to prevent it. SELECTED PUBLICTIONS: • Laval, J. A. and Leclercq, L. Mechanism to describe stop-and-go waves: A mechanism to

describe the formation and propagation of stop-and-go waves in congested freeway traffic. Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society A (368):4519-4541; doi:10.1098/rsta.2010.0138

• J A Laval and L Leclercq. Microscopic modeling of the relaxation phenomenon using a macroscopic lane-changing model. Transportation Research Part B, 42 (6):511-522, 2008.

• Ahn, S., J. A. Laval and Cassidy, M. Merging and Diverging Effects on Freeway Traffic Oscillations: Theory and Observation. Forthcoming in Transportation Research Record, 2010.

• Laval, J. A., Chen, D., Ben Amer, K., Guin, A and Ahn, S. Evolution of Oscillations in Congested Traffic: Improved Estimation Method and Additional Empirical Evidences. Transportation Research Record 2124:194-202, 2009.

• J. A. Laval. Effects of Geometric Design on Freeway Capacity: Impacts of Truck Lane Restrictions. Transportation Research Part B, 43 (6): 720-728, 2009.

AWARDS and HONORS: • University of California Regents Fellowship, Berkeley (2000) • SISS Grant, Berkeley (2001, 2002, 2003)

ROBERTO LEON


Atlanta, GA 30332-0355 Phone - (404) 894-2220

EDUCATION PhD 1983 University of Texas at Austin Civil Engineering MS 1979 Stanford University Structural Engineering BS 1978 University of Massachusetts - Amherst Civil Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1995-Present Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 2007-Present Visiting Professor Rose School of Earthquake Eng. 1989 - 1994 Associate Professor University of Minnesota 1983 -19/89 Assistant Professor University of Minnesota

RESEARCH INTERESTS Dr. Leon’s research interests center on dynamic behavior and design of composite and hybrid steel-concrete structures, composite action in beam-slab systems, bond of reinforcement under cyclic loads, testing of full-scale and model structures in the laboratory, and field instrumentation of structures. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Yang, C.-S., DesRoches, R, and Leon, R.T., 2010. "Design and analysis of braced frames with shape memory alloy and energy-absorbing hybrid devices." Engineering Structures, 32, 498-507.

• Speicher, M., Hodgson, D., DesRoches, R., Leon, R. T., 2009. Shape memory alloy tension/compression device for seismic retrofit of buildings, Journal of Engineering Materials and Performance, DOI: 10.1007/s11665-009-9433

• Kim, U., Leon, R.T., and Galambos, T.V., 2009. 3-D nonlinear dynamic behavior of steel joist girder structures, Engineering Structures, Vol. 31, No. 1, p 268-274

• Hite, M.C., DesRoches, R., and Leon, R.T., 2008, Full-scale tests of bridge steel pedestals, ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, Vol. 13, No. 5, p 483-491

• Yang, C.-S., Leon, R.T., and DesRoches, R., 2008. Pushover Response of a Braced Frame with Suspended Zipper Struts, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, v 134, n 10, p 1619-1626

AWARDS and HONORS 1988 ASCE E. Friedman Young Engineer of the Year Award 1993 AISC T.R. Higgins Award 1996 ASCE State-of-the-Art Award 1999 Election to AISC Specification Committee 1999 Fellow, American Concrete Institute 2000 ASCE State-of-the-Art Award 2000 ASCE Norman Medal 2010 Fellow, ASCE

JIAN LUO


Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332 EDUCATION Ph.D. 2006 Stanford University Environmental Fluid Mechanics & Water Resources MS 2000 Tsinghua University Environmental Engineering BS 1998 Tsinghua University Environmental Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2006-Present Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 2006 Postdoctoral Researcher Stanford University 2000-2005 Research Assistant Stanford University

RESEARCH INTERESTS Professor Luo’ research focuses on field, theoretical, and computational investigations of flow and reactive transport in subsurface; coastal hydrogeology; stochastic methods for the spatial and temporal analysis of hydrogeologic data; inverse modeling to estimate flow and transport parameters under uncertainty; and use of such computational methods and models to assess subsurface contamination, and aid the optimal design of bioremediation operations. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. Lu, C., Luo, J. (2010), Dynamics of freshwater-seawater mixing zone development in dual-domain

formations, Water Resour. Res., in press.

2. Gong, R., Lu, C., Wu., W.-M., Cheng, H., Gu, B., Watson, D.B., Criddle, C.S., Kitanidis, P.K., Brooks, S.C., Jardine, P.M., Luo, J. (2010), Estimating kinetic mass transfer by resting-period measurements in flow-interruption tracer tests, J. Contam. Hydrol., 117, 37-45.

3. Gong, R., Lu, C., Wu, W.-M., Fienen, M.N., Carley, J., Cheng, H., Watson, D., Criddle, C.S., Kitanidis, P.K., Jardine, P.M., Luo, J. (2010), Estimating reaction rate coefficients within travel-time modeling framework, Ground Water, doi: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2010.00683.x.

4. Lu, C.*, Kitanidis, P.K., Luo, J. (2009), Effects of kinetic mass transfer and transient flow conditions on widening mixing zones in coastal aquifers, Water Resour. Res., 45, W12402, doi:10.1029/2008WR007643.

5. Lu, C.*, Gong, R.*, Luo, J. (2009), Analysis of stagnation points for a pumping well in recharge areas, J. Hydrol., 373, 442-452.

AWARDS and HONORS N/A

PAUL WESLEY MAYNE


Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332 EDUCATION Ph.D. 1991 Cornell University Geotechnical Engineering MEC 1977 Cornell University Civil/Geotechnical Engineering BSCE1976 Cornell University Civil & Environmental Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2008-Present Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 2000-2007 Professor & Team Leader Georgia Institute of Technology 1990-2000 Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1987-1990 Research Assistant Cornell University 1977-1987 Senior Geotechnical Engineer Law Engineering, Washington DC

RESEARCH INTERESTS Professor Mayne's research expertise lies in the areas of geotechnical site characterization, soil and rock properties, in-situ testing, foundation systems, and ground modification. His In-Situ Research Group focuses on site investigation and related applications using seismic piezocone penetrometer testing and flat dilatometer soundings. Their work has led GTRC to receive a 2010 US patent for the design and commercialization of an autoseis source for shear wave velocity measurements. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. Mayne, P.W. (2010). Regional report for North America. Proceedings, 2nd Intl. Symposium on Cone

Penetration Testing (CPT'10, Huntington Beach CA), Vol. 1, edited by P.K. Robertson and P.W. Mayne, Omnipress: 275-312. Website: www.cpt10.com

2. Mayne, P.W., Coop, M.R., Springman, S., Huang, A-B., and Zornberg, J. (2009). State-of-the-Art

Paper (SOA-1): GeoMaterial Behavior and Testing. Proceedings 17th Intl. Conf. Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engrg, Vol. 4, Millpress/IOS Rotterdam: 2777-2872.

3. Mayne, P.W. and Niazi, F.S. (2009). Evaluating axial elastic pile response from cone penetration test

results. DFI Journal 3 (1), Deep Foundations Institute: 56-65. 4. Schneider, J.A., Randolph, M.F., Mayne, P.W., and Ramsey, N.R. (2008). Analysis of factors

influencing soil classification using normalized piezocone tip resistance and pore pressure. Journal of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engrg. 134 (11): 1569-1586.

