- Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 2002 – Present
Education
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, 1989 – Univeristy of British Columbia
- M.S., Civil Engineering, 1983 – University of Washington
- B.S., Civil Engineering, 1974 – Montana State University
Biography
Technical Interests
- Dynamic loads on low-rise buildings (seismic and wind)
- Dynamic response of light-frame buildings (seismic, wind, and vibration)
- Full-scale static, cyclic, and dynamic testing of structural assemblies (walls, floors, and roofs)
- Response of dowel connections
- Numerical modeling of structural and material response to static and dynamic loading (finite element analysis and closed-form numerical modeling)
Certifications
- Professional Engineer, State of Wisconsin, License No. 26864
- Professional Engineer, State of Virginia, License No. 22205
Awards
- WSU, Civil & Environmental Engineering Outstanding Advisor, 2011
- Fulbright Scholar to Universidad de Concepción, 2008
- Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award for Public Service, 2007
- Virginia Citizen Award by the Virginia Association of Building Officials, 1999
- Outstanding Service Award by the Building Seismic Safety Council, 1998
- Markwardt Award, Presented by the Forest Products Society,1998
- George G. Marra Award of Excellence, Presented by the Society of Wood Science and Technology, 1997
- Annual Award for Excellence in Truss Research, awarded by the Truss Plate Institute, 1994
- Valle Scholar to conduct research in Sweden, Award by the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Washington, 1982
Professional Experience
- 2002 – Present, Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
- 2000 – 2002, Professor, Department of Wood Science & Forest Products, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
- 1992 – Present, Adjunct-Professor, The Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
- 1995 – 2000, Associate Professor, Department of Wood Science & Forest Products, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
- 1995 – 2000, Adjunct-Associate Professor, The Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
- 1989 – 1995, Assistant Professor, Department of Wood Science & Forest Products, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
- 1989 – 1995, Adjunct-Assistant Professor, The Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
- 1982 – 1983, Research Scholar, Department of Concrete and Steel Structures, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
- 1978 – 1980, Structural Engineer/Manager, Proctor and Gamble Paper Products Division, Green Bay, WI
- 1977 – 1978, Structural/Project Engineer, Continental Pipeline Company, Huston, TX
Teaching
- Design of Timber Structures
- Advanced Mechanics of Materials
- Advanced Design of Timber Structures