RESEARCH PROJECTS

     

      PI/Co-PI/Contract or Grant Title

 

Sponsor

 

Duration

 

PI, NEESR-SG: Development of Next Generation Adaptive Seismic Protection Systems NSF-CMMI- 0830391

 

NSF

 

9/1/8–8/31/12

Co-PI: Nanocomposites in Transportation AFOSR     

Infrastructure

AFOSR

3/1/09 – 2/28/11

PI, RPSEA: Robotic MFL Sensor for                         

Monitoring and Inspection of

Deepwater Risers

DOE

10/14/08 - 10/13/10

Co-PI, Workshop on Future Directions of NSF Smart Structures Technology & Experimental Benchmark: Fifth International Workshop on Structural Control and Monitoring NSF-CMMI- 0833997

 

 NSF

 

 

 

5/1/8–11/30/08

 

 

 

 

PI, Collaborative Research: Development of an Innovative Multifunctional Smart Vibration Platform NSF-DUE 07-17834

 

NSF

10/1/7–9/31/10

 

PI, Grant from Fugro International

 

Fugro

 

6/1/7–5/31/09

 

PI, Collaborative Research: Robust linear parameter varying control methods for precise compensation of hysteresis NSF-CMS 0601672

 

NSF

 

 

 

06/23/06–08/31/09

 

 

 

Co-PI, “Texas Institute for Intelligent Bio-Nano Materials and Structures for Aerospace Vehicles”                 

NASA-URETI Center, TAMU, Rice, UH, NASA Cooperative Agreement No. NCC-1-02038

                                                                                

NASA

 

 

 

 

8/19/02-8/19/08

 

 

 

 

PI, “Optimal configuration for tanker offloading” Shell International and Production Inc.

 

Shell

 

10/24/04-4/01/05

PI, “CAREER Industry Matching Grant: Smart Sliding Isolation Systems and Smart Dampers”

Taylor Devices

EPS, DIS

SEP

1/1/99-2/28/06

    

PI, “NSF-CAREER: Semi-active control with independently variable stiffness and damping systems: Analytical and Experimental Study”  NSF-CMS-9996290, CAREER Award

NSF

 

1/1/99-2/28/06

 

PI, “Semi-active control of variable stiffness systems in building  structures” NSF-CMS-9996244

 

NSF

 

9/1/99-8/31/01

PI, “CAREER Semi-active control with independently variable stiffness and damping systems” NSF-CMS-9733962

NSF

 

5/20/98-12/30/98

 

PI, “Semi-active control of variable

stiffness systems in building structures” NSF-CMS-9625979

 

NSF

 

 

5/17/96-12/30/98                             

 

 

 

PI, “Innovative Techniques for Earthquake Protection of Bridges”  Mid-America Transportation Center, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and Earthquake Protection Systems, CA

(Industrial Match $40,000)

MATC

 

 

9/1/96 - 8/31/98

 

PI, "Stability of Elastomeric Seismic Isolation Bearings," Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering

Research (NSF Center).

 

MCEER

 

 

3/1/96-8/31/97

 

 

PI, "Semiactive continuous variable stiffness control for earthquake protection of building structures,"

Research Board, University of Missouri.

UMC

 

8/1/96-7/1/97

 

Co-PI, "BEST: A Learning Env.                            

for Engineering Dynamics," UM Inst.                    

for Instructional Development,

Instructional Design and Development

Awards, UM (PI - Prof. Ralph Flori, Basic Engrg., UM-Rolla).

UM

 

6/1/95 - 5/31/97

 

 

 

PI, "Stability of Elastomeric Seismic                    

Isolation Bearings," Multidisciplinary

Center for Earthquake Engineering

Research (NSF Center).

 

MCEER

 

 

3/1/95-2/28/96

 

 

PI, "Response of base isolated buildings to moderate earthquakes: A post-earthquake evaluation," California Strong Motion Instrumentation Program

 

CSMIP

 

6/01/94-12/30/95

PI, "Analytical Models for Sliding Isolated Structures with Uplift," Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering

 Research (NSF Center).

MCEER

 

 

9/1/93 - 8/31/94

 

 

 


 

Post-Doctoral Funding (funding from  1991-1993)

 

 

 

Co-PI, "3D-BASIS Implementation

in ZSEIS Integrated Windows-3

Environment," Center for Infrastructure Research and Development, New York

(PI - Prof. Reinhorn - SUNY).

CIRD

1/1/92 - 10/31/92

Co-PI, "Evaluation of Sliding Systems                  

for Retrofit of an Existing Building,"

Flemming Corporation, California

(PI -  Prof. Reinhorn - SUNY).

FC

 

 

 

1/1/92 - 6/31/92

 

 

 

Co-PI, "Hybrid Control of Sliding

Isolated Bridges,” Multidisciplinary

Center for Earthquake Engineering

Research (NSF Center)

(PI - Prof. M. Shinozuka)

MCEER

 

 

 

 

 

7/1/91 - 8/31/91

 

 

 

 

Co-PI, "Seismic Performance of                          

Base Isolated Structures,"

Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (NSF Center) (PI - Prof. A.M. Reinhorn - SUNY).

MCEER

 

 

 

9/1/90 - 8/31/91

 

 

 

 

TRAVEL GRANTS

 

Earthquake Engineering Vision 2020 Workshop, $1000m National Science Foundation, January 25-26, 2010,.

 

NSF-US Workshop on Innovative Materials and Structure for Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure, $2400, IIT-Bombay, Dec 14-15, 2009,

 

NSF U. S.-Taiwan Bio-sensing Workshop, Taipei, $1500, National Science Foundation, April 19-23, 2009.

 

NSF "Fifth International Workshop on Structural Control and Health Monitoring", $10165,  Dalian, China, June 2008.

 

NSF U. S.-Japan "Advanced Sensors workshop” Tokyo, Japan, $2000, National Science Foundation, July 2007.

 

NSF U. S.-China Smart Structures and Sensors Workshop "World Forum Smart Materials and Smart Structures Technology ” Chongqing & Nanjing, China  $1500, National Science Foundation, May 22-27, 2007.

 

NSF U. S.-Taiwan "Taiwan Smart Structures and Sensors workshop” Taipei, Taiwan $2000, National Science Foundation, October 2006.

 

Invited Talk, Japan Society of Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan, $1500, November 2005.

 

US-Japan Smart Structures, Mechatronics, and Sensors Workshop, Tokyo, Japan, $1000, National Science Foundation, November 2005

 

US-India workshop on earthquake engineering, $2000, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India,  $2000, National Science Foundation, January 2005.

 

US-China workshop and Third international conference on earthquake engineering, Nanjing, China, $1100, National Science Foundation, October 2004.

 

US-Korea Workshop on smart structures, Seoul, Korea, $2000, National Science Foundation, September 2004

 

International Conf. on Advances and New Challenges in Earthquake Engineering Research—I—Harbin Conference, China, $1050, National Science Foundation, August 2002.

 

International Conf. on Advances and New Challenges in Earthquake Engineering Research—II—Hong Kong Conference, China, $800, National Science Foundation, August 2002.

 

Fourth Coordination Meeting NSF Research Program on Structural Control, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, $350, National Science Foundation, October 1996.

 

EERC-CUREE Symposium in honor of Vitelmo V. Bertero, University of California, Berkeley, $860, National Science Foundation, January 1997.

 

Second US/Japan NSF Workshop on Earthquake Protection Systems for Bridges, Tsukuba, Japan, $5,027, National Science Foundation, December 1992.