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James R. Rice Distinguished University Professor of Engineering, University of Michigan

EDUCATION:

B. S. Mechanical Engineering, B. A. Economics, Brown University 1977
M. S. Mechanical Engineering Brown University 1978
Ph. D. Solid and Structural Mechanics Brown University 1981

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Design, processing and characterization of smart fiber reinforced cementitious composites, for protective and sustainable built environments. My research group engages in interdisciplinary research linking industrial ecology and structural health monitoring with bio-inspired materials design to enhance harmony between the built and the natural environment.

Experience

  • –present
    Collegiate Professor of Engineering, University of Michigan
  • 1993–2005
    Professor, University of Michigan
  • 1990–1993
    Associate professor, University of Michigan
  • 1985–1989
    Associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • 1983–1985
    Chair Assistant professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • 1981–1983
    Assistant Professor of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Education

  • 1982 
    Brown University, Doctor of Philosophy
  • 1978 
    Brown University, Masters of Science
  • 1977 
    Brown University, Bachelors of Science, Magna Cum Laude
  • 1977 
    Brown University, Bachelors of Arts in Economics

Honours

Doctor technics honoris causa, Tech. U. Denmark, Denmark; Fellow, ASCE, ASME, ACI, WIF