5. Mayne, P.W. (2007). NCHRP Synthesis 368 on Cone Penetration Test. Transportation Research

Board, National Academies Press, Washington, D.C., 118 pages AWARDS and HONORS • 2009 State-of-the-Art Lecture at the 17th Intl. Conference (ICSMGE), Alexandria, Egypt. • 2009 Michael W. O'Neill Lecture on Foundations, CIGMAT Conference, Univ. Houston. • 2007 Cross Canada Lecture (12 cities), Canadian Geotechnical Society, Ottawa. • 2006 Outstanding Professional Education, Georgia Institute of Technology. • 2006 James K. Mitchell Lecture, GeoShanghai International Conference, China.

MICHAEL D. MEYER

Frederick R. Dickerson Professor & Director Georgia Transportation Institute


EDUCATION Ph.D. 1978 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Civil Engineering MS 1975 Northwestern University Civil Engineering BS 1974 University of Wisconsin, Madison Civil Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2009-present Dickerson Chair Georgia Institute of Technology 1994-2000 Chair, School of CEE Georgia Institute of Technology 1991-Present Full Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1988-1991 Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1983-1988 Director, Transp. Planning Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1978-1983 Assistant/Associate Professor MIT

RESEARCH INTERESTS Professor Meyer’s research focuses on transportation planning and the analysis of system impacts on the community and environment. Recent projects have included the relationship between transportation and climate change, economic development, air quality, safety and finance. His research is also examining transportation policy and its consequences to transportation system performance. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. Meyer, M. and B. Weigel, “Climate Change and Transportation Engineering: Preparing for a

Sustainable Future,” Paper accepted in the Journal of Transportation Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010.

2. Meyer, M., Amekudzi, A. and J.P. O’Har, “Transportation Asset Management Systems and Climate

Change: An Adaptive Systems Management Approach," Paper accepted in the Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C: National Academy Press, 2010

3. Ankner, W. and M. Meyer, “Investing in Megaregion Transportation Systems: Institutional Challenges and Opportunities, in C. Ross, Megaregions: Planning for Global Competitiveness, Island Press, 2009.

4. Meyer, M.D., editor, Transportation Planning Handbook, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Washington D.C., 2009.

5. Weisbrod, G., T. Lynch, and M. Meyer, “Extending Monetary Values to Broader Performance and Impact Measures: Applications for Transportation and Lessons from Other Fields,” Evaluation and Program Planning, 2009.

AWARDS and HONORS (2009-2010) • 2010 American Society of Civil Engineers, Fellow status • 2009 Class of 1940 Outstanding Teaching Award, Georgia Institute of Technology • 2009 ANAK Award, Georgia Institute of Technology • 2009 W.N. Carey Jr. Award, Transportation Research Board • 2009 Civil Engineering Educator of the Year, Chi Epsilon, Southern Section

Rafi Muhanna

Director of Center for Reliable Engineering Computing School of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Atlanta, GA 30332-0355 Phone - (912) 966-7931 www.gtsav.gatech.edu/rec, [email protected]

EDUCATION Ph.D. 1979 Higher Institute for Structure and Architecture, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Civil Engineering, with major in Solid and Structural Mechanics. MS 1976 Higher Institute for Structure and Architecture, Sofia, Bulgaria. Structural Engineering. BS 1972 University of Damascus, Damascus, Syria. Civil Engineering, five-year program

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2000 – Present Associate Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute

of Technology. 1993 – 2000 Visiting Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park,

Maryland. 1991 – 1992 Visiting Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, Case Western Reserve University,

Cleveland, Ohio. 1988 – 1991 Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, University of Sana’a, Sana’a, Yemen. 1979 – 1988 Assistant Professor and Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, University of

Damascus, Syria.

RESEARCH INTERESTS Professor Muhanna's research activity is in the general area of solid and structural mechanics that includes uncertainty modeling, structural reliability, computational reliability, shell theory, and optimization of masonry building materials in structural systems. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Muhanna, R., Mullen, R., and Zhang, H., "Interval Finite Element as a Basis for Generalized Models of Uncertainty in Engineering Mechanics,” Reliable Computing Journal, Springer Netherlands, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 173-194, April 2007.

• Zalewski, B.F., Mullen, R. L. and Muhanna, R. L., “Interval Boundary Element Method in the Presence of Uncertain Boundary Conditions, Integration, and Truncation Errors, ” Journal of Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements. Vol. 33, Issue 4, pp. 508-513, 2009.

• Zhang, Hao, Muhanna, Rafi. L., "Interval Approach for Nondeterministic Linear Static Finite Element Method in Continuum Mechanics Problems, “International Journal of Reliability and Safety. Vol. 3, No. 1/2/3, pp. 201-217, Muhanna and Mullen guest editors 2009.

• Zhang Hao; Mullen Robert L; Muhanna Rafi L, “Interval Monte Carlo methods for structural reliability”, J. Structural Safety, Vol. 32. Issue 3, pp. 183-190, 2010.

• M. V. Rama Rao, R. L. Mullen, and R. L. Muhanna, “A New Interval Finite Element Formulation with the same accuracy of displacements, stresses, and strains”, International Journal of Reliability and Safety, 2010, (in press).

AWARDS and HONORS

• The Gold Prize of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), 1988. • The Silver Medal of the Fifth Biennale of Architecture Interarch '89 • The Special Prize of the United Nations Center for Human Settlements (HABITAT), 1989. • The Aga Khan Award for Architecture, 1992. • Award from the Government of Syria, 1993. • The Architectural Personality of the Arab World, 1993,

JAMES A. MULHOLLAND



EDUCATION PhD 1992 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chemical Engineering MS 1981 Stanford University Mechanical Engineering BS 1979 Cornell University Mechanical Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2006-present Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1998-2006 Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1993-1998 Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1992 Post-doctoral Associate Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1985-1987 Research Engineer U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1981-1984 Combustion Engineer Acurex Corporation

RESEARCH INTERESTS Professor Mulholland’s current research focuses on the use of air quality data in human health studies. His research group is involved in air quality data collection and analysis, error analysis, spatiotemporal analysis, and source apportionment modeling. His research also addresses the formation and control of combustion byproducts.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. Sarnat SE, Klein M, Sarnat JA, Flanders WD, Waller LA, Mulholland JA, Russell AG, Tolbert PE

(2010). “An Examination of Exposure Measurement Error from Air Pollutant Spatial Variability in Time-Series Studies,” J. Exposure Sci. Environ. Epidemiology, 20:135-146.

2. Okutman DT, Prytula MT, Mulholland JA, Pavlostathis SG (2010). “Theoretical Investigation of the Sequential Reductive Dechlorination Pathways of Chlorobenzenes and Chloroanilines,” Biotechnology & Bioengineering, 105:574-587.

3. Li Z, Mulholland JA, Romanoff LC, Pittman EN, Trinidad DA, Lewin MD, Sjödin A (2010). “Assessment of Non-Occupational Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons through Personal Air Sampling and Urinary Biomonitoring,” J. Environ. Monit., 12:1110-1118.

4. Darrow LA, Klein M, Sarnat JA, Mulholland JA, Strickland MJ, Sarnat SE, Russell AG, Tolbert PE (2010). “The Use of Alternative Pollutant Metrics in Time-Series Studies of Ambient Air Pollution and Respiratory Emergency Department Visits,” J. Exposure Sci. Environ. Epidemiology, in press, doi:10.1038/jes.2009.49.

