Professor Theodore Stathopoulos, PhD
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Professor Theodore Stathopoulos, PhD
Concordia University
Office: S-EV 6125
Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex,
1515 St. Catherine W.
Phone: (514) 848-2424 ext. 3186
Email:
theodore.stathopoulos@concordia.ca |
Dr. Stathopoulos received his Civil Engineering Diploma from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece and both his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario. He joined the Centre for Building Studies, Concordia University in 1979. His work in the area of wind engineering and building aerodynamics has received national and international recognition and forms the basis for wind design of low-rise buildings in the 1990, 1995 and 2005 National Building Code of Canada.
He was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor in 1982 and to the rank of Professor in 1987. He has been Associate Director of the Centre for Building Studies for the period 1983-1995. In 1993, he was appointed Associate Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, a position he held until 1998, when he became Director of the Centre for Building Studies for the period 1998-2001.
Since the beginning of 2003, he has been Associate Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, Concordia University. Dr. Stathopoulos has established an excellent teaching record at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and has also been active in the development of educational models. In 1997, he received the Concordia Council on Student Life Teaching Excellence Award and in 2006, the Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching. He has an outstanding research record with more than 350 publications in refereed journals and conference proceedings. His work in the area of wind engineering and building aerodynamics has received national and international recognition. It forms the basis for wind design of low-rise buildings in the 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995 and 2005 National Building Code of Canada, and it has been partly included in the 1982 American National Wind Standard (later ASCE 7-88, 93, 95, 98, 02, 05) and in other standards as well.
Dr. Stathopoulos has established the Building Aerodynamics Laboratory at the Centre for Building Studies and has developed, in cooperation with Dr. D. Surry of the University of Western Ontario, the so-called pneumatic-averaging technique for the measurement of area-averaged fluctuating wind pressures on buildings. This technique has been used routinely around the world. He received the Best Paper Award for the paper entitled "Wind-Tunnel Studies of Buildings and Structures" published in the ASCE Journal of Aerospace Engineering in 1996. Dr. Stathopoulos' research has been receiving continuously significant support by NSERC (operating, equipment, strategic, discovery, cooperative research and development grants), FCAR, later NATEQ (operating and equipment grants) and several other organizations. Dr. Stathopoulos has participated actively in numerous external bodies including the ASCE Standards Committee of Minimum Design Loads of Buildings and Other Structures. He has been elected America's Regional Representative in the Executive Board of the International Association for Wind Engineering – IAWE (2003-07); and to the Board of Directors of the American Association for Wind Engineering – AAWE (2003-07). He has served on several ASCE bodies and chaired the Aerodynamics, the Experimental Analysis & Instrumentation, as well as the Wind Effects Committees of ASCE; he is a past member (Chair in 2000-01) and current Advisor of the Executive Committee of the Aerospace Division of ASCE.
He has been invited and keynote speaker, chairman and rapporteur in short courses, national and international conferences taken place in Canada, the U.S.A., Europe, Japan and Australia. He has been consultant to numerous projects on issues related to wind-building interaction. He has acted as expert witness on cases related to wind-building interaction. He also has industrial experience, gained before his engagement in research. He has been honored by the American Association for Wind Engineering and he received the 1997 Engineering Award of the National Hurricane Conference for his "exhaustive studies leading to the adoption of the new ASCE-7 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures which is already leading to safer, more hurricane-resistant construction in many areas".
He received the ASCE Aerospace Division's Outstanding Professional Service Award for the year 2004. He has been appointed Editor of the International Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, as well as Editorial Board member of several prestigious journals in his field. Dr. Stathopoulos is a professional engineer registered in Québec, Ontario and in Greece; he is Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and also Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Research
- Wind effects on buildings
- Building aerodynamics
- Wind environment
- Dispersion of pollutants in the urban environment
- Computational wind engineering
- Codification of wind effects.
Publications and further information:
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.co.jp/citations?user=jlWYV5oAAAAJ&hl=ja
ResearchGate:
https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Theodore-Stathopoulos-72104517
Professor Mohsen A. Issa, PhD
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Professor Mohsen A. Issa, PhD
University of Illinois at Chicago
Building & Room: 2095 ERF
Address: 842 West Taylor Street, MC 246, Chicago, IL 60607
Office Phone: (312) 996-3432
Email:
missa@uic.edu |
Research Interests
- Analysis, design, and testing of structural models and prototypes subjected to static, fatigue and simulated seismic loading.
- Development of experimental and analytical techniques for monitoring and rating existing highway bridges to assess and evaluate their physical condition, vulnerability and reliability.
