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H.R. Bosch
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Mr. Bosch is a senior structural engineer with a background in Civil Engineering and is the director of the Aerodynamics Laboratory. He has over thirty years of experience in bridge design, bridge aerodynamic evaluation, structural engineering, wind engineering and wind tunnel experimental studies. His research work is published extensively both internally through FHWA publications and externally in peer reviewed technical conferences, meetings and journals. He has extensive experience with instrumentation development and is actively involved with field studies involving the interaction of natural winds and suspension or cable stayed bridges. He is also active in computational fluid dynamics and finite element analysis modeling of wind structure interaction for bridge applications. |
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Kornel Kerenyi, Ph.D.
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Dr. Kerenyi has fifteen years of experience in experimental structural dynamics, fluid dynamics and hydraulics and serves as co-Principal Investigator at the FHWA Hydraulics Research Laboratory. His experience in these research areas include physical modeling, numerical modeling, design of research plans, and collection and analysis of data. He has designed and implemented flow induced vibration (fluid-structure interactions) modeling studies. Dr. Kerenyi has developed flow visualization techniques currently being applied in the FHWA laboratory, including particle image velocimetry (PIV) and use of the hydrogen bubble flow visualization technique. |
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S.W. Park, Ph.D.
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Dr. Park has over nineteen years of experience as a structural engineer and researcher. He has a multidisciplinary background in Civil, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. His current research interests include structural dynamics and control, wind engineering, energy dissipation systems and computational modeling. Dr. Park has published extensively in numerous conferences, meetings and scientific journals. Dr. Park is also a member of our seismic research team developing design strategies for transportation structures to resist earthquake ground motions. |
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James Pagenkopf |
Mr. Pagenkopf is a Mechanical Engineer with a background in structural dynamics. He is currently involved in several projects, including researching for a Wind Load Criteria report and developing software to analyze cable vibrations in cable-stayed bridges. |
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Tarun Dhall, M.Sc.
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Mr. Dhall possesses extensive experience and background in the field of experimental and computational aerodynamics and fluid dynamics. His research is focused on topics like wind-tunnel experimentation and data analysis, wind effects on bridge motion, and techniques of optical flow measurement. |
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D.T. Wise
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Mr. Wise has over eight years of experience as a systems analyst and software developer. He is responsible for developing and implementing advanced database applications to perform a variety of functions, as well as developing software and integrating existing software to provide analysis and reporting tools, automation of data migration, and other extended functionality. He is also responsible for design and maintenance of the website along with miscellaneous graphic design and marketing projects. |
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G.A. Braley
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Mr. Braley has more than twenty years of experience as an electronics specialist and research technician. He is responsible for fabrication, operation, maintenance, testing and repair of data acquisition systems and associated instrumentation. He has extensive experience with various anemometers, sensors, and field study procedures. |
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Dr. R. Panneer Selvam |
Dr. R. Panneer Selvam is an expert in the field of computational wind engineering and his research works are published in various scientific and technological venues. His research work focuses on the computational modeling of fluid flow and its interaction with deforming or vibrating structures. He has held numerous appointments as a visiting faculty including appointments at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, The Technical University of Denmark, NOAA, EDF-LNH, and others. He is currently a Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Arkansas and a consultant with LENDIS Corporation. |
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