University of California, Los Angeles
January 31 – February 4, 2022

 

Lifelines 2021 Conference
ASCE Resiliance
UCLA Samueli School of Engineering

Conference Program Committees

 

Conference Co-Chairs
Craig A. Davis, Ph.D., P.E., G.E., M.ASCE, C A Davis Engineering
Ertugrul Taciroglu, Ph.D., M.ASCE, F.EMI, Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

Conference Executive Committee
Craig A. Davis, Ph.D., P.E., G.E., M.ASCE, C A Davis Engineering
Ron Eguchi, M.ASCE, ImageCat
Jianping Hu, Ph.D., P.E., G.E., M.ASCE, LA Department of Water and Power
Jonathan Stewart, Ph.D., F.ASCE, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
Ertugrul Taciroglu, Ph.D., M.ASCE, F.EMI, Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

Conference Steering Committee

Rachel Davidson, Ph.D, A.M. ASCE, University of Delaware
Reginald DesRoches, Ph.D, F.SEI, F.ASCE, Rice University
Anne Kiremidjian, Ph.D, Dist.M.ASCE, Stanford University
Thomas O’Rourke, Ph.D, Hon.D.GE, Dist.M.ASCE, Cornell University
John van de Lindt, Ph.D, F.SEI, F.ASCE , Colorado State University
Yumei Wang, P.E., F.ASCE, Portland State University

Sponsorship and Exhibits Committee

Ron Eguchi, M.ASCE, ImageCat
Yumei Wang, P.E., F.ASCE, Portland State University

Technical Program Committee

 

Technical Program Co-Chairs
Craig A. Davis, Ph.D., P.E., G.E., M.ASCE, C A Davis Engineering
Kent Yu, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., M.ASCE, SEFT Consulting Group

Technical Committee
Scott J. Brandenberg, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, UCLA Samueli School of Engineering (UCLA)
Henry Burton, Ph.D., M.ASCE, UCLA Samueli School of Engineering (UCLA)
Louise K. Comfort, Ph.D., Aff. M.ASCE, Fellow NAPA, University of Pittsburgh
Teresa Elliott, P.E., M.ASCE, Portland Water Bureau (Retired)
Matt Francis, P.E., M.ASCE, AECOM
Paolo Gardoni, Ph.D., M.ASCE, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Fred Grant, P.E., M.ASCE, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
Thomas W. Haase, JD, Ph.D. Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas
Doug Honegger, M.ASCE, D.G. Honegger Consulting
Xavier Irias, P.E., M.ASCE, Woodard & Curran
Jeremy Isenberg, P.E., PhD, NAE, Dist. M.ASCE, F.SEI, Stanford University
Edward Kavazanjian, Jr., Ph.D. P.E., G.E., D.GE, Dist.M.ASCE, NAE, Arizona State University
Leon Kempner Jr., Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, F.SEI, Bonneville Power Administration
Karl Gee-Yu Liu, Ph.D., Taiwan National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering
Therese McAllister, PhD, PE, F.SEI, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Ricardo A. Medina, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
Masakatsu Miyajima, Dr. Eng., Kanazawa University, Japan
Ali Mostafavi, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, Texas A&M University
Allison Pyrch, P.E., G.E., M.ASCE, Hart Crowser
Chris Rojahn, Engineer, C.E., Applied Technology Council (ATC), retired
Kenichi Soga, Ph.D., M.ASCE, University of California, Berkeley
Mahmoud Reda Taha, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, University of New Mexico
Alex K. Tang, P.E., F.ASCE, L&T Consulting
Eren Uckan, Ph.D., Alanya University, Turkey
Haizhong Wang, Ph.D., M.ASCE, Oregon State University
Brad Wham, Ph.D., M.ASCE, University of Colorado Boulder
Liam Wotherspoon, Ph.D., University of Auckland, New Zealand
Farzin Zareian, Ph.D., M.ASCE, University of California, Irvine

 

Local Organizing Committee

 

Jianping Hu, Ph.D., P.E., G.E., M.ASCE, LA Department of Water and Power
Martin Hudson, Ph.D., P.E., G.E., M.ASCE, Turner Construction
Ruwanka Purasinghe, P.E., M.ASCE, LA Department of Water and Power
Paul Lee, P.E., M.ASCE, LA Mayor’s Office of Sustainability
Amit Joshi, P.E., M. ASCE, California Department of Water Resources
Chris Boswell, P.E., M. ASCE, Sherwood Design Engineers
Linda Luu, P.E., M. ASCE, Psomas

ASCE Contact Staff

Catherine Tehan, Aff.M.ASCE

UCLA Directors

Evelyn Miwa, Senior Director of Development Operations
Bill Sweeney, Assistant Director UCLA Events Office

UCLA Student Aids

Koray Mentesoglu
Natalie Tsang
Amy Zhou