Author: Marissa K Miller

Spring Structural Engineering Qualifying Exam Announcement Spring 2022 The Structural Engineering QE is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Feb 19th, 2022. Candidates must notify by email Prof. Elbanna (elbanna2@illinois.edu) and Ms. Miller (marissam@illinois.edu) of their intent to take the QE no later than Wednesday, Feb 9th, 2021.

Northern Tornadoes Project: Systematically identifying, classifying, and examining the impacts of every tornado in Canada Abstract: The Northern Tornadoes Project, founded in 2017, has been identifying and classifying every tornado in Canada since 2019 with the distinct goals of: (i) systematically capturing data in remote and sparsely populated regions, (ii) developing and utilizing the latest […]

Finding materials with optimal fracture properties A new project by CEE professors Oscar Lopez-Pamies and X. Shelly Zhang, funded by a National Science Foundation EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research award, seeks to create a novel computational framework for automatically generating optimal microstructures for materials with improved fracture behaviors. READ MORE

The Executive Committee of the ASME Applied Mechanics Division is pleased to announce and congratulate Professor Arif Masud, John and Eileen Blumenschein Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, as the recipient of the 2022 Ted Belytschko Applied Mechanics Division Award. This award, which includes a medal, a certificate, and an honorarium, will be […]

Professor Billie F. Spencer Jr. has been elected as a Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), in recognition of his distinguished contribution to civil engineering and to the promotion of China-America exchanges and cooperation. READ MORE

Professor Paolo Gardoni has been elected to ASCE’s Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Board of Governors by the EMI membership. Gardoni’s term will run from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The Board of Governors is responsible for defining the strategic directions of EMI, overseeing its operations, and promoting its growth and development.

Professor Arif Masud has been elected as President-elect of the Society of Engineering Science (SES) 2023. Masud will serve as Vice President for one year, beginning January 2022, before his term as President begins in January 2023. Established in 1963, SES is an organization of leading experts from around the world who are exploring the […]

Fall Structural Engineering Qualifying Exam Announcement Structural Engineering Qualifying Exam Fall 2021  The Structural Engineering QE is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Oct 16th, 2021. Candidates must notify by email Prof. Elbanna (elbanna2@illinois.edu) and Ms. Miller (marissam@illinois.edu) of their intent to take the QE no later than Wednesday, September 29th, 2021.

Assistant professor Shelly Zhang (BS 12, MS 14) has been invited to become a review editor of the journal Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (SMO), considered the flagship journal in her research field. “SMO journal is at the converging frontier of design, engineering, simulation, additive manufacturing, AI and digital-twins,” Zhang said. “I was very honored and […]