Dynamics Committee
Purpose:
To provide expertise and service to the Civil Engineering profession regarding all aspects of Structural Dynamics, and in particularly: Soil-Structure Interaction, Earthquake Engineering, Active and Passive Structural Control, Computational Algorithms, System Identification, Wind-induced Vibrations, etc.
Membership Eligibility
Applicants with less than 5 years of experience after Ph.D., should fulfill at least one out of the following three conditions:
- have presented at least one (1) abstract or organized at least one (1) minisymposium at one of the EMI annual conferences;
- have at least one (1) journal paper published, in print, or accepted for publication in the Journal of Engineering Mechanics (JEM);
- have completed at least one (1) paper review for JEM within the last five (5) years.
Applicants with more than 5 years of experience after Ph.D., should fulfill at least two out of the following three conditions:
- have participated by presenting an abstract or organizing a mini-symposium in at least two (2) EMI annual conferences (including national or international conferences) within the last five (5) years;
- have at least one (1) journal paper published, in print, or accepted for publication on JEM within the last five (5) years;
- have completed at least one (1) paper review for JEM within the last five (5) years.
Further see our Operations Manual (PDF)
Leadership
- Eleni Chatzi, Ph.D., M.ASCE, Chair
- Hamed Ebrahimian, Ph.D., M.ASCE, Vice-Chair
- Manolis Chatzis, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, Secretary
Committee Past Chairs
- 2017–2020
Michele Barbato, Ph.D., C.Eng, P.E., F.EMI, F.SEI, F.ASCE
University of California, Davis - 2014–2017
Siu Kui (Ivan) Au, Ph.D., M.ASCE
University of Liverpool - 2012–2014
Konstantinos Papadimitriou, Ph.D., M.ASCE
University of Thessaly - 2008–2012
Lambros Katafygiotis, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology - 2007–2008
Joel Conte, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE
University of California San Diego - 2005–2007
Raimondo Betti, Ph.D., M.ASCE
Columbia University - 1998–2005
Nicos Makris, Ph.D., C.Eng., M.ASCE
University of Central Florida
Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prizes
2021 Recipient
Alexandros A. Taflanidis, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, University of Notre DameDr. Taflanidis is recognized for "enhancing the resilience of communities to natural hazards such as hurricanes and earthquakes through decision-support tools and comprehensive risk assessment frameworks that leverage the integration of advanced statistical computing and machine learning methods."
Learn more about the Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prizes.
2022 Dynamics Committee Student Paper Competition
Call for Submissions
The Dynamics Committee (DC) of ASCE-EMI is pleased to announce the 9th Annual Student Paper Competition in Dynamics. The competition is open to any student author of a contribution to the EMI 2022 conference developing and/or applying Dynamics methods to engineering problems. Students whose abstracts in this thematic area are accepted by the Conference, and retain their student status by April 1, 2021, are eligible for this paper competition.
2021 Winners
- First Place: Aikaterini Kyprioti
University of Notre Dame
Paper title: "Kriging Surrogate Modeling for Approximating EDP Distributions under Stochastic Ground Motion Excitations" - Second Place: Pu Ren
Northeastern University
Paper title: "PhyCRNet: Physics-informed Convolutional-Recurrent Network for Solving Spatiotemporal PDEs" - Second Place: Fernando Gomez
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Paper title: "Topology optimization of tall buildings subjected to stochastic wind excitation" - Third Place: Ehsan Osloub
University at Buffalo
Paper title: "Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of Electrical Conductors Interconnecting High-Voltage Substation Equipment"
2021 Competition Chair
- Professor Manolis Chatzis, Ph.D., The University of Oxford, UK
Panel of Judges
- Patrick Brewick, US Naval Research Laboratory
- Scott Harvey, the University of Oklahoma
- Suparno Mukhopadhyay, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
- Milad Roohi, Colorado State University
- Jia-Hua (Java) Yang, Guangxi University
Special thanks to GeoSIG Ltd as the sponsor of the 1st prize of the 2021 EMI Dynamics Student Competition.

