Yue Li Associate Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Michigan Technological University PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005 Office: 201B Dillman Hall Phone: (906) 487-1485 Email: yueli@mtu.edu

Research Interests: Structural reliability analysis, probabilistic design, risk analysis, natural hazard and man-made hazard mitigation; Structural monitoring and condition assessment; Bridge engineering; Performance-based engineering; Earthquake engineering; Wood engineering; Wind engineering; Structural load modeling and combinations of loads; Effects of climate change on infrastructure risk assessment. Journal Publications: Google Scholar Citation report 1. Park, S. van de Lindt, J.W. and Li, Y. (2013) “Application of the Hybrid ABV Procedure for Assessing Community Risk to Hurricanes Spatially,” Natural Hazards (In press). 2. Bjarnadottir, S.U, Li, Y. and Stewart, M.G. (2013) “Risk-Based Economic Assessment of Mitigation Strategies for Power Distribution Poles Subjected to Hurricanes,” Journal of Structural and Infrastructure Engineering (In Press). 3. Park, S. van de Lindt, J.W. and Li, Y. (2013) “ABV Procedure Combined with Mechanistic Response Modeling for Wind-Surge Loss Estimation in Hurricanes,” Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, ASCE (In Press, doi:10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000397). 4. Bjarnadottir, S., Li, Y. and Stewart, M.G. (2013) “Hurricane Risk Assessment of Power Distribution Poles Considering Impacts of A Changing Climate,” Journal of Infrastructure Systems, ASCE (In press, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000108). 5. Li, Y. (2012) “Assessment of Damage Risks to Residential Buildings and Cost-Benefit of Mitigation Strategies Considering Hurricane and Earthquake Hazards,” Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, ASCE, 26(1), 7-16. 6. Li, Y. and Van de Lindt, J. (2012) “Loss-Based Formulation for Multiple Hazards with Application to Residential Buildings,” Engineering Structure, 38(1), 123-133. 7. Xiao L.L, Wang. X.T., Li, Y., and Bulleit, W.M. (2012) “Reliability Analysis on Shear Capacity of Reinforced Masonry Walls due to Earthquakes,” Journal of Applied Mechanics and Materials, 105-107: 360-365. 8. Li, Y., Ahuja, A. and Padgett, J. (2012) “A Review of Methods to Assess, Design for, and Mitigate Multiple Hazards,” Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, ASCE 26(1), 104-117. 9. Li, Y., van de Lindt, J.W., Dao, T., Bjarnadottir, S., and Ahuja, A. (2012) “Loss Analysis for Combined Wind and Surge in Hurricanes,” Natural Hazards Review, ASCE, 13(1), 1-10. 10. Yin, Y.J. and Li, Y. (2011) “Loss Estimation of Light-Frame Wood Construction Subjected to Mainshock-Aftershock Sequences,” Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, ASCE, 25(6), 504-513. 11. Bjarnadottir, S., Li, Y. and Stewart, M.G. (2011) “Social Vulnerability Index for Coastal Communities at Risk to Hurricane Hazard and a Changing Climate,” Natural Hazards 59(2), 1055-1575. 12. Yin, Y.J., Li, Y., and Bulleit, W. (2011) “Stochastic Modeling of Snow Loads Using a Filtered Poisson Process,” Journal of Cold Regions Engineering, ASCE. 25(1), 16-36. 13. Bjarnadottir, S., Li, Y. and Stewart, M.G. (2011) “A Probabilistic-based Framework for Impact and Adaptation Assessment of Climate Change on Hurricane Damage Risks and Costs,” Structural Safety, 33(3), 173-185. 14. Li, Y. and Stewart, M.G. (2011) “Cyclone Damage Risks Caused by Enhanced Greenhouse Conditions and Economic Viability of Strengthened Residential Construction,” Natural Hazards Review, ASCE. 12(1), 9-18. 15. Yin, Y.J. and Li, Y. (2011) “Probabilistic loss assessment of light-frame wood construction subjected to combined seismic and snow loads,” Engineering Structures, 33(2), 380–390. 16. Li, Y., Yin, Y.J., Ellingwood, B.R., and Bulleit, W.M. (2010) “Uniform Hazard vs. Uniform Risk Bases for Performance-based Earthquake Engineering of Light-Frame Wood Construction,” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 39(11), 1199–1217. 