Background
Education
- Ph.D. Civil
Engineering - University of Cincinnati, 2006
- B.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering - University of
Cincinnati, 2002
Professional Experience
- Assistant
Professor, University of Kansas, 2006 to Present
- Research / Teaching Assistant, University of Cincinnati,
2002-2005
- Engineering Co-op, CSX Transportation, Jacksonville, FL,
2001
- Engineering Co-op, CSX Transportation, Ft. Wright, KY,
1999-2000
Awards and Honors
- U.S.
Department of Education GAANN Fellow, 2002-2005
- Joseph Dave Scholarship, University of Cincinnati, 2003
- Robert T. and Helen C. Howe Civil Engineering Scholarship,
University of Cincinnati, 2002
- ASCE Student Leadership Award, University of Cincinnati,
2002
- American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way
Association
(AREMA) Educational
Foundation Scholarship, University of Cincinnati, 2001
- Ultra-Technic Services Award, University of Cincinnati,
2000
Professional Affiliations
- Member of
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 1997 - Present
- Member of the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC),
2006 - Present
- Member of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE),
2004 - Present
- Member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB),
2003-Present
Teaching and Research Interests
- Behavior of
Steel Structures
- Design and Evaluation of Bridges
- Fatigue Performance of Steel Structures
- Inelastic Behavior of Steel Structures
- High Performance Steel
- History of Civil Engineering



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