5. Strickland MJ, Darrow LA, Klein M, Flanders WD, Sarnat JA, Waller LA, Sarnat SE, Mulholland JA, Tolbert PE (2010). “Short-term Associations between Ambient Air Pollutants and Pediatric Asthma Emergency Department Visits,” Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., 182:307-316.

AWARDS and HONORS • 2009 CEE Appreciation Award • 2008 AEES Environmental Engineering Professor Award • 1994 National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award

SPYROS G. PAVLOSTATHIS


Atlanta, GA 30332-0512 Phone - (404) 894-9367 EDUCATION Ph.D. 1985 Cornel University Environmental Engineering MS 1982 Cornell University Environmental Engineering Diploma 1974 Agricultural University of Athens, Greece Agricultural Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1999-Present Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 2005-2009 Envir. Eng. Program Coordinator Georgia Institute of Technology 1994-1999 Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1991-1994 Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1988-1991 Assistant Professor Clarkson University 1987-1988 Project Engineer Golder Associates, Inc. 1985-1987 Research Associate Wadsworth Center, NY State Health Dept. 1984-1985 Visiting Assistant Professor Cornell University

RESEARCH INTERESTS Professor Pavlostathis’ research focuses on environmental biotechnology and bioprocess engineering for the bioremediation of contaminated natural systems and the treatment of industrial and municipal wastewater. Recent research has focused on the biotransformation of recalcitrant organic compounds, disinfectant-induced antibiotic resistance as well as waste-to-energy applications. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Tandukar, M., S. J. Huber, T. Onodera, and S. G. Pavlostathis. 2009. Biological Chromium(VI) Reduction in the Cathode of a Microbial Fuel Cell. Environmental Science & Technology 43:8159-8165.

• Tugtas, A. E., U. Tezel, and S. G. Pavlostathis. 2010. A Comprehensive Model of Simultaneous Denitrification and Methanogenic Fermentation Processes. Biotechnology & Bioengineering 105:98-108.

• Ismail, Z. Z., and S. G. Pavlostathis. 2010. Influence of Sulfate Reduction on the Microbial Dechlorination of Pentachloroaniline in a Mixed Anaerobic Culture. Biodegradation 21:43-57.

• Okutman Tas, D., M. T. Prytula, J. A. Mulholland, and S. G. Pavlostathis. 2010. Theoretical Investigation of the Sequential Reductive Dechlorination Pathways of Chlorobenzenes and Chloroanilines. Biotechnology & Bioengineering 105:574-587.

• Okutman Tas, D., and S. G. Pavlostathis. 2010. Microbial Transformation of Pentachloronitrobenzene under Nitrate Reducing Conditions. Biodegradation 21:691-702.

AWARDS and HONORS 2010 International Water Association Fellow 2009 National Univ. of Ireland, Galway, Ireland -- Marie Curie Visiting Senior Research Fellow 2006 American Academy of Environmental Engineers – Board Certified Environmental Engineer 2004 Georgia Tech – President's Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor Award 2002-05 University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK – Visiting Scholar 2001 Georgia Tech – CEE Sustained Research Award

GLENN J. RIX



EDUCATION Ph.D. 1988 University of Texas at Austin Geotechnical Engineering MS 1984 University of Texas at Austin Civil Engineering BS 1990 Purdue University Civil Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2010 Visiting Professor ROSE School, University of Pavia, Italy 2005-Present Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1995-2005 Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1989-1995 Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology

RESEARCH INTERESTS Professor Rix’s research focuses on soil dynamics and geotechnical earthquake engineering including laboratory and in situ measurement of dynamic soil properties, site response analysis, and liquefaction hazards. Current research projects are focusing on continued development of array-based surface wave methods, earthquake hazards in the Central and Eastern U.S., and seismic risk mitigation for ports. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. Gregory, R., M. Harstone, A. Bostrom, and G. J. Rix, (2010). “Stakeholder Participation in Seismic Risk Mitigation Decisions at Ports,” Accepted pending revisions for Natural Hazards Review.

2. Ivey, L. M., G. J. Rix, S. D. Werner, and A. L. Erera, (2010). “A Framework for Earthquake Risk Assessment for Container Ports,” Journal of the Transportation Research Board, in press.

3. Yoon, S. and G. J. Rix, (2009). “Near-Field Effects on Array-Based Surface Wave Methods with Active Sources,” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 135, No. 3, pp. 399-406.

4. Taylor, C. E., G. J. Rix, and F. Liu, (2009). “Exploring Financial Decision-Making Approaches for Use in Earthquake Risk Decision Processes for Ports,” Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 406-416.

5. Cramer, C. H., G. J. Rix, and K. Tucker, (2008). “Probabilistic Liquefaction Hazard Maps for Memphis, Tennessee,” Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 79, No. 3, pp. 416-423.

AWARDS and HONORS • 2005 Engineer of the Year in Education, Georgia Engineering Alliance • 2001-2001 Outstanding Teacher Award, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering • 1995-1996 Outstanding Faculty Service Award, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering • 1992-1993 Lilly Endowment Teaching Fellowship

PHILIP J. W. ROBERTS



EDUCATION PhD 1977 California Institute of Technology Environmental Engineering Science MS 1972 California Institute of Technology Environmental Engineering Science SM 1970 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mechanical Engineering BSc 1968 Imperial College of Science and Technology Mechanical Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1992 - Present Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1994 - 1994 UPS Visiting Professor Stanford University 1984 - 1992 Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1978 - 1984 Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1976 - 1978 Ocean Engineer CH2M Hill, Inc., San Francisco

RESEARCH INTERESTS Professor Roberts’ research focuses on environmental fluid mechanics, particularly its application to the engineering design of water intakes and ocean outfalls for disposal of wastewaters and desalination brine, and density-stratified flows in lakes, estuaries, and coastal waters. This includes mixing and dynamics of natural water bodies, mathematical modeling of water quality, field studies, and laboratory studies of turbulent mixing.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. Roberts, P. J. W., Salas, H. J., Reiff, F. M., Libhaber, M., Labbe, A., and Thomson, J. C. (2010). “Marine Wastewater Outfalls and Treatment Systems,” International Water Association, London, ISBN 9781843391890, 528pp, September 2010.

2. Tian, X., and Roberts, P. J. W. (2008). "Mixing in Water Storage Tanks I: No Buoyancy Effects." J. Env. Eng., 134(12), 974-985.

3. Tian, X., and Roberts, P. J. W. (2008). "Mixing in Water Storage Tanks II: With Buoyancy Effects." J. Env. Eng., 134(12), 986-995.

4. Gungor, E., and Roberts, P. J. W. (2009). "Experimental Studies on Vertical Dense Jets in a Flowing Current." J. Hydraul. Eng., 135(11), 935-948.

5. Hunt, C. D., Mansfield, A. D., Mickelson, M. J., Albro, C. S., Geyer, W. R., and Roberts, P. J. W. (2010). "Plume tracking and dilution of effluent from the Boston sewage outfall " Marine Environmental Research, 70(2), 150-161.

6. Kim, D., Nemlioglu, S., Roberts, P. J. W., and Kim, J.-H. (2010). "Ozone Contactor Flow Visualization and Quantification Using Three-Dimensional Laser-Induced Fluorescence (3DLIF)." Journal AWWA, 102(1), 90-99.