17. Yin, Y.J. and Li, Y. (2010) “Seismic Collapse Risk of Light-Frame Wood Construction Considering Aleatoric and Epistemic Uncertainties,” Structural Safety, 32(4), 250–261. 18. Deshpande, Y.S., Hiller, J.E., Li, Y. and Y.J. Yin. (2010) “Performance Prediction of the Dowel Bar Retrofit Technique Using Statistical Modelling,” Road Materials and Pavement Engineering, 11(3), 701-723. 19. Stewart, M.G. and Li, Y. (2010) “Methodologies for Economic Impact and Adaptation Assessment of Cyclone Damage Risks Due to Climate Change,” Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, 10(2), 121-135. 20. Ling, Q., Tian, Z., and Li, Y. (2009) “Distributed Decision Making for Online Structural Health Monitoring in Wireless Sensor Networks,” Journal of Communications and Networks, 11(4), 350-358. 21. Van de Lindt, J., Li, Y. Bulleit, W, Gupta, R. and Morris, P. (2009) “The Next Step for AF&PA/ASCE 16: Performance-Based Design of Wood Structures,” Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 135(6), 611-618. 22. Li, Y. and Ellingwood, B.R. (2009) “Risk-based Decision Making for Multi-hazard Mitigation for Wood-frame Residential Construction,” Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, 9(1), 17-26. 23. Ling, Q., Tian, Z., Yin, Y.J. and Li, Y. (2009) “Localized Structural Health Monitoring Using Energy-Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks,” IEEE Sensors Journal: Special Issue on Structural Health Monitoring, 9(11), 1596-1604. 24. Li, Y. and Ellingwood, B.R (2009) “Framework for multi-hazard risk assessment and mitigation for wood-frame residential construction,” Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 135(2), 159-168. 25. Ellingwood, B.R. and Li, Y. (2009) “Counteracting structural actions from gravity and lateral forces: Treatment in ASCE Standard 7-05,” Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 135(1), 94-97. 26. Li, Y. and Ellingwood, B.R. (2007) “Reliability of Wood-Frame Residential Construction Subjected to Earthquakes,” Structural Safety, 29(4), 294-307. (One of the most cited articles published in Structural Safety since 2007) 27. Li, Y. and Ellingwood, B.R. (2006) “Hurricane Damage to Residential Construction in the US; Importance of Uncertainty Modeling in Risk Assessment,” Engineering Structures, 28(7), 1009-1018. 28. Li, Y. and Ellingwood, B.R. (2005) “Vulnerability of Wood Residential Construction to Hurricane Winds,” Wood Design Focus, Forest Products Society, 15(1), 11-16. 29. Ellingwood, B.R., Rosowsky, D., Li, Y. and Kim, J.H. (2004) "Fragility Assessment of Light-Frame Construction Subjected to Earthquake and Wind Hazards," Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, 130(12), 1921-1930. Discussions and Closures 30. Li, Y., and Padgett, J. (2013) “Closure to ‘Review of Methods to Assess, Design for, and Mitigate Multiple Hazards’ by Li, Y., Ahuja, A. and Padgett, J. February 2012, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 104–117. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000279, Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, ASCE (In Press). Conference Proceedings: 31. Song, R., Li, Y., and van de Lindt, J.V. “A Framework to incorporate Mainshock-Aftershock Sequences into Performance-Based Seismic Engineering,” 2013 Structures Congress, Pittsburgh, PA, May 2-4, 2013. 32. Dao, T., Li, Y., van de Lindt, J.W., and Bjarnadottir, S. “Estimating Economic Losses due to Hurricane Wind and Hurricane-induced Surges,” 2013 Structures Congress, Pittsburgh, PA, May 2-4, 2013. 33. Li, Y., Song, R. van de Lindt, J.V., Nazari, N. and Luco, N. “Integration of Aftershock Seismic Hazard into Performance-Based Engineering, 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (WCEE), Lisbon, Portugal, 24 - 28 September 2012. 9. 