Integrated Multi-disciplinary Systems Research for Hazard Mitigation

Faculty are invited to lunch at the University Club following the presentation. Please RSVP to Georgia Lum ext. 0-4885Speaker: Dr. Vilas Mujumdar, P.E., S.E.Earthquake Engineering Research Center Cluster Leader and ERC Program Director
Division of Engineering Education and Centers
National Science FoundationVilas Mujumdar is the Program Director responsible for oversight of 3 Earthquake Engineering Research Centers, and coordination of earthquake engineering integrated multidisciplinary research with other divisions of NSF. He manages the review and recommendation process for establishing new Engineering Research Centers in Civil Infrastructure and also coordinates public policy research for various Engineering Research Centers.After 25 years in private industry serving in various executive positions including CEO, Dr. Mujumdar joined the State of California, serving for 9 years as Chief of Operations with the Division of the State Architect. He received numerous awards for his work and many of his projects have been featured in publications such as Engineering News Record.Dr. Mujumdar is a registered Civil Engineer and Structural Engineer in California and is a professional engineer in many other states. He holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Civil Engineering, a Master of Business Administration and a doctorate in Public Administration specializing in seismic risk. He is a Fellow of American Concrete Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers, The Prestressed Concrete Institute, and The Institution of Structural Engineers (UK). He has served on and chaired numerous committees of ASCE, ACI, SEAOC, TMS and BSSC.

Location: Ronald Tutor Hall (RTH) Room 306

Audiences: Epstein ISE, CE, and SPPD faculty and Graduate Students, CREATE researchers

Contact: Linda Mizushima