Civil and Environmental Engineering
Henry Burton
Associate Professor
Presidential Endowed Chair in Structural Engineering
- 5731D Boelter Hall
- hvburton@seas.ucla.edu
- (310) 825-2843
Faculty Information
Research and Interests
Structural/Earthquake engineering, structural reliability, enhanced seismic performance systems, performance-based design and assessment methods, community resilience.
Notable Publications and Books
In the News
- Is My Kid’s LAUSD Campus Safe From Earthquakes? | LAist, March 2023
- University of California Funds Interdisciplinary, Multicampus Research | Daily Bruin, February 2023
- Two professors win UC’s Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives competition | UCLA Newsroom, January 2021
- Rust Valley Restorers | History Channel, January 2020
- Engineering earthquake resilience in downtown skyscrapers - Science Nation | National Science Foundation, March 2018
Education
- Ph.D., (2014), Stanford University
- M.S., (2004), Stanford University
- B.S., (2002), Morgan State University
Awards and Recognition
- 2016 Burton Receives NSF’s CAREER Award
- 2014 National Science Foundation, Next Generation of Hazards and Disaster Researchers Fellowship
- 2014 Best Paper Award, International Conference on Building Resilience, Manchester, England
- 2012 Diversifying Academia Recruiting Excellence (DARE) Fellowship, Stanford University
- 2011 Young Researcher Travel Award, International Conference on Earthquake Engineering, NSF
- 2000 Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Environmental Protection Agency
Courses
C&EE 135L: Structural Design and Testing Laboratory
C&EE 235A: Advanced Structural Analysis
C&EE 244: Structural Loads and Safety of Civil Structures/Structural Reliability