34. Pang, W., and Liu, F., Fang, S., and Li, Y., “Spatial Correlation and Wind Speed Uncertainties of Hurricane Wind Field Model,” Joint Conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute and the 11th ASCE Joint Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability (EMI/PMC 2012), June 17-20 2012, Notre Dame, IN. 35. Li, Y., van de Lindt, J.W, Bjarnadottir, S., Dao, T., and Ahuja, A. “Loss Analysis for Combined Wind and Surge in Hurricanes,” 11th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP11), Zurich, Switzerland, August, 2011. 36. Bjarnadottir, S., Li, Y. and Stewart, M.G. “Probabilistic-based Framework for the Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change on Hurricane Damage Cost and Adaptation Strategies,” 11th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP11), Zurich, Switzerland, August, 2011. 37. Yin, Y.J. and Li, Y. “Effects of uncertainty effects on the seismic collapse risk on light-frame wood buildings,” 11th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP11), Zurich, Switzerland, August, 2011. 38. Shanmugam, B., Nielson, B, Schiff, S. and Li, Y. “Computational Determination of Effect of Relative Stiffness of Roof-to-Wall Connectors on Wind Based Roof Fragility Estimates,” 2011 Structures Congress, SEI-ASC, Las Vegas, NA, April 2011. 39. Xiao, L., Li, Y. and Bulleit, W.M. “Structural Reliability Analysis of Unreinforced Masonry Wall under Lateral Loads,” International Symposium on Reliability Engineering & Risk Management, Shanghai, China, September 23-26, 2010. 40. Bjarnadottir, S., Li, Y. and Stewart, M.G. “Evaluation of Impact of Climate Change on Hurricane Damage Risks and Adaptation Strategies,” 2010 Structures Congress, SEI-ASCE, Orlando, Florida, May 12-15, 2010. 41. Yin, Y.J. Li, Y. “Performance of wood- frame structures under mainshock-aftershock earthquake sequences,” 2010 Structures Congress, SEI-ASCE, Orlando, Florida, May 12-15, 2010. 42. Li, Y. and Stewart, M.G. “Effects of Climate Change on Cyclone Damage Estimation,” The 10th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR), Osaka, Japan, September, 2009. 43. Gleason, A.V., Nielson, B.G. Shanmugam, B. and Li, Y. “Accounting for system complexities in reliability estimates of light frame wood roofs using Monte Carlo simulation,” The 10th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR), Osaka, Japan, September, 2009. 44. Deshpande, Y.S., Li, Y. Hiller, J.E. and Y.J. Yin “Effects of Uncertainty on Performance of Pavement Rehabilitation Using the Dowel Bar Retrofit Technique,” The 10th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR), Osaka, Japan, September, 2009. 45. Yin, Y.J. Li, Y. and Bulleit, W. “Modeling of Snow Load Using Filtered Poisson Process,” 14^th Conference on Cold Regions Engineering, Duluth, MN, August-September, 2009. 46. Bjarnadottir, S., Li, Y. and Stewart, M.G. “The Potential Impact of Climate Change on Hurricane Risk Assessment,” 11th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering, Puerto Rico, June, 2009. 47. Nielson, B.G., Li, Y., and Gleason, A.V., “Probability-Based Design or Retrofit for Roof System of Wood Frame Construction Subjected to Hurricanes,” 2009 Structure Congress, SEI-ASCE, Austin, TX, April - May, 2009. 48. Yin, Y.J. Li, Y., and Bulleit, W. “Simulation of Combination of Earthquake and Snow Hazards,” 2009 Structure Congress, SEI-ASCE, Austin, TX, April- May, 2009. 49. Li. Y. and Erickson, T. (2008) “Application Of Spatial Visualization For Probabilistic Hurricanes Risk Assessment To Build Environment,” Winter Simulation Conference 08, Miami, FL, December, 2008. 50. Li, Y. and Li, Q. “Performance-Based Seismic Evaluation of Long-Span Bridges in China,” The 14^th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (14WCEE), Beijing, China, October, 2008. 