Education & Professional Experience
Education
- Stanford University, Ph.D. (1974)
- Stanford University, M.S. (1972)
- ETP, Paris, France, B.S. (1971)
Professional Experience
- 2003-present – Princeton University, Associated Faculty, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- 1994-present – Princeton University, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- 1989-present – Princeton University, Associated Faculty, Chair of Advisory Committee (1990-1994), Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics
- 1989-present – Princeton University, Affiliated Faculty, Princeton Materials Institute
- 1989-1994 – Princeton University, Professor and Chairman, Department of Civil Engineering and Operations Research
- 1986-1989 – Princeton University, Professor and Director, Structures and Mechanics Program
- 1982-1986 – Princeton University, Associate Professor
- 1978-1982 – Princeton University, Assistant Professor
- 1976-1978 – California Institute of Technology, CA, Research Fellow and Lecturer
- 1974-1976 – Norwegain Geotechnical Institute, Norway, Research Fellow
Other Experience
Visiting Professor Appointments:
- Ecole Polytechnique, Solid Mechanics Laboratory, Paris, France, (Oct. 2004 – Feb. 2005)
- Institute for Mechanics and Materials, UCSD, CA (1995)
- Stanford University, Stanford, CA (1994 – 1995)
- Ecole Polytechnique, Solid Mechanics Laboratory, Paris, France, (Sept. 1984 – Feb. 1985)
- Ecole Polytechnique, Lausanne, Switzerland (Summer 1984)
- The University Institute for Advanced Studies (IUSS), European School of Advanced Studies in Reduction of Seismic Risk (ROSE School), Pavia, Italy, (2005-present)
Short Courses Taught:
- Modern Techniques in Earthquake and Geotechnical Engineering: Princeton, NJ, October 1980, Lecturer.
- Seismic Analysis in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering: (with A.M. Abdel-Ghaffar), Lausanne, Switzerland, June 1985, Lecturer.
- Nonlinear Soil Mechanics/Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction: (with J.P. Wolf), Lausanne, Switzerland, August 1987, Lecturer.
Committee Memberships:
- Material Properties Committee (ASCE, EMD) (formerly)
- Publication Committee (ASCE, GED)
- Computer and Numerical Methods Committee (ASCE, GED)
- Computational Mechanics Committee (ASCE, EMD)
- Dynamics Committee (ASCE, EMD)
- Inelastic Behavior Committee (ASCE, EMD)
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