Reginald DesRoches, Principal Investigator
Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Atlanta, GA 30332-0355 W (404) 385-0826 F (404) 894-0211
reginald.desroches@ce.gatech.edu
Expertise: Seismic retrofit, applications of shape memory alloys (SMA), nonlinear analysis.
Role in Project: Project coordination, development of analytical models, directs education, outreach, and training (EOT).
Roberto Leon, Investigator
Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Deparment of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0002 W (540) 231-4607 rleon@vt.edu
Expertise: Seismic behavior and design of steel and composite structures, building code provisions.
Role in Project: Planning, design, and execution of experimental tests.
Claudia Marin, Investigator
Assistant Professor, Howard University
Civil Engineering
Washington, DC 20059 W (202) 806-6580 F (202) 806 -5271
cmarin@howard.edu
Expertise: Earthquake engineering and structural dynamics.
Role in Project: Nonlinear simulations, validation of models with tests data.
Jamie Padgett, Senior Personnel
Assistant Professor, Rice University
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Houston, TX 77005 W (713)-348-2325 F (713)-348-5268
jamie.padgett@rice.edu
Expertise: Application of reliability and probabilistic methods for risk assessment of structures and lifeline systems, earthquake engineering including seismic design, analysis, and retrofit of bridges.
Role in Project: Fragility modeling, cost-benefit studies and LCC analysis.
Yang Wang, Investigator
Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Atlanta, GA 30332-0355 W (404) 894-1851 F (404) 894-2278
yang.wang@ce.gatech.edu
Expertise: Structural health monitoring and damage detection, decentralized structural control, smart materials and structures, wireless sensor networks.
Role in Project: Testing, advanced instrumentation, damage detection algorithms.