51. Yin, Y.J. Li, Y. and Bulleit, W. “Snow and Earthquake Load Combination Considering Snow Accumulation,” The 14^th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (14WCEE), Beijing, China, October, 2008. (also presented) 52. Li, Y., Ellingwood, B.R., and Bulleit, W. “Uniform Hazard vs. Uniform Risk Bases for Performance-based Earthquake Engineering of Light-Frame Wood Construction,” Conference of Network for integration of advanced structural analysis with structural reliability analysis the 4^th International ASRANet Colloquium on Integrating for Structural Analysis, Risk & Reliability, Athens, Greece, June, 2008. 53. Li, Y. and Ellingwood, B.R., “Reliability-based analysis for treatment of counteracting load effects in ASCE Standard 7-05,” International Conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute (EM08), Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 18-21, 2008. (also presented) 54. Yin, Y.J. and Li, Y. “Probabilistic Analysis Of Light-Frame Wood Building Subjected To Combined Snow And Earthquake Loads,” International Conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute (EM08), Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 18-21, 2008. 55. Li, Y. and Bulleit, W. “Performance-Based Engineering for Wood Residential Construction Subjected to Snow Loads,” 2008 Structure Congress, SEI-ASCE, Vancouver, Canada, April, 2008. (also presented) 56. Smith, M., Li, Y. and Alhborn, T. “Analysis of Longitudinal Joint Connections for Decked Precast Prestressed Concrete Girder Bridges,” FHWA Rapid construction conference, Baltimore, March 2008. 57. Mai, E.C. Sugeng, Y.P. Pei, J.S. Piyawat, K. Zimmermann, S.M. Borchard, C.V. and Li, Y. “Design and Testing of Small Timber Models to Demonstrate Nonlinear Dynamics,” IMAC XXVI A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, Orlando, February, 2008. 58. Li, Y. and Ellingwood, B.R. “Risk-based Decision Making for Multi-hazard Mitigation for Wood-frame Residential Construction,” The Third International Forum on Engineering Decision Making Decision Making (IFED), Port Stephens, Australia, December, 2007. (also presented) 59. Li, Y. and Zhang, Q. “Incorporating Sustainability Design Concepts into Performance-Based Engineering in Civil and Environmental Engineering Education," The 2007 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference, Houghton, MI, September 2007. (also presented) 60. Dong, H., Li, Y., and Ahlborn, T. “Performance of Joint Connections between Decked Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders,” The PCI National Bridge Conference, Phoenix, AZ, October 2007. 61. Li, Y. and Ellingwood, B.R. “Multi-hazard risk assessment for performance-based engineering of wood-frame residential construction,” The 10^th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP10), Tokyo, Japan, August 2007. (also presented) 62. Li, Y. and Ellingwood, B.R. “Effects of uncertainty on hurricane risk assessment,” The 12^th International Conference on Wind Engineering (12 ICWE), Cairns, Australia, July 2007. (also presented) 63. Li, Y., Tan, J., and Tian, Z. “Novel Wireless Sensor Network in Structural Health Monitoring with Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Communication,” World forum on smart materials and smart structurs technology (SMTT 07), Chongqing and Nanjing, China, May 2007 . 64. Ellingwood, B.R. and Li, Y. “Reliability basis for counteracting load combinations in ASCE standard 7-05,” 2007 Structure Congress, SEI-ASCE, Long Beach, May 2007. (also presented) 65. Ahlborn, T., Li, Y. and Pipkorn, T. “Development of Rapid Construction Solutions Using Pre-topped Prestressed Concrete Girder.” PCI National Bridge Conference, Grapevine, Texas, October 2006. 