Previous winners
- 2020 Winner - Jonathon Fagert, Carnegie Mellon University / Stanford University
Runner Ups - Shaopeng Li, University at Buffalo and Mariyam Amir, The Pennsylvania State University - 2019 Winner - Mostafa Mirshekari, Carnegie Mellon University
Runner-Ups - Maria Katsidoniotaki, Columbia University and Herta Montoya, Purdue University - 2018 Winners - Mostafa Mirshekari, Carnegie Mellon University & Ioannis Petromichelakis, Columbia University
- 2017 Winner - Ketson Roberto Maximiano dos Santos, Columbia University
EMI 2022 Symposia under the auspices of the Committee
- MS 101: The Next Frontiers in Natural Hazards Engineering: Advancing the Vision of Ahsan Kareem (by invitation only) Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Alexandros Taflanidis
- MS 225: Integration of Physics-Based Models with Data for Identification, Monitoring, Estimation, and Uncertainty Quantification Hamed Ebrahimian, Hae Young Noh, Babak Moaveni, Yang Wang
- MS 228: Mitigating Risks of Large-Scale Lithium-Ion Batteries as Energy Storage Systems or Electric Vehicles in Urban Environments Ali Ashrafi, Mahesh Bailakanavar
- MS 301: Structural Identification and Damage Detection Eleni Chatzi, Babak Moaveni, Costas Papadimitriou
- MS 305: Advances in Vibration and Control of Structures Aly Mousaad Aly, Milad Rezaee
- MS 310: Computational Methods for Stochastic Engineering Dynamics Ioannis Kougioumtzoglou, Mircea Grigoriu, Antonina Pierrotta
- MS 402: Geometries & Design: Opportunities for Sustainable Construction Jialong Zhang, Agathe Robisson, Ann Sychterz, Mija Hubler
- MS 405: Inverse Problems – Theory and Applications Loukas Kallivokas, Bojan Guzina, Ertugrul Taciroglu
- MS 503: Junction Flows, Local Scour Processes and Mitigation Strategies in Riverine and Coastal Environments Celso Castro Bolinaga, Aly Mousaad Aly, Panayiotis Diplas
- MS 602 Complex Dynamics and Vibration Control of Infrastructure Exposed to Single/Multiple Hazards Chao Sun, Mariantonieta Soto, Lin Chen
- MS 601: The Sixth Mini-Symposium on Advanced Analysis for Earthquake Engineering Ting Lin, Kevin Wong, Steven McCabe
- MS 602 Complex Dynamics and Vibration Control of Infrastructure Exposed to Single/Multiple Hazards Chao Sun, Mariantonieta Soto, Lin Chen
- MS 603: Innovations and Advances in Passive, Active, and Semi-Active Structural Control Nicholas Wierschem, P. Scott Harvey
- MS 610: Recent Advances in Computational Modeling on Tropical Cyclone Induced Multi-Hazards Chao Sun, Ning Zhang, Celalettin Ozdemir
- MS 611: Recent Advances in Experimental and Computational Wind Engineering Aly Mousaad Aly, R. Panneer Selvam
- MS 701: Advances in Computer Vision, Deep Learning, and Artificial Intelligence for Structural Health Monitoring and Inspections Vedhus Hoskere, Jian Li, Mohammad Jahanshahi, Fernando Moreu, Wei Song, Sriram Narasimhan
- MS 705: Advances in Deep Learning-Based Infrastructure Assessment Zhilu Lai, Eleni Chatzi, Hae Young Noh, Satish Nagarajaiah
- MS 706: AI Applications for Wind Engineering Teng Wu, Yanlin Guo, Gang Hu, Xiaowei Deng
- MS 711: Recent Advances in Real-Time Hybrid Simulation Wei Song, Richard Christenson
- MS 803: Soil Dynamics and Wave Propagation in Geostructures Loukas Kallivokas, Ertugrul Taciroglu, Bojan Guzina
Other activities
Research Group Profile
- Design of Resilient, Engineered, Autonomous, and Multifunctional (DREAM) Structures,
Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto, Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Short Technical Article
- High Fidelity Modeling, Resilience Enhancement and Smart Sensing of Critical Infrastructure exposed to Multi-Hazard, Chao Sun, Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Committee Members currently serving on the EMI Board of Governors
- Michele Barbato, Ph.D., C.Eng, P.E., F.EMI, F.SEI, M.ASCE
- Ertugrul Taciroglu, Ph.D., F.EMI, M.ASCE
EMI Fellows
- 2020 Fellow Class - Antonina Pirrotta, Ph.D., F.EMI, A.M.ASCE
- 2019 Fellow Class - Michele Barbato, Ph.D., P.E., F.EMI, F.SEI, M.ASCE
- 2018 Fellow Class - Joel P. Conte, Ph.D., P.E., F.EMI, M.ASCE
Membership
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Eleni Chatzi,
Ph.D., M.ASCE
Chair -
Hamed Ebrahimian,
P.E., M.ASCE
Vice-Chair
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Arzhang Alimoradi,
Ph.D., P.E., S.E., F.SEI, M.ASCE
Member -
Aly Mousaad Aly,
Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE
Member -
Amjad J Aref,
Ph.D., F.ASCE
Member -
Seyed Ali Ashrafi,
P.E., M.ASCE
Member -
Siu Kui Au,
M.ASCE
Member
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Michele Barbato,
Ph.D., C.Eng, P.E., F.EMI, F.SEI, F.ASCE
Past Chair -
Mirza M Irfan Baig,
Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE
Member -
Michele Barbato,
Ph.D., C.Eng, P.E., F.EMI, F.SEI, F.ASCE
Member -
James Leslie Beck,
Ph.D., F.EMI, Dist.M.ASCE
Member -
Lawrence A Bergman,
M.ASCE
Member -
Raimondo Betti,
Ph.D., M.ASCE
Member -
Patrick Brewick,
Ph.D.
