Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Welcome to CEE

Structures Faculty

Thirteen faculty are in the Structural Engineering and Materials Program at Washington State University. Additionally, faculty from other areas of the department, college, and university often collaborate with the structural and materials faculty in both teaching and research efforts.

Donald Bender
Professor
Director, Wood Materials & Engineering Laboratory

Research: Design and Construction of Timber structures, Engineering Properties of Wood, Nondestructive evaluation
Teaching: Statistical Modeling & Simulation, Advanced Wood Engineering, Dynamics
(bender@wsu.edu)

William Cofer
Professor

Research: Structural Mechanics; Numerical Methods Applied to Linear, Nonlinear, and Dynamic Structural Analysis
Teaching: Advanced Mechanics of Materials, Computer Methods of Structural Analysis, Finite Elements, Advanced Finite Elements, Mechanics of Structures (wcofer@wsu.edu)

       
       

J. Daniel Dolan
Professor

Research: Dynamic Response of Structures, Full-scale Testing of Structural Assemblies, Connections, and Materials, Numerical Modeling of Light-Frame Structural Systems.
Teaching: Advanced Structural Mechanics and Advanced Timber Design
(jddolan@wsu.edu)

Mohamed ElGawady
Assistant Professor

Research: Nonlinear Dynamic Response of Rigid Blocks Under Earthquake Excitations, Seismic Behavior of Masonry and Reinforced Concrete Structures, and Retrofitting of Existing Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Structures Using Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP)
Teaching: Earthquake Engineering, Structural Dynamics, and Reinforced Concrete
(melgawady@wsu.edu)

       
       
Karl Englund

Karl Englund
Assistant Research Professor and Extension Specialist

Technical Interests : Wood and Natural Fiber Composites, Polymer Processing with Natural Fiber Reinforcement, Natural Fiber Composite Properties
(englund@wsu.edu)

 

 

 

 

       
       

Rafik Itani
Professor

Research: Structural Analysis and Design, Timber Research, Computer Applications, Dynamic Analysis of Low Rise Wood Frame Buildings
Teaching: Structural Mechanics & Design
(itani@wsu.edu)

Marie-Pierre Laborie
Assistant Professor

Research: Wood Adhesion, Polymer Viscoelasticity, Morphology and Properties of Wood/polymer Interphases
Teaching: Adhesion Science 

(mlaborie@wsu.edu)

       
       

David McLean
Professor, Department Chair

Research: Behavior and Design of Reinforced Concrete, Masonry and Timber Structures, Seismic Response and Strengthening of Structures, Experimental Testing of Structural Systems and Components
Teaching: Earthquake Engineering, Innovation and Design, Steel Design, Reinforced Concrete Design, Prestressed Concrete Design, Reinforced Masonry Design
(mclean@wsu.edu)

David Pollock
Associate Professor

Research: Nondestructive Evaluation of Structural Materials, Performance of Connections in Steel and Timber Structures, Design and Behavior of Wood Members and Assemblies, Development of Web-based Learning Tools
Teaching: Nondestructive Testing of Structural Materials, Structural Steel Design, Design of Timber Structures, Structural Analysis, Structural Design Laboratory, Prestressed Concrete Design, Reinforced Masonry Design, Mechanics of Materials, Statics
(dpollock@wsu.edu)
       
       

Pizhong Qiao
Associate Professor

Research: Analytical and Applied Mechanics, Advanced Polymer Composite Materials in Civil Infrastructure, Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures, Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Structural Shapes, Smart Composites and Structures, Structural Health Monitoring, Impact Mechanics and High Energy Absorption Materials, Fracture of Bonded Interfaces, Advanced and High Performance Materials for Highway Bridge Applications
Teaching: Reinforced Concrete Design, Structural Composites, Advanced Composite Mechanics
(qiao@wsu.edu)

Vikram Yadama
Assistant Reseach Professor

Research: Mechanics of Wood and Wood Composites, Modeling of Engineered Wood Composites, Structure and Behavior, Behavior of Wood Joints, Industrial Extension/outreach in Forest Products
(vyadama@wsu.edu)

       
       
Michael Wolcott
Professor

Research: Design and Manufacture of Wood Composites, Fundamental Study of Processing Systems, Interactions Between Wood and Synthetic Materials, Wood/plastic Composites
Teaching: Statics and Strength of Materials, Dynamic, Advanced Mechanics of Materials, Composite Materials
(wolcott@wsu.edu)

Jinwen Zhang
Assistant Professor

Research: Biopolymers and Biocomposites Processing and Application Development, Microcellular Foam and Wood Thermoplastic Composites

(jwzhang@wsu.edu)

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

   
   
 

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

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