66. Li, Y. and Ellingwood, B.R. “Mitigation of risk to wood-frame residential construction from natural hazards” The 9th World Conference on Timber Engineering (9WCTE), Portland, Oregon, August 2006. (also presented) 67. Li, Y. and Ellingwood, B.R. “Seismic reliability of light frame residential construction,” 2006 Structure Congress, SEI-ASCE, St Louis, Missouri, May 2006. (also presented) 68. Li, Y. and Ellingwood, B.R. “Effects of wooden shear wall anchorage on seismic risk assessment,” The 8th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (8NCEE), San Francisco, California, April 2006. (also presented) 69. Li, Y., Ellingwood, B.R., and Rosowsky. D. “Comparative risk assessment of hurricanes and earthquakes for residential building construction,” The 9^th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR), Roma, Italy, June 2005 (Invited) 70. Li, Y. and Ellingwood, B.R. “Effects of hurricane wind models on risk assessment,” The 10th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering (10ACWE), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, June 2005. (also presented) 71. Li, Y. and Ellingwood, B.R. “Expected economic losses and vulnerability of coastal residential building to hurricanes,” Solutions to Coastal Disasters Conference 2005, ASCE, Charleston, South Carolina, May 2005. (also presented) 72. Li, Y. and Ellingwood, B.R. “Assessment of wood residential construction subjected to earthquakes,” The 13^th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (13WCEE), Vancouver, Canada, August 2004. (also presented) 73. Li, Y. and Ellingwood, B.R. “Reliability of low-rise wood construction against hurricane winds,” The 9^th Joint Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, Albuquerque, New Mexico, July 2004. (also presented) 74. Li, Y. and Ellingwood, B.R. “Vulnerability of wood residential construction to hurricane winds,” Conference on Wood-Frame Housing Durability and Disaster Issues, Forest Products Society, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 2004. (also presented) 75. Li, Y. and Ellingwood, B.R. “Hurricane wind damage prediction to timber residential construction in the United States,” The 8th World Conference on Timber Engineering, Lahti, Finland, June 2004. 76. Ellingwood, B.R., Rosowsky, D., Li, Y. “Assessing risk of light-frame wood construction subjected to extreme natural hazards,” Proc. XL 2003, Response of Structures to Extreme Loading, Toronto, Canada, Elsevier, August 2003. (also presented) 77. Li, Y. and Ellingwood, B.R., “Risk analysis of light-frame wood construction subjected to extreme winds,” Proc. 9^th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP9, 2003), Millpress, Rotterdam, pp. 1157-1163. (also presented) *___________: Graduate students advised Selected Projects and Collaborators: Integration Of Mainshock-Aftershock Into Performance-Based Engineering Using Publicly Available NEEShub Data (NSF - 1100423) - Supported by National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) - PI: Yue Li, Co-PI: John van de Lindt (University of Alabama), Nico Luco (USGS) US-Vietnam Workshop on Multiple Natural Hazards Assessment and Mitigation under the Impact of Climate Change (NSF - 1160097) - Supported by National Science Foundation (NSF), Catalyzing New Intl Collab and CMMI Infrastructure Mgmt & Extreme Events - PI: Yue Li, Co-PI: John van de Lindt (Colorado State University), Thang Dao (University of Alabama), Planning visit for US-Australia Collaborative Research on Climate-Related Infrastructure Adaptation for Natural Hazards (NSF - 1050443) - Supported by National Science Foundation (NSF), Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE), Catalyzing New Intl Collab and CMMI Infrastructure Mgmt & Extreme Events - PI: Yue Li, Collaborators: Dr. Mark G. Stewart and Garry R. Willgoose (University of Newcastle, Australia), Dr. Xiaoming Wang (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia) Supplemental project: Research opportunities for undergraduate students (REU), Integration Of Mainshock-Aftershock Into Performance-Based Engineering (NSF – 1138280) - Supported by National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) - PI: Yue Li CSIRO Climate Adaptation Technology and Engineering for Extreme Events Cluster 