- Development of an optimum structural bridge deck system for rehabilitation (Rapid Replacement of Bridge Decks) and new bridge construction.
- Size effects, and fractal surface characterization in fracture of cementitious materials.
- Development of High Performance Concrete: mechanical and durability properties.
- Failure mechanisms and damage assessment of materials and structures.
- Strength and durability assessment of advanced composite materials, such as Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers (CFRP) for rehabilitation of bridges.
- Finite element modeling of structures.
Research Laboratory
The Structural and Concrete Materials Research Laboratory is committed to conducting state-of-the-research on civil engineering structures and concrete materials. Research includes: design and testing of structural models and prototypes; development of experimental and analytical techniques for monitoring and rating existing highway bridges; design of optimum structural slab system for rehabilitation and new bridge construction; scale effects and surface characterization in fracture of cementitious materials; high-performance concrete (HPC) materials; conduct most ASTM testing on concrete and concrete materials; application of advanced composite materials for rehabilitation of civil engineering structures (bridges and buildings); and inspection and evaluation of building and bridge structures.
Publications and further information:
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4pabpA0AAAAJ&hl=en
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohsen-Issa
Professor Nikos D. LAGAROS, PhD
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Professor Nikos D. LAGAROS, PhD
National Technical University of Athens
Location: Athens, Greece
Department: School of Civil Engineering
Position: Head of Faculty
Email:
nikos.lagaros@gmail.com |
Dr. Nikos D. LAGAROS is the Dean of the School of Civil Engineering at NTUA, Professor of Structural Optimization and Director of the Personal Computers Laboratory, at the School of Civil Engineering. Prior moving to NTUA, he was Assistant Professor at the Civil Engineering Department of the University of Thessaly, Greece. In the past he also served as Visiting Professor at Department of Biological Engineering, Laboratory for Computational Biology & Biophysics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, USA and the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Dr. LAGAROS obtained his BEng and PhD, both in Civil Engineering, from NTUA and he teaches classes on Structural Analysis, Optimization and Computer Programming. Dr. LAGAROS has provided consulting, peer-review and expert-witness services to private companies and federal government agencies in Greece and Internationally. A focus of his consulting work is structural optimization consulting services and development of technical software for structural analysis and design. Recently he released the first, real-world, optimum design computing platform for civil structural systems. He also acts as NSF Panellist, for reviewing proposals on seismic performance of masonry, concrete, and other structures, Directorate for Engineering-Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation, in Washington DC, since 2010.
Dr. LAGAROS is an active member of the computational mechanics research community, focusing on (a) nonlinear dynamic analysis of concrete and steel structures under seismic loading, (b) performance-based earthquake engineering, (c) structural design optimization of real-world structures, (d) seismic risk and reliability analysis, (e) soft-computing in structural engineering, (f) fragility evaluation of reinforced concrete and steel structures, (g) inverse problems in structural dynamics, (h) machine learning applications in healthcare, (i) evolutionary computations, (j) structural health monitoring and (k) nano-modelling. Among others, his publication track record includes more than 150 peer reviewed journal paper, 10 books and 25 book chapters while he has presented his work in numerous international venues. His h-index is 41 according to Google Scholar, with more than 5000 citations of his work.
Publications and further information:
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=A0AJeUMAAAAJ&hl=en
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nikos-Lagaros
Professor Georgios E. Stavroulakis, PhD
Research topics:
Computational mechanics, contact and nonsmooth mechanics, parameter identification, structural control, soft computing, data-based applications in mechanics
Studies:
Civil Engineering and holds Diploma and Phd from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1985 (with honours 9,2/10), 1991 resp., and a Habilitation degree from the Technical University of Braunschweig, 2000.
Postdoctoral Experience: Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow, RWTH Aachen 1993-1995, Marie Curie Research Fellow 1996-1998 TU Braunschweig, Germany
Academic positions: Assistant prof. , Civil Engineering Department, TU Braunschweig 1998-2000
Associate prof, Dept. of Mathematics, University of Ioannina, Greece 2000-2005
Professor, Dept. of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete, since 2005
Administration experience:
Dean/Head of Department of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete, 2011-2013
Deputy Rector (Acacemic Affairs and Personel, Quality and Accretidation), Technical University of Crete, 2013-2017
Distinctions
Elected vice president, Greek Association for Computational Mechanics www.gracm.ntua.gr (2009-2010) and precident (2011-2012, 2013-2014), vice-precident (2015-2018) currently member of managing board.