AWARDS and HONORS • 2006 Distinguished Scholar, NOAA Oceans and Human Health Initiative, 2006-2008 • 1994 UPS Foundation Visiting Professor, Stanford University, • 1980 Collingwood Prize of ASCE • 2003 Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers

Armistead (Ted) Russell

Georgia Power Professor School of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Atlanta, GA 30332-0355 EDUCATION Ph.D. 1985 California Institute of Technology Mechanical Engineering MS 1980 California Institute of Technology Mechanical Engineering BS 1979 Washington State University Mechanical Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1996-Present Georgia Power Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering, School of Civil and

Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 1994-1996 Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering and Public Policy,

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1990-1994 Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering and Public

Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1985-1990 Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University,

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1985 Senior Research Scientist, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California

RESEARCH INTERESTS Professor Russell’s research focuses Air Pollution Modeling, Health Effects of Air Pollutants, Aerosol Dynamics, Environmental Economics and Control Strategy Design, Atmospheric Chemistry, Combustion Emissions Control, Computer Modeling, Numerical Methods SELECTED PUBLICATIONS • “Managing Carbon Monoxide in Meteorological and Topographical Problem Areas” (2003) Russell,

A.G., et al. National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington D.C. • “Mobile Source Emissions Modeling,” (2000) Russell, A.G., et al., National Research Council, National

Academy Press, Washington DC. • Weaver CP, et al. (2009) A Preliminary Synthesis of Modeled Climate Change Impacts on US

Regional Ozone Concentrations. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 1843-1863. • Darrow LA, Klein M, Flanders WD, Waller LA, Correa A, Marcus M, Mulholland JA, Russell AG and

Tolbert PE. (2009) Ambient Air Pollution and Preterm Birth a Time-Series Analysis. Epidemiology 20: 689-698: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181a7128f

• Fang YY, Fiore AM, Horowitz LW, Gnanadesikan A, Levy H, Hu YT and Russell AG. (2009) Estimating the Contribution of Strong Daily Export Events to Total Pollutant Export from the United States in Summer. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 114: 10.1029/2008jd010946

AWARDS and HONORS 2010 Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science 2009 Guest Editor, Environmental Science and Technology, Issue on Particulate Matter and Health, July,

2009 2008 Outstanding Graduate Advisor (GIT) 2004- Associate Editor, Environmental Science and Technology 2005 Distinguished Lecture, University of California-Riverside

J. CARLOS SANTAMARINA

Goizueta Foundation Faculty Chair School of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0355

EDUCATION Ph.D. 1987 Civil Engineering Purdue University MSc 1984 Civil Engineering University of Maryland Civil Eng. 1982 Civil Engineering Universidad Nac. Córdoba, Argentina

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2002-present Goizueta Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1999-present Co-director Center for Applied Geomaterials Research 1999-present Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1996-1999 Adjunct Professor University of Waterloo, Ontario 1996-1998 Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1992-1995 Associate Professor University of Waterloo, Ontario 1987-1991 Assistant Professor Polytechnic University, Brooklyn

RESEARCH INTERESTS Professor Santamarina’s research explores the scientific foundations of soil behavior and subsurface processes using unprecedented particle-level testing methods combined with high resolution process monitoring systems and inverse problems. This conceptual and experimental framework is transforming the study of phenomena and the development of solutions in geotechnical engineering with emphasis on energy geotechnology with contributions to: efficiency and conservation, resource recovery (petroleum, methane hydrates), energy geo-storage, and energy waste (carbon geological storage, fly ash and nuclear waste). Two books and more than 200 publications summarize salient concepts and research results. His former doctoral students are faculty members or lead engineers at foremost universities and organizations worldwide. Dr. Santamarina is a frequent keynote speaker at international events. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: Books 1. Santamarina, J.C. and Fratta, D. (2005). “Discrete Signals and Inverse Problems – An Introduction for

Engineers and Scientists”, J. Wiley and Sons, 350 pages. 2. Santamarina, J.C., in collaboration with Klein, K. and Fam, M. (2001). “Soils and Waves”, J. Wiley and

Sons, 488 pages. AWARDS and HONORS • 2010 Tewkesbury Lecturer - Australia • 2010 Member, Committee on Geological & Geotechnical Eng, US National Academy (since 2006) • 2008 IACMAG Excellent Paper Award (written w/Katherine A Klein on Soft Sediment Characterization) • 2004-2006 Member, Study Committee on Geological & Geotechnical Eng in the New Millennium • 2005 Fellow, World Innovation Foundation

DAVID WILLIAM SCOTT Associate Professor & Assistant of Director Practice

School of Civil Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology - Savannah

EDUCATION: Ph.D 1997 Civil Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology MS. 1996 Civil Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology BS. 1991 Civil Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 08/10 – Present Asst. Director for Professional Practice Georgia Institute of Technology, Savannah08/10 – Present Assoc. Professor of Civil Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology, Savannah08/00 – 08/06 Asst. Professor of Civil Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology, Savannah10/97 – 08/00 Research Civil Engineer U.S. Army Engineer Research and

Development Center 09/92 – 06/97 Graduate Assistant Georgia Institute of Technology 09/87 – 06/90 Cooperative Intern Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation RESEARCH INTEREST Dr. Scott's major research focus is the analysis and design of fiber-reinforced polymeric (FRP) materials in civil engineering, repair and strengthening of structures using advanced materials and technologies, blast response of structures strengthened using FRP materials, viscoelastic characterization of polymeric materials, and structural monitoring and damage detection. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: 1. Work, P., Sapp, A., Scott, D., and Dodd, M., “Influence of Small Vessel Operation and Propulsion System on

Loggerhead Sea Turtle Injuries,” Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 393, 2010, pp 168-175.

2. Dempsey, D., and Scott, D., “Timber Members Strengthened with Mechanically Fastened FRP Strips,” ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction, Vol. 10, No. 5, 2006, pp 392-398

3. Schaefer, D. Scott, D., Molina, G., Al-Kalaani, Y., Murphy, T., Johnson, W., and Goeser, P., “Integration of Distance Learning Technology into Traditional Engineering Physical Laboratory Exercises,” Proceedings of the ASEE Southeastern Section Annual Meeting, Memphis, TN, April, 2008.

4. Lindsey, S., and Scott, D., “Use of Hybrid Teaching Mechanisms to Improve Engineering Courses Delivered Via eLearning Platforms,” The 1st Annual Southeastern Scholarship Conference on e-Learning, Macon, GA, October 2005

5. Parker, M., Scott, D., Johnson, C., Davis, J., and Cummins, T., “Masonry Elements Strengthened Using Epoxy-Bonded Elastomeric Fiber Reinforced Films,” submitted to The Masonry Journal, (in review)

AWARDS and HONORS: • 2004 Best Basic Research Paper, ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction • 2003 Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, Georgia Tech Center for Excellence in Teaching and

Learning

Jim C. Spain Professor

Civil and Environmental Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, 30332

EDUCATION Ph.D. 1979 Microbiology/Biochemistry University of Texas, Arlington B.S. 1973 Biology/Chemistry University of Texas, Arlington PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2005-Present Professor, Environmental Eng. Georgia Institute of Technology 2005-Present Professor of Biology Georgia Institute of Technology 2000 Sabbatical ETH Institute for Biotechnology 1988-2004 Chief, Environmental Biotech

Research Air Force Research Laboratory

RESEARCH INTERESTS Dr. Spain’s work focuses on discovery and investigation of bacteria that degrade organic compounds. Biodegradation of chemical pollutants is a second area of interest. Evolution and adaptation of bacteria to synthetic organic compounds provides the basis for natural attenuation and bioremediation of contaminants. The third area of interest is bioprospecting for cyanobacteria with potential for photobiological hydrogen production. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. Nishino, S.F, K.A Shin, R. Payne, and J.C. Spain. 2010. Growth of bacteria on 3-

nitropropionic acid as a sole carbon, nitrogen and energy source. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 76:3590-3598.