78. Australia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 79. PI: Dr. Mark G. Stewart (University of Newcastle, Australia) Impact and Adaptation Assessment of Climate Change on Hurricane/Cyclone Damage Risks and Costs - Supported by Centre for Infrastructure Performance and Reliability at The University of Newcastle - Dr. Mark G. Stewart (University of Newcastle, Australia) DURIP – Structural Monitoring and Critical Decision Making Utilizing Collaborative Laboratory for Human-Robot Interaction at Michigan Technological University - Supported by the Department of Defense - Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) - Dr. William Helton, et al. (Michigan Tech) Novel Wireless Sensor Networks for Monitoring and Controlling the Nation’s Critical Infrastructures and Buildings - Supported by the State of Michigan – Research Excellence Fund - Dr. Zhi Tian (Michigan Tech) The Next Step for ASCE 16: Performance-Based Design of Wood-Frame Structures 80. ASCE-SEI special project Dr. John van de Lindt (Colorado State University), Bill Bulleit (Michigan Tech), et al. (Working with wind, seismic and snow hazard teams) http://www.engr.colostate.edu/pbd/Hazard%20Specific%20Committee%20Assignments.htm Multi-hazard Risk Assessment and Mitigation for Transportation Infrastructure - Supported by the State of Michigan – Research Excellence Fund - Dr. Reginald DesRoches (Georgia Tech) Novel Wireless Sensor Network In Structural Health Monitoring - A Payload Project for NEESwood: Development of a Performance-Based Seismic Design Philosophy for Mid-Rise Wood-Frame Construction - Supported by National Science Foundation and CEE Department at Michigan Tech - Drs. Zhi Tian and Jindong Tan (Michigan Tech) Investigation of Counteracting Structural Actions from Gravity and Lateral Forces: Treatment in ASCE Standard 7-05 - Supported by the Michigan Tech Graduate School - Dr. Bruce R. Ellingwood (Georgia Tech) Stability Assessment of US-41 Located Above the Jacobsville Sandstone Cliffs - Supported by the Michigan Department of Transportation - Dr. Stan Vitton (Michigan Tech) Stability of Proposed US-41 Relocation over the Abandoned Michigamme Iron Mine - Supported by the Michigan Department of Transportation - Dr. Stan Vitton (Michigan Tech) Students Advised: Research Group, Spring 2013 Research Group, Fall 2011 Research Group, Fall 2011 Sigridur Bjarnadottir (Ph.D. Student, M.S. Michigan Tech) Ruiqiang Song (Ph.D. Student, M.S. University of Alaska) Ruilong Han (Ph.D. Student, M.S. Tongji University) Yadong Dong (Ph.D. Student, B.S. Wuhan Polytechnic University) Yuejun Yin (Ph.D. Student, M.S. Shanghai Jiaotong University) Carley Feese (M.S. Student, B.S. Michigan Tech) Aerik Carlton (M.S. Student, B.S. Portland State Univ.) Ji Zhang (M.S. Student, B.S. Southwest Jiaotong Univ.) Abdullahi Salman (M.S. Student, B.S. Curtin University) Joshua Cardinal (M.S. Student, B.S. Michigan Tech) Megan Smith ((M.S. Student, B.S. Michigan Tech) Aakash Ahuja (M.S. Student, B.S. Indraprastha University) Matt Smith (M.S. Student, B.S. Michigan Tech) Timothy Pipkorn (M.S. Student, B.S. Michigan Tech) Nicolas Pueppke (Michigan Tech University, staring 2011) Brett Allen (Michigan Tech University, staring 2011) Jordan Leep (Michigan Tech University, summer 2007) Alex Kiheri (Michigan Tech University, summer 2007) Michael Urena (Grand Rapid Community College, summer 2006) Teaching and Evaluation: Structural Timber Design (CE 4233) Spring 2012, 33 students, teaching evaluation score 4.35/5.00 Spring 2011, 38 students, teaching evaluation score 4.52/5.00 Timber and Masonry Design (CE 4231) Spring 2010, 28 students, teaching evaluation score 4.73/5.00 Structural Dynamics (CE 5241) Fall 2011, 5 students, teaching evaluation score 4.60/5.00 Fall 2010, 13 students, teaching evaluation score 4.56/5.00 Fall 2009, 5 students, teaching evaluation score 5.00/5.00 Fall 2008, 5 students, teaching evaluation score 4.50/5.00 Probabilistic Analysis