Donald Bender
Professor
Director, Composite Materials & Engineering Center (CMEC)

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: Mechanics of materials, 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

Karl Englund
Assistant Research Professor and Extension Specialist

Technical Interests : Polymer and natural fiber composite processing, evaluation of structural and physical performance of composite materials, recycle/reuse of waste materials for value-added products
englund@wsu.edu

Wei Fan
Assistant Research Professor

Research: Structural health monitoring, composite structures, smart materials, damage identification, Structural dynamics, structural stability, structural stability, advanced concrete materials Teaching: Advanced reinforced concrete structures, advanced engineering materials, smart materials and structures
wei_fan@wsu.edu

Rafik Itani
Adjunct 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
Adjunct Associate Professor

Research: Physical chemistry of polymers and composites , adhesion, bio-based nanocomposites
Teaching: Advanced topics--polymer and adhesion science, solid state NMR characterization of polymers, fundamentals of adhesion science

marie-pierre.laborie@fobawi.uni-freiburg.de

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

Renee Petersen
Instructor

Teaching: Engineering mechanics: statics, mechanics of materials, fluid mechanics, engineering administration
reneekb@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
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

Tri Cities Faculty

Srinivas Allena
Assistant Clinical Professor

Research: Ultra-High performance concrete, concrete durability, reuse/recycling of materials, concrete shrinkage, concrete fracture
Teaching: Statics, mechanics of materials, advanced mechanics of materials, reinforced concrete design,fracture mechanics of concrete, advancements in concrete technology, numerical methods in civil engineering srinivas.allena@tricity.wsu.edu