SimCenter’s Deierlein Named ASCE Distinguished Member

May 6, 2019

SimCenter’s Deierlein Named ASCE Distinguished Member Greg Deierlein, co-Director of the NHERI SimCenter, has been honored with inclusion in the American Society of Civil Engineers’s (ASCE) 2019 class of Distinguished Members for major contributions to advancing the state of the art in computational and experimental methods for nonlinear structural performance assessment, characterization of structural material and component behavior, fracture and stability of steel structures, performance-based engineering, and community resilience for earthquakes and other hazards.

Sanjay Govindjee, PI and co-Director of the SimCenter, noted that “ASCE’s recognition of Greg is great news and reflects the value that the larger community places on Greg’s innumerable contributions to structural engineering. The SimCenter is delighted to be able to directly benefit from Greg’s leadership and everyone at the center congratulates him on this honor.”

Read ASCE’s announcement.