at the University of Delaware
Center Personnel
The Center comprises faculty at the University of Delaware who have a strong interest in bridge engineering and related issues. Interested faculty from other institutions are also invited to become members of the Center. Current participants include the following:
University of Delaware Faculty
Nii Attoh-Okine, Ph.D. (University of Kansas)
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Pavement performance modeling, geotechnical evaluation of base and subgrade materials, artificial neural networks in pavement engineering, probability graphical models in pavement engineering, asphaltic materials evaluation
Michael J. Chajes, Ph.D., P.E. (University of California-Davis)
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Infrastructure evaluation and rehabilitation, bridge field testing, applications of advanced composite materials
Ardeshir Faghri, Ph.D. (University of Virginia)
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Transportation systems engineering, computer methods in transportation and traffic engineering, applied probability theory in transportation, intelligent transportation systems, transportation in developing countries
John W. Gillespie Jr., Ph.D. (University of Delaware)
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
Composite materials, experimental mechanics, fracture mechanics, design, composites manufacturing, infrastructure rehabilitation, residual stress analysis, joining, fiber placement and fusion bonding
Robert G. Hunsperger, Ph.D. (Cornell University)
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Semiconductor devices and materials, optoelectronics, integrated optics, microwaves, corrosion detection
Victor Kaliakin, Ph.D. (University of California-Davis)
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Computational geomechanics, constitutive modeling of geomaterials, numerical simulation of composite materials
Nobu Kobayashi, Ph.D. (MIT)
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Scour, sediment transport
Dov Leshchinsky, Ph.D. (University of Illinois)
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Soil mechanics, slope stability engineering, reinforced soil, geosynthetics, soil behavior, foundation engineering
Sue McNeil, Ph.D. (Carnegie-Mellon University)
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Transportation asset management, life-cycle costing, application of advanced technologies, economic analysis, condition assessment and deterioration modeling, decision support
Christopher L. Meehan, Ph.D. (Virginia Polytechni Institute and State University)
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Shear behavior of soils under static and dynamic loading conditions
Dennis R. Mertz, Ph.D., P.E. (Lehigh University)
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Structural engineering, concrete and steel structures, bridges
Jennifer McConnell, Ph.D. (West Virginia University)
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Bridge engineering, structural engineering, behavior of steel members
Harry W. Shenton III, Ph.D. (The Johns Hopkins University)
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Structural dynamics, structural monitoring and system identification, long-term monitoring for performance evaluation, earthquake engineering, passive and active control of civil structures, passive energy dissipation systems, response of wood frame shear walls
Richard P. Wool, Ph.D. (University of Utah)
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Polymer physics, interfaces, composites, dynamics, fracture, biodegradation, materials science
Adjunct Faculty
Jerry DiMaggio, P.E. (M.S., Clarkson University)
Geotechnical engineer, Federal Highway Administration
Geotechnical and foundation engineering practice involving deep foundation and earth-retaining structures design and construction monitoring
Research Support
Gary C. Wenczel
Research Technician III
Diane
S. Kukich
Research Administrator