Member
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Juan Caicedo,
Ph.D., A.M.ASCE
Member -
Luca Caracoglia,
P.E., F.ASCE
Member -
Zhen Chen,
M.ASCE
Member -
Richard Edward Christenson,
A.M.ASCE
Member -
Joel P. Conte,
P.E., F.EMI, M.ASCE
Member
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Vasileios Fragkoulis,
Ph.D., Aff.M.ASCE
Member -
Tat Fu,
Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE
Member
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Murthy Narasimha Guddati,
Member -
Yanlin Guo,
Ph.D., A.M.ASCE
Member
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Philip Scott Harvey,
Ph.D., P.E.
Member -
Eric Manuel Hernandez,
Ph.D., M.ASCE
Member -
Yuli Huang,
Ph.D., C.Eng, CPEng, P.E., P.Eng, PMP, M.ASCE
Member
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Vahid Jahangiri,
Ph.D., Aff.M.ASCE
Member -
Jinwoo Jang,
Ph.D.
Member -
Chanseok Jeong,
Ph.D.
Member -
Zhaoshuo Jiang,
P.E., M.ASCE
Member -
Erik Arthur Johnson,
Ph.D., M.ASCE
Member
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Loukas F Kallivokas,
Ph.D., P.E., F.EMI, M.ASCE
Member -
Lambros S Katafygiotis,
Member -
Eduardo Kausel,
P.E.
Member -
Dimitrios A Konstantinidis,
Ph.D., M.ASCE
Member -
Ioannis Kougioumtzoglou,
Ph.D., C.Eng, M.ASCE
Member -
Swaminathan Krishnan,
Ph.D., P.E., S.E., M.ASCE
Member
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Heung Fai Lam,
Ph.D., M.ASCE
Member -
Xiao Liang,
Ph.D., A.M.ASCE
Member -
Hilmi Lus,
Associate Committee Member
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Lance Manuel,
Ph.D., P.E., D.OE, F.SEI, F.ASCE
Member -
Mehedy Mashnad,
Ph.D., P.E.
Member -
Mostafa Mirshekari,
Ph.D., A.M.ASCE
Member -
Babak Moaveni,
Ph.D., M.ASCE
Member -
Suparno Mukhopadhyay,
Ph.D., A.M.ASCE
Member
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Ching-Tai Ng,
Ph.D.
Member -
Yanchun NI,
Ph.D., Aff.M.ASCE
Member
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Nicholas Drysdale Oliveto,
Ph.D., Aff.M.ASCE
Member -
Baki M Ozturk,
Ph.D., A.M.ASCE
Member
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Konstantinos Papadimitriou,
Ph.D.
Member -
Antonina Pirrotta,
Ph.D., F.EMI, A.M.ASCE
Member -
Fatemeh Pourahmadian,
Ph.D., A.M.ASCE
Member
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Milad Roohi,
Ph.D., A.M.ASCE
Member
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Elnaz Esmaeilzadeh Seylabi,
Ph.D.
Member -
Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto,
Ph.D., A.M.ASCE
Member -
Jiazeng Shan,
Aff.M.ASCE
Member -
Jongmin Shim,
Ph.D.
Member -
Andrew W Smyth,
F.EMI, M.ASCE
Member -
Hoon Sohn,
Ph.D., M.ASCE
Member -
Wei Song,
Ph.D., A.M.ASCE
Member -
Mahdi Soudkhah,
P.E.
Member -
Chao Sun,
Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE
Member -
Hao Sun,
Ph.D.
Member -
Ann Christine Sychterz,
Ph.D., EIT, A.M.ASCE
Member -
Michael D Symans,
Ph.D., A.M.ASCE
Associate Committee Member
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Ertugrul Taciroglu,
Ph.D., F.EMI, M.ASCE
Member -
Alexandros Angelos Taflanidis,
Ph.D., A.M.ASCE
Member -
Izuru Takewaki,
M.ASCE
Member -
Maria I Todorovska,
M.ASCE
Member -
Morteza A M Torkamani,
P.E.
Member -
Panagiotis Tsopelas,
Ph.D.
Member
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Eric Brian Williamson,
Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI, M.ASCE
Member -
Kevin Wong,
M.ASCE
Member -
Teng Wu,
Ph.D., M.ASCE
Member
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Jiahua Yang,
Ph.D., Aff.M.ASCE
Member -
Yongchao Yang,
Ph.D., M.ASCE
Member
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Feng-Liang Zhang,
A.M.ASCE
Member -
Zhiming Zhang,
Ph.D.
Member -
Xiangyuan Zheng,
Ph.D., A.M.ASCE
Member -
Haijun Zhou,
Ph.D., A.M.ASCE
Member