and Reliability (CE 5243, CE 5730) Fall 2011, 8 students, teaching evaluation score 4.63/5.00 Fall 2010, 8 students, teaching evaluation score 4.75/5.00 Fall 2007, 9 students, teaching evaluation score 4.86/5.00 Structural Engineering I (CE 2201, 4 credits) Fall 2009, 65 students, teaching evaluation score 4.47/5.00 Spring 2009, 63 students, teaching evaluation score 4.43/5.00 Fall 2008, 65 students, teaching evaluation score 4.16/5.00 Spring 2008, 65 students, teaching evaluation score 4.53/5.00 Fall 2007, 55 students, teaching evaluation score 4.55/5.00 Spring 2007, 33 students, teaching evaluation score 4.73/5.00 Fall 2006, 53 students, teaching evaluation score 4.40/5.00 Spring 2006, 20 students, teaching evaluation score 4.41/5.00 Fall 2005, 55 students, teaching evaluation score 4.03/5.00 Committee Service and Professional Society: Associate Editor, Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE (2012-2015) Chair of the ASCE-SEI Technical Activities Division Committee on the Design of Wood Structures (2011-2014) Founding member and vice chair of the ASCE-SEI Technical Activities Division Committee on Multiple Hazard Mitigation (Since 2010) Member of ASCE – 7 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures Task Committee on Strength Criteria (Load Combinations) (Since 2011) Control member of the ASCE-SEI Technical Council on Life-Cycle Performance, Safety, Reliability and Risk of Structural Systems (2009-2013) Vice chair of the ASCE-SEI Technical Activities Division Committee on the Reliability-Based Design of Wood Structures (2007-2010) American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) American Association for Wind Engineers (AAWE) Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Transportation Research Board (TRB) Sigma Xi Reviewer for: National Science Foundation Mountain Plains Consortium project South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute - MPC Peer ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems ASCE Journal of Performance for Constructed Facilities ASCE Natural Hazard Reviews Natural Hazards Earthquake Spectra Engineering Structures Structural Safety Journal of Earthquake Engineering Journal of Energy & Environment Structure and Infrastructure Engineering Reliability Engineering & System Safety Journal of Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering Journal of Advances in Structural Engineering Australian Journal of Structural Engineering U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia The 10th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2009) The 11th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Soil and Structural Engineering (ICASP 11) Graduate Research Assistantships There are Graduate Research Assistantship opportunities for Ph.D. students who are interested in performance-based earthquake engineering. Interested students should send a cover letter stating qualifications, relevant experience and research interests, resume or CV, and a copy of their transcripts to Dr. Yue Li (yueli@mtu.edu). Highly motivated individual with an earned master’s degree and strong academic backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The civil engineering graduate program at MTU is nationally ranked in the top 50 programs in the U.S. according to the News & World Report: America's Best Graduate Schools. Undergraduate research opportunities in Earthquake Engineering Undergraduate research opportunities in earthquake engineering. Some desired (not required) skills include exposure to steel design, and/or timber structure design. Applicants should demonstrate a high level of academic performance (generally GPA = 3.0 or above). Funding for the program comes directly from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Participants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Interested students should send a CV and copy of transcript to Dr. Yue Li (yueli@mtu.edu).