Ertugrul Taciroglu
Ertugrul Taciroglu
Civil and Environmental Engineering

Ertugrul Taciroglu

Professor

Faculty Information

Research and Interests
My research interests lie within the broad area of Computational Solid and Structural Mechanics. I am currently working on topology optimization of smart material systems, soil-structure interaction in deep and shallow foundation systems, wave propagation in continuous media, inverse problems—with various applications in system identification, structural health monitoring as well as surveillance—and simulation of structural response under extreme loadings such as explosions, and ballistic impact.
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Awards and Recognition
  • Fellow, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute, 2015
  • ASCE Walter Huber Research Prize, 2011
  • National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2006
  • Professor of the Year, ASCE Student Chapter at UCLA, 2003, 2009