2. Qu, Y. and J.C. Spain. 2010. Biodegradation of 5-nitroanthranilic acid by Bradyrhizobium sp. Strain JS329. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 76:1417-1422.

3. Husserl, J. J.C. Spain, and J.B. Hughes. 2010. Growth of Arthrobacter sp. Strain JBH1 on nitroglycerin as the sole source of carbon and nitrogen. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 76:1689-1691.

4. Jennings, L.K., M.M.G. Chartrand, G. Lacrampe-Couloume, B.S. Lollar, J.C. Spain, and J.M. Gossett. 2009. Proteomic and transcriptomic analyses reveal genes upregulated by cis-dichloroethene in Polaromonas JS666. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 75:3733-3744.

5. Shin, K.E, and J.C. Spain. 2009. Biodegradation of diphenylamine by Burkholderia sp. Strain JS667: pathway and evolutionary implications. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 75:2694-2704.

AWARDS AND HONORS • 2009 American Society for Microbiology-Proctor and Gamble Award for Excellence in

Environmental Microbiology • 1994 Elected Fellow American Academy for Microbiology

MARC STIEGLITZ Associate Professor


EDUCATION: Ph.D., 1995 Geological Science Columbia University MS 1985 Civil Engineering Columbia University BA 1983 Physics Columbia University PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Aug. 2003 – present Associate Professor, Georgia Tech 1997 – 2003 Doherty Associate Research Scientist Columbia University 1995 – 1997 Post-doctoral Fellow Marine Biological Laboratory 1986 – 1990 Staff Scientist Application International Corporation 1985 - 1986 Technical Staff Member TRW RESEARCH INTERESTS His research interests lie in hydrology, scale issues in hydrology, and in particular, Dr. Stieglitz works at the interface between hydrology, biology and biogeochemistry. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. Schymanski, S., A Kleidon, A., M Stieglitz, M.,J Narula, J., 2010,accepted. Maximum entropy production

allows a simple representation of heterogeneity in arid ecosystems, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal 2. Kleidon, A., Schymanski, S., Stieglitz, M., 2009,Thermodynamics, irreversibility and optimality in land surface

hydrology In: K Strelcová et al. (eds.), Bioclimatology and Natural Hazards, 107-118. 3. McClelland, J. W., M. Stieglitz, F. Pan, R. M. Holmes, and B. J. Peterson,2008, Recent Changes in Nitrate

and Dissolved Organic Carbon Export from the Upper Kuparuk River, North Slope, Alaska, Journal of Geophysical Research – BioGeosciences, 112, (G4), Article Number: G04S60

4. Patil, S., Stieglitz, M., Stream Response Similarity in Nested Catchments Based on Scaling Relationships of Flow Percentiles, Presented at Fall AGU, San Francisco, December 2009

5. Abdelnour, A ., Stieglitz, M ., Pan, F ., Mckane, R., Catchment Hydro-biogeochemical Responses to Forest Harvest Intensity and Spatial Pattern, Presented at Fall AGU, San Francisco, December 2009

AWARDS and HONORS • 2004 CETL Class of '69 Teaching Fellows • 1995 1997 NOAA Global Climate Change Fellowship • 1984 AMOCO Foundation Fellowship

THORSTEN STOESSER Assistant Professor

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 30332

EDUCATION Ph.D., 2002 Civil Engineering University of Bristol, UK Dipl., 1998 Civil Engineering University of Karlsruhe, GERMANY

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2006 – present Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 2001 – 2006 Postdoctoral Research Affiliate Georgia Institute of Technology 1998 – 2001 Graduate Research Assistant University of Bristol, UK RESEARCH INTERESTS Dr. Stoesser’s research interests are in the area of experimental and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques applied to hydraulic and environmental flows. Dr. Stoesser is particularly interested in detailed numerical simulations of flow, turbulence, transport and mixing processes in the natural and man-made environment. Dr. Stoesser has developed CFD models that are based on the unsteady Reynolds-Averaged Navier Stokes equations (URANS) to simulate practically relevant flows as well as Large-Eddy Simulation (LES) techniques to be able to tackle fundamental research questions. Dr. Stoesser’ research projects have been sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), German Research Agency (DFG), the National Science Foundation (NSF), US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), the USGS and industry partners. Research work of Dr. Stoesser includes flow around bluff bodies, flow and turbulence around free stream turbines, ozone contactor hydraulics, UV reactor turbulence, turbulent mixing in water storage tanks, clarifier hydrodynamics. Engineering projects of Dr. Stoesser include CFD modeling of flood protection schemes, restoration of small creeks, index velocity assessment through CFD, mist eliminator design and sediment settling in sandtraps and reservoirs. Awards/Honors/Memberships: • Bill Shutz Young Faculty Teaching Award, Georgia Institute of Technology • DFG-MoRST Research Scholarship • German Research Foundation travel grant • Sparkassen Price for outstanding Masters Thesis (1999) • Fellow, International Association of Hydraulic Research (IAHR) • Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) • Member, International Hydropower Association (IHA) • Member, German Association of Water Resources and Wastewater Treatment (DWA)

TERRY W. STURM


Atlanta, GA 30332-0355 Phone - (404) 894-2218

EDUCATION Ph.D., University of Iowa, Mechanics and Hydraulics, 1976. M.S., University of Illinois, Civil Engineering (Hydraulics & Water Resources), 1970. B.S., University of Illinois, Civil Engineering (with Highest Honors), 1969.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2001-present Professor, School of CEE, Georgia Institute of Technology 1984-2001 Associate Professor, School of CEE, Georgia Institute of Technology 1978-1984 Assistant Professor, School of CEE, Georgia Institute of Technology 1976-1978 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engrg., University of Notre Dame 1972-1975 Teaching/Research Fellow, Dept. of Mech. & Hydraulics, Univ. of Iowa 1970-1972 Staff and Project Engineer, U.S. Public Health Service, Aberdeen, South Dakota 1969-1970 University Fellow, Hydrosystems, Dept. of Civil Engrg., Univ. of Illinois 1966-1968 Summer Engineering Trainee, U.S. Soil Conservation Service

RESEARCH INTERESTS Open channel hydraulics, sediment transport in rivers, hydraulic structures, bridge foundation scour, resuspension of cohesive sediments, best-management practices to control erosion from construction sites, effects of urbanization on stream geomorphology SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Ravisangar, V., Sturm, T. W., and Amirtharajah, A. (2005). “Influence of Sediment Structure on Erosional Strength and Density of Kaolinite Sediment Beds,” J. Hydr. Eng., ASCE, 131(5), 356-365.

• Ge, L., Lee, S., Sotiropoulos, F., and Sturm, T. W. (2005). “3D Unsteady RANS Modeling of Complex Hydraulic Engineering Flows. Part II: Model Validation and Flow Physics,” J. Hydr. Eng., ASCE, 131(9), 809-820.

• Sturm, Terry W. (2006). “Scour Around Bankline and Setback Abutments in Compound Channels,” J. Hydr. Eng., ASCE, 132(1), 21-32.

