His areas of interest are in Structural Mechanics with emphasis on Railway and Highway Infrastructure, structural dynamics and soil-structure interaction. His current research activities focus on railway structures with emphasis on: (i) Railway Infrastructure Monitoring and Assessment, (ii) Railway Dynamics, (iii) Analysis and Design of Freight, Passenger and High Speed Railway Structures (bridges, tunnels, track, etc); (iv) High Performance Materials for civilian and military applications
Biographical Profile
College
College of Engineering & Comp.
Department
Civil & Environmental Eng.
Tenure Status
Tenured
Interest Background
Do you include students in your research?
Undergraduates and Graduates
Interest Keywords
Railway Infrastructure, Railroad, Transportation Infrastructure, Seismic Isolation, Bridge Engineering, High Performance Materials, Infrastructure Health Monitoring and Assessment, Soil-Structure Interaction, Wave Propagation, Coupled Systems Analysis, Boundary Element Methods, Finite Element Methods, Numerical Modeling.
Institutional Focus Areas
Materials Research, Science and Engineering (Other), Computational Sciences
Personal Focus Areas
Railway Engineering and Transportation Infrastructure, Infrastructure Monitoring and Assessment, Structural Dynamics & Soil-Structure Interaction
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
Dates
Institution
Location
Degree
Field of Study
1989 - 1993
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
PhD
Civil Engineering
1987 - 1989
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
MSc
Civil Engineering
1982 - 1987
University of Patras
Rion, Greece
BS
Civil Engineering
Memberships & Professional Activities
Dates
Type
Description
Institution/Entity
2010 - Present
Membership
Committee 24 - Training and Education
AREMA
2012 - Present
Membership
Committee AR050 - Railroad Track Design
Transportation Research Board
2014 - 2016
Professional Activity
Chair, Affiliate Universities
NURail University Transportatoin Center
2016
Professional Activity
Conference Chair, JRC 2016
ASME/ASCE/IEEE
2017 - 2018
Professional Activity
Vice Chair - T&DI Rail Transportation Committee
American Society of Civil Engineers
2018 - 2022
Professional Activity
Chair, Rail Transportation Committee
ASCE
2018
Professional Activity
Co-Chair and Host, Railway Engineering Education Symposium
AREMA
Positions & Appointments
Dates
Description
Institution/Entity
1984 - 1987
Research Assistant
Institute of Material Science, Greek Committee of Nuclear Energy
1987 - 1993
Research/Teaching Assistant
Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of South Carolina
1991 - 1996
Instructor
Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of South Carolina
1993 - 1997
Research Associate
Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of South Carolina
1997 - 2000
Assistant Professor, Tenure track
Civil Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2000 - 2006
Assistant Professor, Tenure track
Civil & Environmental Engineering University of South Carolina
2006 - Present
Associate Professor, Tenured
Civil & Environmental Engineering University of South Carolina
2011 - Present
Director, Advanced Railway Technology Group
Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of South Carolina
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Dates
Type
Description
Foundation/Entity
2000
Award
Faculty Teaching Award
College of Engineering and Technology UNL
2003
Award
Citation for contribution to student success
VP for Student Affairs at USC
2007
Award
Innovative Research Award
Bert Storey
2013
Award
1st Place - AREMA Member Get a Member
AREMA (American Railway and Maintenance of Way Association)
2014
Award
ASCE Technical Merit Award
American Society of Civil Engineers - SC Section
2017
Award
Rail Transportation Division Award
American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME)
2017
Honor
William W. Hay Railroad Engineering Seminar - Invited Lecture
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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