Elected president, Hellenic Society for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics www.hstam.ntua.gr
Honorary Professor, Jordan University of Science and Tehcnology, Civil Engineering Department, Irbid, Jordan http://www.just.edu.jo/FacultiesandDepartments/FacultyofEngineering/Departments/CivilEngineering/Pages/departmentstaff.aspx
Member of Managing Board, Orthodox Academy of Crete www.oac.gr
Publications and further information:
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.gr/citations?user=a1ENygsAAAAJ&hl=el&oi=ao
ResearchGate:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Georgios_Stavroulakis
COMECO Laboratory
www.comeco.tuc.gr
Professor Charalampos BANIOTOPOULOS, PhD
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Professor Charalampos BANIOTOPOULOS, PhD
University of Birmingham, UNITED KINGDOM
Ordinary Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europaea) Class VI: Technical and Environmental Sciences
Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow 1987, 2011 & 2019
Email:
c.baniotopoulos@bham.ac.uk |
Professor Charalambos (Lambis) BANIOTOPOULOS' (LB) career since its beginning was tightly connected to academia: after his graduation with distinction from the Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University, and as soon as he was awarded his PhD with the highest distinction at the same School, in 1985, he was awarded the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship for research activity at the Technical University of Aachen (RWTH Aachen) in GERMANY. In 1987 he was appointed Lecturer at the largest University in Greece, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH). He returned from Germany to the Aristotle University where he worked first as Assistant Professor and next as Associate Professor till 2000, the year that he was promoted in the age of 42 to the position of FULL PROFESSOR and DIRECTOR of the Institute of Metal Structures, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki where he coordinated teaching and research on metal structures and sustainable energy systems. During this period, LB has been active with lecturing of Engineering modules in UG and PG level, as well as performing research and management as Director of the Institute and Director of the Structural Engineering Division (50 faculty members). His research activity was remarkably broad: as research project leader, he successfully carried out more than 53 research projects funded by the EU, national and international Organisations, and the European metal and wind turbines industry. Awards like a Human Capital & Mobility-Fellowship (now Marie Sklodowska-Curie) of the EU for sabbatical stay as Research Fellow at the Joint Research Centre in Ispra, ITALY and Alexander von Humboldt return Fellowships for sabbatical stays at the University of Hanover, and FU Berlin, GERMANY been awarded to him, should be mentioned to stress his strong lasting links to leading European Engineering research institutions. Baniotopoulos' research activity for more than 30 years is focused on Energy Infrastructure Engineering, Environment and Cultural Heritage topics characterised by interdisciplinarity, e.g. sustainable development research topics, valorisation of underground heritage, resilience and wind energy structures. The outcome of his scientific activity performed in the UK, in Germany, in Greece, and in Italy where he worked for long periods, is among others a wealth of scientific publications.
The period 2007-09 LB acted as DEPUTY HEAD and the period 2009-11 as HEAD at the Department of Civil Engineering, AUTH. In his role as Head, LB successfully coordinated his 105 faculty colleagues' academic performance, upgrading the Civil Engineering Department, AUTH from the position 150-200 to position 50-100 according to QS ranking list-2011. For 3 decades, LB has been National (Greek) or AUTH delegate at a plethora International Organisations: member of the COST Scientific Domain Committee for Transport and Urban Development, member of the Management Committee of several COST Actions starting from COST C1, C12, C14, C26, TU0905, TU1304, CA16114, CA18110, CA18215; rapporteur of the COST Action C25; liaison member CERN-National Scholarships Foundation; delegate at the CEN-TC250-Structural Eurocode 9 committee, CEN-TC250-WG6-Robustness and CEN-TC250-Masts, Chimneys and Towers; at the CESAER (Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research, organization of the 50 top Technical Universities of Europe); ECCS TC14-Sustainability; ECCS TC16 Wind Energy Structures. The period 2009-11, he acted as member of the Administrative Council of the State (Hellenic) Fellowships Foundation (that also manages all EU ERASMUS+ funds) and member of the Administrative Council of the "American-Hellenic Educational Progressive Association"-University Hospital (AHEPA) in Thessaloniki. For 8 years (1998-2006) he was member of the Administrative and the Scientific Council of the prominent International Centre for Mechanical Sciences based in Udine, ITALY. Since 2011, LB coordinates the Structural Engineering group, he was the founding DIRECTOR (2014-18) of the respective MSc program at the Univ. of Birmingham and the Director (2014-20) of the Resilience Centre of SE-University of Birmingham.
The period 2014-18 LB was CHAIR of the TU1304 COST Action "Wind energy technology" coordinating research activities of a plethora of pioneering research groups working on Wind Energy topics in 30 EU countries.