• Lee, Seung Oh, and Sturm, Terry W. (2009). “Effect of Sediment Size Scaling on Physical Modeling of Bridge Pier Scour, J. Hydr. Eng., ASCE, 135(10), 793-802.

• Hobson, Paul, Navarro, Ricardo, and Sturm, Terry W. (2010). “Erodibility Of Bridge Foundation Sediments In Georgia,” Proc. Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference, Las Vegas.

• Hong, Seung Ho, Kim, Su Jin, Sturm, T.W., Stoesser, T., and Gonzalez-Castro, J. A. (2010). “Effect Of Low Tailwater During Drought On Scour Conditions Downstream Of An Ogee Spillway,” Proc. River Flow 2010, Braunschweig, Germany, 1193-1200.

• Sturm, Terry W. (2009). Open Channel Hydraulics, Graduate-level textbook, McGraw-Hill, Boston, MA, 2nd Edition.

AWARDS and HONORS 2009 Selected as Chief Editor, ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 2008 Engineer of the Year in Education, Georgia Engineering Alliance. 2002 Co-Adviser to V. Ravisangar, Best Ph.D. Thesis Award, School of CEE 2001 Service Award from Chattahoochee-Flint Regional Development Center

JOCHEN TEIZER Assistant Professor

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA, 30332

EDUCATION: 2006, Ph.D. Civil, Arch. & Envtl. Engineering University of Texas at Austin 2002, Diplom-Ingenieur Civil Engineering Karlsruhe Institute of Technology 1999, Vor-Diplom Civil Engineering Karlsruhe Institute of Technology PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2006 – Present Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 2004 & 2005 Collaborating Visiting Researcher National Institute of Standards and

Technology(NIST) 2002 - 2006 Graduate Research Assistant University of Texas at Austin RESEARCH INTEREST: Dr. Teizer’s research interest are Engineering and Management in Construction and Transportation, Automation and Robotics, Emerging Sensing Technology, Workzone Safety, Inference Management, Resource Tracking, and Productivity, , Sustainability, Data Acquisition and Processing in Real-time, and 3D Modeling, Computer Vision and Image Processing. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: 1. Brilakis, I., Lourakis, M., Sacks, R., Savarese, S., Christodoulou, S., Teizer, J., Makhmalbaf, A. (2010).

“Toward Automated Generation of Parametric BIMs based on Hybrid Video and Laser Scanning Data”, Special Issue of the Journal of Advanced Engineering Informatics, 24(4), 456-465.

2. Yang, J., Arif, O., Vela, P.A., Teizer, J., and Shi, Z. (2010). “Tracking Multiple Workers on Construction Sites using Video Cameras.” Special Issue of the Journal of Advanced Engineering Informatics, 24(4), 428-434

3. Teizer, J., Allread, B.S., Fullerton, C.E., and Hinze, J. (2010). “Autonomous Pro-Active Real-time Construction Worker and Equipment Operator Proximity Safety Alert System”. Automation in Construction, Elsevier, 19(5), pp. 630-640.

4. Vetri, V.V., Wood, N., Teizer, J., and Guensler, R. (2011). „Heavy Duty Diesel Vehical Modal Emissions Model Estimates Using GPS Data”, 13th TRB Transportation Planning Applications Conference, Reno, Nevada,

5. Costin, A., Sedehi, A., Williams, M., Li, L., Bailey, K., and Teizer, J. (2010). “Leveraging Passive Radio Frequency Identification Technology in High-Rise Renovation Projects”, 27th International Conference – Applications of IT in the AEC Industry, Cairo, Egypt, November 16-18, 2010

AWARDS and HONORS: • 2010 Best Paper Award, “Blind Spot Measurements for Real-time Pro-Active Safety in Construction,”

Construction Research Congress, Banff, Canada • 2009 Bill Schutz Junior Faculty Teaching Award, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia

Institute of Technology. • 2008 Best Poster Award, “Pro-Active Proximity Sensing and Warning Technology”, 25th Anniversary

Conference of the Construction Industry Institute (CII), Keystone, Colorado

YICHANG (JAMES) TSAI


Atlanta, GA 30332-0355 EDUCATION 1996 Ph.D. Civil & Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA 1989 M.S. Civil Engineering, National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan, R.O.C. 1987 B.S. Civil Engineering, National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan, R.O.C.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2007 – Present Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Tech 2007 – Present Adjunct Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Tech 2003 – 2006 Senior Research Engineer, Center of GIS, Georgia Tech 1997 – 2003 Research Engineer II, Center of GIS, Georgia Tech 1996 – 1997 Postdoctoral Fellow, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Tech

RESEARCH INTERESTS Professor Tsai’s research focuses on the condition assessment, preservation and management of roadway asset using emerging sensing, GPS/GIS, and signal/image processing technologies. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS • Tsai, Y., Hu, Z., Alberti, C. (2010) “Roadway Sign Change Detection Algorithm Using Multi-Scale Sign

Image Matching (M-SIM)”, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing (PE&RS) Journal, Vol. 76(4):391-405.

• Tsai, Y., Kaul, V., Mersereau, R. M. (2010) “A Critical Assessment of Pavement Distress Segmentation Methods Performance Evaluation of Pavement Distress Segmentation Methods” ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Vol. 136 (1):11-19.

• Tsai, Y., Hu, Z., Wang, Z. (2010) “Vision-based Roadway Geometry Computation” ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Vol. 136(3):223-233.

• Tsai, Y., Kim, P., Wang, Z. (2009) “A Generalized Image Detection Model for Developing a Sign Inventory”, ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, Vol. 23(5):266 – 276.

• Yang, C., Tsai, Y., Wang Z. (2009) “Algorithm for Spatial Clustering of Pavement Segments”, Journal of Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Vol. 24 (2):93-108.

AWARDS and HONORS 2009 Named Chinese Chang Jiang Scholar. 2005 Research Achievement Award, College of Architecture, Georgia Tech 2002 Research Development Award, College of Architecture, Georgia Tech

YANG WANG



EDUCATION Ph.D. 2007 Stanford University, Stanford, CA Civil and Environmental Engrg. M.S. 2007 Stanford University, Stanford, CA Electrical Engineering M.S. 2001 Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Civil Engineering B.S. 1998 Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Civil Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2007 – Present Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 2001 – 2007 Graduate Research Assistant Stanford University

RESEARCH INTERESTS • Structural health monitoring and damage detection • Decentralized structural control • Smart materials and structures • Wireless sensor networks • Structural dynamics and earthquake engineering

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. Zhu, D., Yi, X., Wang, Y., Lee, K.-M., and Guo, J. (2010). "A mobile sensing system for structural

health monitoring: design and validation," Smart Materials and Structures, 19(5): 055011.

2. Wang, Y., Lynch, J.P. and Law, K.H. (2009). "Decentralized H∞ controller design for large-scale civil structures," Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 38(3): 377-401.

3. Lynch, J.P., Wang, Y., Swartz, R.A., Lu, K.-C. and Loh, C.-H. (2008). "Implementation of a closed-loop structural control system using wireless sensor networks," Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 15(4): 518-539.

4. Wang, Y., Lynch, J.P. and Law, K.H. (2007). "A wireless structural health monitoring system with multithreaded sensing devices: design and validation," Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 3(2): 103-120.

5. Lynch, J.P., Wang, Y., Loh, K.J., Yi, J.-H. and Yun, C.-B. (2006). "Performance monitoring of the Geumdang Bridge using a dense network of high-resolution wireless sensors," Smart Materials and Structures, 15(6): 1561-1575.

