Education
Ph.D., Structural Engineering (2005) Stanford University
M.S., Statistics (2004) Stanford University
M.S., Structural Engineering (2002) Stanford University
B.A., Mathematics/Physics (2000) Whitman College
Teaching
CEE 101a, Mechanics of Materials
CEE 203, Probabilistic Models in Civil Engineering
CEE 204, Structural Reliability
CEE 289, Random Vibrations
Awards
Terman Fellow, Stanford University, 2006
Japan Society for Promotion of Science Fellowship, 2004
American Society of Civil Engineers essay contest awards, 2003 and 2004
Stanford University graduate fellowship, 2001
Phi Beta Kappa, Whitman College, 2000
Scholar Athlete, Whitman College Varsity Basketball Team, 1997, 1998
Industry and Academic Experience
Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California (2006-present)
Acting Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California (2005-2006)
Visiting researcher, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland (2005-2006)
Visiting researcher, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan (2004)
Project Engineer, Risk Management Solutions, Newark, California (2002)
Assistant Project Manager, Krekow Jennings Construction, Seattle, WA (2000-2001)
Facilities Cost Management Analyst, The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA (1999)
Professional Affiliations
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)
Joint Committee on Structural Safety (JCSS)
Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) Center
Seismological Society of America (SSA)
Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC)