July 2000 – Present: Raymond-Blythe Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
March 1993 – 2004: Program Manager, Structures and Coatings Section, Kentucky Transportation Center, University of Kentucky (Head, Structures Section: March 1993 – July 2004)
July 2001 – June 2006: Chair, Department of Civil Engineering (Interim Chair: July 2000-June 2001)
July 1994-June 2000: Professor of Structures; Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky
July 1987 – June 1994: Associate Professor of Structures, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky
August 1982 – June 1987: Assistant Professor of Structures, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky
Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Structures), Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 12/82
M.S., Civil Engineering (Structures), Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 12/78
B.S., Civil Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 6/77
Bridges
Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites
Hazard Mitigation
Impact Forces on Bridges
Mitigation
Plates and Shells
Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Structures
Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit
Structural Analysis and Design