Research Experience for Undergraduates-1999
The MAE Center and PEER jointly sponsored the REU Symposium held in Memphis, TN on August 19-21, 1999. The REU students presented the results of their summer's research. The educational program coordinators from each center, Professor Gerard Pardoen of the University of California-Irvine and Professor Phillip Gould of Washington University, were present. Professor Ed Harris of Texas A&M University conducted the ethics exercise and Gary Patterson of CERRI arranged the field lectures. The group visited archeological sites that contained numberous eathquake-induced sandblows and dikes and toured landmark earthquake engineering projects in the Memphis area.
| Student | Faculty Advisor | Institution | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Crooks, New Mexico State University |
James Long | University of Illinois | GT-4A Foundation Remediation for buildings |
| Thomas Dueker, University of Illinois |
T. John Kim | University of Illinois | SE-4 Regional Economic Flows for Transportation Networks |
| Cheir LeBlan, University of Connecticut |
Steve French | Georgia Institute of Technology | SE-1 Inventories of Essential Facilities in Mid-America |
| Lisa Novak, University of Illinois |
Neil Hawkins | University of Illinois | ST-13 Rehabilitation of Bridge Columns |
| Thomas Pfifer, Georgia Institute of Technology |
Reginald DesRoches | Georgia Institute of Technology | ST-12A Response Modification of Bridges |
| Amanda Willamon, William Penn College |
James I. Craig | Georgia Institute of Technology | ST-4 Response Modification for Essential Facilities |