Charalampos Baniotopoulos' international academic reputation in Engineering is utmost strong; he deserves a multiplicity of robust research collaboration links with all leading Technical Universities of almost all EU countries (being a long standing delegate in CESARE, ECCS, COST, CEN, CERN, ERASMUS, IKY) (Italy, Portugal, Malta, Spain, all Balkan countries, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Luxembourg, Austria, The Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania), the USA (in particular, Columbia and Illinois University), Turkey (in particular METU and Bogacizi Univ), Middle East (in particular Tel-Aviv University in Israel, JUST and Ajlun University in Jordan), Canada (in particular Concordia University), Central and South America (UNAM in Mexico, University of Chile and University of Valparaiso in Chile), and China (in particular Shanghai-Jiao Tong and Chongqing University). Within this broad international activities framework, he exhibited a proven ability to coordinate and lead in a very efficient way his co-workers and his international collaborators as he always tried to inspire and engage his coworkers with strategic academic targets and vision. Recently, for his long academic support to the Jordan academic system, he has been awarded a prestigious accolade, that of the title of HONORARY PROFESSOR (Prof honoris causa) at the leading university of Jordan, the Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST).
Since 20 years, LB possessing a strong Engineering background, focused his research on Renewable Energy systems and in particular, high performance wind energy systems, Sustainable Urban Environment, and Circular and Green Economy. He worked with offshore, onshore and building-incorporated wind turbine systems and related risk and safety, sustainability and societal acceptance topics (http://winercost.com), whilst his most recent research concerns the effect of wind turbulence of the performance of wind energy systems, the design and construction of hyper-tall onshore and offshore wind turbines and their safety under multi-hazard scenarios, and the floating wind energy systems. Recently, he started performing relevant research on socio-environmental and techno-economic aspects of sustainable energy systems. LB has acted as PI of 51 research projects funded by EU, industry and other International Organisations; recently he coordinated 5 HORIZON2020 research projects related to Wind Energy Systems (AEOLUS4FUTURE, HYPERTOWER, TALL OFFSHORE TOWERS, SHOWTIME and WINERCOST). Within this framework of research activities, LB supervised successfully 25 doctoral dissertations on related topics up to completion and now, he supervises 13 PhD students. The last 4 years he actively participates to the 111-Project Wind Energy Structures coordinated by the ChongQing University, China and in 2018 he was awarded the honourable R visa by the Chinese Government (10 years free entrance to China for research collaborations).
LB has been member of 14 National and International Scientific Societies, member of the Editorial Board of 11 prominent international journals, and the Founding Chair of the Hellenic Society of Wind Engineering Society.
Since 2000 Lambis has been External Examiner of several international Civil Engineering and related curricula; since 2019 he is External Examiner of the Civil Engineering Programs of Liverpool John Moores University-Sri Lanka and Qatar.
LB is author/editor of 21 scientific books on different topics (e.g. Advanced Structural Engineering, Wind Energy Harvesting, Structural Optimisation, Resilient Built Environment) and published more than 420 scientific papers in peer reviewed scientific journals and international Conference Proceedings
Publications and further information:
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=n9ZaBhsAAAAJ&hl=en
ResearchGate:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Charalampos-Baniotopoulos
Dr. Metin Oguzmert, PhD
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Professor Metin Oguzmert, PhD
Kennesaw State University
Graduate Program Coordinator
Department of Civil and Construction Engineering
Phone: 470-578-5083
Email:
moguzmer@kennesaw.edu |
Degrees:
Ph.D., Structural Engineering, Syracuse University, 2006
M.Sc., Structural Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 2002
B.Sc., Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 1998
Registered Professional (Civil) Engineer in State of California
AREAS OF INTEREST:
- Earthquake Engineering
- Structural Dynamics
- Nonlinear Time History Analysis
- Buckling Restrained Braced Frames
- Performance Based Seismic Design
- Structural Health Monitoring
- Finite Element Modeling of Structural Connections
Publications and further information:
ResearchGate:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ikVGJxoAAAAJ&hl=en
Dr. Mustafa I. Alsaleh, PhD
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Dr. Mustafa I. Alsaleh, PhD
Engineering Specialist Research and Development
Virtual Product Development Division, Caterpillar Inc.
Technical Center, Bldg.E,
P.O. Box 1875, Peoria, IL 61656-1875
Tel:
309-578-3245
Fax: 309-578-4277
Email:
Alsaleh_mustafa_i@cat.com |
Publications and further information:
Google Scholar:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mustafa-Alsaleh-2