AWARDS and HONORS • 2006 Best Student Paper Award at the SPIE 11th International Symposium on Nondestructive

Evaluation for Health Monitoring and Diagnostics.

DONALD R. WEBSTER

Professor & Associate Chair for Undergraduate Programs School of Civil & Environmental Engineering


EDUCATION Ph.D. 1994 University of California, Berkeley Mechanical Engineering M.S. 1991 University of California, Berkeley Mechanical Engineering B.S. 1989 University of California, Davis Mechanical Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2009-Present Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 2007-Present Assoc. Chair for Undergrad Programs Georgia Institute of Technology 2003-2009 Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1997-2003 Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1995-1997 Visiting Assistant Professor University of Minnesota 1994-1995 Postdoctoral Research Affiliate Stanford University

RESEARCH INTERESTS Professor Webster’s research expertise lies in environmental fluid mechanics, with an emphasis on the influence of fluid mechanics and turbulence on biological systems. Research objectives have been pursued in two basic ways: 1) studying the fluid mechanics and turbulence characteristics of environmental and biological flows; and 2) developing advanced experimental techniques and facilities necessary to conduct the research. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. D.R. Webster and M.J. Weissburg, “The Hydrodynamics of Chemical Cues among Aquatic

Organisms,” Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 41, pp. 73-90 (2009). 2. B.D. Dickman, D.R. Webster, J.L. Page, and M.J. Weissburg, “Three-Dimensional Odorant

Concentration Measurements around Actively Tracking Blue Crabs,” Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, vol. 7, pp. 96-108 (2009).

3. J.L. Jackson, D.R. Webster, S. Rahman, and M.J. Weissburg, “Bed Roughness Effects on Boundary-layer Turbulence and Consequences for Odor Tracking Behavior of Blue Crabs (Callinectes sapidus),” Limnology and Oceanography, vol. 52, pp. 1883-1897 (2007).

4. L.P. Dasi, F. Schuerg, and D.R. Webster, “The Geometric Properties of High Schmidt Number Passive Scalar Iso-surfaces in Turbulent Boundary Layers,” Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 588, pp. 253-277 (2007).

5. K.B. Catton, D.R. Webster, J. Brown, and J. Yen, “Quantitative Analysis of Tethered and Free-Swimming Copepodid Flow Fields,” Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 210, pp. 299-310 (2007).

AWARDS and HONORS • 2008-2009 Invited participant in University Leadership Program (ULP) • 2008 CEE Excellence in Service Award • 2004 CEE Outstanding Teacher Award • 2001 British Petroleum / CETL Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award • 2000 CEE Outstanding Interdisciplinary Activity Award

DONALD W. WHITE Professor

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Atlanta, GA 30332-0355

EDUCATION Ph.D, 1988 Structural Engineering Cornell University M.S., 1985 Structural Engineering Cornell University B.S., 1982 Civil Engineering North Carolina State University EXPERIENCE 2004-present Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1997-2004 Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1992-1996 Associate Professor Purdue University 1987-92 Assistant Professor Purdue University 1982 Hanger Engineer Carolina Power and Light Company Raleigh, NC. 1980-81 Structural Designer J.E. Sirrine Company, Raleigh, NC. RESEARCH INTERESTS Professor White's interests include both analytical and design related research aimed at improving the state of structural design practice for buildings, bridges, and other engineered projects. Much of this work involves the development of analysis techniques and the coupling of these techniques with computer-aided engineering methodologies.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS • Kaehler, R., White, D.W. and Kim, Y.D. (2010), Design of Frames Using Web-Tapered Members,

AISC/MBMA Design Guide 25 (to appear).

• White, D.W. (2010). “Structural Behavior of Steel,” Chapter 6, Steel Bridge Design Handbook, National Steel Bridge Alliance.

• Chang, C.-J. and White, D.W. (2008). “An Assessment of Modeling Strategies for Composite Curved Steel I-Girder Bridges,” Engineering Structures, 30(11), 2991-3002.

• White, D.W. (2008). “Unified Flexural Resistance Equations for Stability Design of Steel I-Section Members – Overview,” Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 134(9), 1405-1424.

• Alemdar, B.N. and White, D.W. (2005). “Displacement, Flexibility and Mixed Beam-Column Finite Element Formulations for Distributed Plasticity Analysis,” Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 131(12), 1811-1819.

SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS 2010 Raymond Reese Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers 2009 T.R. Higgins Award, American Institute of Steel Construction 2007 Richard S. Fountain Bridge Task Force Award, American Iron and Steel Institute 2006 Shortridge Hardesty Award, American Society of Civil Engineers 2006 George S. Richardson Medal, Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania 2005 Special Achievement Award, American Institute of Steel Construction

Kenneth M.(Mac) Will

Associate Professor & Associate Chair for Graduate Programs School of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Atlanta, GA 30332-0355 EDUCATION Ph.D. 1975 University of Texas, Austin Civil Engineering MSCE 1971 University of Texas, Austin Civil Engineering BSCE 1969 University of Arkansas Civil Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1994-Present Associate Professor & Associate Chair Georgia Institute of Technology 1981-Present Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1975-1981 Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology

RESEARCH INTERESTS Professor Will’s research focuses in the areas of computer-aided structural engineering, finite element analysis, the thermal behavior of structures and computational mechanics. Current research projects are focused on the continued development of GTSTRUDL, parallel computing, and the automation of design based on finite element results. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Guney, M.E. and Will, K.M., “A High Performance Multifrontal Code for Linear Solution of Structures Using Multi-Core Microprocessors,” Tsinghua Science and Technology, Vol. 13, No. S1, October 2008, pp. 34-39.

Kurc, O. and Will, K.M., “An Iterative Parallel Workload Balancing Framework for Direct Condensation of Substructures”, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Volume 196, March 2007, pp. 2084-2096. Emkin, L. Z., Will, K. M., Stringer, S. V., Swanger, M. H., Kahn, L. F., Zand, H., and Abernathy, R., GTSTRUDL Users Manual, Volumes 1-8, Published by CASE Center, Georgia Tech, 2006, 2008, 2010. AWARDS and HONORS Outstanding Service Award, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006 Software Development Award (with L. Z. Emkin), School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000 Arkansas Academy of Civil Engineering

PAUL WORK

Associate Professor & Associate Chair School of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Georgia Institute of Technology, Savannah, GA 31407

EDUCATION Ph.D. 1993 University of Florida Coastal and Oceanographic Engrg. MS 1987 University of California, Berkeley Civil Engineering BS 1986 University of California, Berkeley Civil Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2007-Present Assoc. Prof. & Assoc. Chair Georgia Institute of Technology 2008-Present Adjunct Professor Skidaway Inst. of Oceanography 2002-2007 Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1998-2001 Associate Professor Clemson University 1993-1998 Assistant Professor Clemson University 1988 Coastal Engineer U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

Los Angeles, California

RESEARCH INTERESTS Dr. Work’s research projects address the transport of water, sediment, and contaminants in river, estuarine, coastal and ocean environments. Recent projects have included wave measurement technology, impacts of small vessels on endangered species, subsurface transport of contaminants to adjacent water bodies, assessment of tidal power potential, and sediment transport on the inner continental shelf. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. Work, P.A., Sapp, A., Scott, D., and Dodd, M.G., 2010. Influence of small vessel operation and propulsion system on loggerhead sea turtle injuries. J. Exp Mar Biol Ecol., 393, 168-175. doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.07.019.

