Board Members

Structural Engineering and Design

• Ross B. Corotis
  Educated at MIT, with a background in structural mechanics and stochastic vibrations; interest in the application of probabilistic concepts to civil engineering; chaired committees for ACI, ASCE and IASSAR and was Editor-in-Chief of Structural Safety; registered PE.
  URL: http://spot.colorado.edu/~corotis/
• Dan M. Frangopol
  Ph.D. from University of Liege, Belgium; honorary doctorate from Tech Univ of Bucharest; research on structural system optimization and reliability, life cycle cost, and bridge engineering; ASCE, FHWA, IASSAR and SAE awards; research for NSF, AFOSR, Army CoE, CDOT, FHWA, NATO and TRB.
  URL: http://spot.colorado.edu/~frangopo/
• George Hearn
  Registered professional engineer, inventor of patented designs for rock-fall barriers and internally stabilized fill walls; developer of software for specialized stress analysis and bridge condition rating; engineering degrees from the Cooper Union and Columbia University.
• Benson Shing
  B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley, with research interest in earthquake engineering, experimental investigation and model-based simulation of inelastic behavior of concrete and masonry structures; sponsored research projects from  NSF, CDOT and FHWA.
  URL: http://bechtel.colorado.edu/~shing/
• Yunping Xi
  Ph.D. from Northwestern University; PI and co-PI of more than 30 projects with emphases on theoretical and experimental analysis of long-term behavior of materials and structures, and non-destructive testing and monitoring of existing structures.
  URL: http://bechtel.colorado.edu/~sesm/Faculty/xiy.html

Construction Engineering /Management

• James Diekmann
  K. Stanton Lewis Professor; degrees from the Universities of Missouri and Washington; head of Construction Engineering Management Program; research on emerging computer technology for design and construction project management. PI for NSF, Army CoE, EPA, DoE and AGC.
  URL: http://www.colorado.edu/engineering/civil/cem/Faculty2/Diekmann/
• Keith Molenaar
  Degrees in Architectural Engineering and Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado; held several industry positions; research on alternative delivery strategies for constructed facilities and infrastructure; committee member of ASCE, AACE and DBIA.
  URL: http://spot.colorado.edu/~molenaar/

Architectural Engineering

• Michael Brandemuehl
  Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin Solar Energy Lab; seven years R&D with United Technologies Carrier; research in optimal design and operation of buildings and their environmental systems, and development of renewable and sustainable energy technologies; registered PE and active in ASHRAE.
  URL: http://civil.colorado.edu/~brandem/

Environmental and Water Resources

• James P. Heaney
  Ph.D. from Northwestern University; research on integrated urban water infrastructure systems with process simulation, optimization, GIS, benefit-cost evaluations, and reliability analysis; Vice-chair of ASCE Urban Water Council; research with US EPA, WERF, AWWA and NSF.
  URL: http://ceae.Colorado.EDU/web/grad/water/faculty/Heneay.html