2. Haus, B.K., Shay, L.K., Work, P.A., Voulgaris, G., Ramos, R.J., and Martinez-Pedraja, J., 2010. Wind speed dependence of single-site wave height retrievals from High Frequency radars. J. of Atmos and Oceanic Tech, 27(8), 1381-1394. doi: 10.1175/2010JTECHO730.1.

3. Work, P.A., and Srisuwan, C., 2010. Identification of swell in nearshore surface wave energy spectra. Intl. J. of Ocean and Climate Systems, 1(2), 51-66.

4. Work, P.A., 2008. Nearshore directional wave measurements by surface-following buoy and acoustic Doppler current profiler. Ocean Eng., 35, Elsevier, 727-737, doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2003.10.071.

5. Karasu, S., Work, P.A., Cambazoğlu, M.K., and Yuksek, O., 2008. Coupled longshore and cross-shore models for beach nourishment evolution at laboratory scale. J. of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Eng., ASCE, 134(1), 30-39.

AWARDS and HONORS • 1999 Fulbright Senior Scholar • 1996, 1997 Clemson University Byars Prize for Teaching Excellence

ARASH YAVARI


Atlanta, GA 30332-0355 Phone - (404) 894-2436

EDUCATION Ph.D. 2005 California Institute of Technology Mechanical Engineering M.S. 2000 George Washington University Mechanical Engineering B.S. 1997 Sharif University of Technology Civil Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2005-present Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology

RESEARCH INTERESTS Professor Yavari's research interests include solid mechanics in small scales; ferroelectrics; magnetoelastic and electroelastic interactions; lattice theories of solids; geometric continuum mechanics; configurational forces; and fractal fracture mechanics. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• A. Yavari, A geometric theory of growth mechanics, Journal of Nonlinear Science, DOI: 10.1007/s00332-010-9073-y.

• A. Angoshtari and A. Yavari, Finite-temperature atomic structure of 180o ferroelectric domain walls in PbTiO3, Europhysics Letters 90, 27007, 2010.

• A. Yavari and H. Khezrzadeh, Estimating terminal velocity of rough cracks in the framework of

discrete fractal fracture mechanics, Engineering Fracture Mechanics 77, 2010, pp. 1516-1526.

• A. Ozakin and A. Yavari, A geometric theory of thermal stresses, Journal of Mathematical Physics 51, 032902, 2010.

• A. Yavari and A. Angoshtari, Structure of defective crystals at finite temperatures: A quasi-harmonic

lattice dynamics approach, International Journal of Solids and Structures 47, 2010, pp. 1807-1821.

AWARDS and HONORS 2010 Visiting Professor, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford 2010 Engineering Fracture Mechanics Top 10 Most Cited Articles, 2005 to 2009 2010 School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Excellence in Research Award 2007 School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Bill Schultz Junior Faculty Teaching Award

SOTIRA YIACOUMI


Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30323 EDUCATION Ph.D. 1992 Environmental Engineering Syracuse University M.S. 1987 Environmental Engineering Syracuse University Dipl. Engr. 1985 Civil Engineering Aristotle University,GREECE

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2003-present Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1997-2003 Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1992-1997 Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001 Faculty Researcher Oak Ridge National Laboratory 2000 Visiting Professor National University of Singapore

RESEARCH INTERESTS Professor Yiacoumi’s research interests include colloidal and interfacial phenomena in environmental systems. Her research contributions span the following areas: sorption phenomena, colloidal phenomena, influence of sorption on colloidal behavior, molecular techniques, and novel environmental processes. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. Chung, E., Kweon, H., Yiacoumi, S., Lee, I., Joy, D.C., Palumbo, A.V., and Tsouris, C., "Adhesion of

Spores of Bacillus thuringiensis on a Planar Surface," Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 44, 290-296, 2010.

2. Hou, C.-H., Taboada-Serrano, P., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Electrosorption Selectivity of Ions

from Mixtures of Electrolytes inside Nanopores," Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 129, 224703 (1-9), 2008.

3. Taboada-Serrano, P., Vithayaveroj, V., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Surface Charge

Heterogeneities and Interparticle Forces Measured by Atomic Force Microscopy," Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 39, 6352-6360, 2005.

4. Yang, K.-L., Ying, T.-Y., Yiacoumi, S., Tsouris, C., and Vittoratos, E. S., "Electrosorption of Ions from

Aqueous Solutions by Carbon Aerogel: An Electrical Double-Layer Model," Langmuir, vol. 17, 1961-1969, 2001.

5. Yiacoumi, S., and Tien, C., Kinetics of Metal Ion Adsorption from Aqueous Solutions: Models,

Algorithms, and Applications, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Norwell, MA, 256 pp., 1995. AWARDS and HONORS • National Science Foundation Career Award: "CAREER: Influence of Sorption Rates on Particle

Flocculation Kinetics," 1997-2003. • U.S. Department of Energy Higher Education Research Experiences for Faculty, Summer 2001.

Abdul-Hamid Zureick, Professor School of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Atlanta, GA 30332-0355 Phone - (404) 894-2294

EDUCATION Ph.D. 1985 University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Structural Engineering MS 1982 University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Structural Engineering BS 1978 Tishreen University, Latakia, Syria Civil Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Head Structural Engineering, Mechanics, &Materials

Group 1/93 to present

Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 9/97 to Present Associate Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 9-91 to 9-97 Assistant Professor Georgia Institute of Technology 9/85 to 9/91 Graduate Research Assistant University of Illinois at Urbana 1/82 to 5/85 Instructor Tichreen University, Syria 1/79 to 2/80 Structural Engineer Nizamiddin Consultants, Syria 8/78 to 1/80 Engineer Assistant Alsahel Company, Syria 7/76 to 10/76

RESEARCH INTERESTS Integrated analytical and experimental research aimed at examining the behavior and developing design criteria and standardized tests of polymer composite and stainless steel materials in new construction and in the rehabilitation of bridge, buildings, and industrial facility structures. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS • Zureick, A., Ellingwood, B. R., Nowak, A. S., Mertz, D. R., and Triantafillou, T. (2010). “Recommended

Guide Specification for the Design of Externally Bonded FRP Systems for Repair and Strengthening of Concrete Bridge Elements,” NCHRP Report 655, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC.

• Wang, N., B. R. Ellingwood and A.-H. Zureick (2010) “Bridge rating using system reliability

assessment, Part I: Assessment and verification by load testing” Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, In Press.

• Wang, N., C. O’Malley, B. R. Ellingwood and A.-H. Zureick (2010) “Bridge rating using system

reliability assessment, Part II: Improvements to bridge rating practices” Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, In Press

• Wang, N., B. R. Ellingwood, Abdul-Hamid Zureick (2010) “Reliability-based evaluation of flexural

members strengthened with externally bonded fiber-reinforced polymer composites” Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 136, No. 9, pp.1151-1160.

• Engindeniz, M. and Zureick A. (2008). “Deflection Response of Glass Fiber-Reinforced Pultruded

Components in Hot Weather Climates,” ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction, Vol 12, No. 3, pp.355-363.

AWARDS and HONORS

2007 ASTM D30 Composite Materials Award 2007 ASTM D30 Composite Materials Award of Appreciation 2004 ASTM D30 Award of Appreciation 2001 Georgia Tech-School of Civil & Environmental Engineering Award of Appreciation 1997 Composite Institute Award of Excellence

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