Curriculum Vitae

Students Advised

Past Post Doctoral Researchers (1)

Shannon Grady, Ph.D., "Optimal Placement of Turbines in Wind Farms using Genetic Algorithms"

Graduated Ph.D. Students (3)

Andy Richardson (FAMU Ph.D. December 2003), Vibration Control of Multiple Structures: Theory and Application

Ken Walsh (FAMU Ph.D. August 2005), Vibration Control of Civil Structures Using Variable Amplification

Claudia Wilson (FSU Ph.D. August 2004), Fuzzy Control of Magnetorheological Dampers for Vibration Reduction in Civil Structures

Current Ph.D. Students (2)

Terri Norton (FAMU Ph.D. December 2005), Development of Combined Earthquake and Hurricane Damage Functions

Marlon Hill (FAMU Ph.D. December 2007)

Graduated M.S. Students (6)

Jameel Hanif (FAMU M.S.C.E. May 2000), Use of Shared Tuned Mass Damper (STMD) for the Mitigation of Earthquake Vibrations

Andy Richardson (FAMU M.S.C.E. May 2000), Optimal Placement of Sensor/Actuator Systems Considering Actuator Dynamics

Ken Walsh (FAMU M.S.C.E. May 2002), Fluid Structure Interaction: Vibrations of Structures from Vortex Shedding

Terri Norton (FAMU M.S.C.E. May 2002), Earthquake and Hurricane Hazard in the Southeast

Shealy Gross (FAMU M.S.C.E. May 2002), Investigation of Damage Functions for Loss Estimation of Hurricanes

Marlon Hill (FAMU M.S.C.E. May 2004), An Experimental Verification of the Eigensystem Realization Algorithm for Structural Health Monitoring

Current M.S. Students (1)

Karla Villarreal

Current Graduate Committees (2)

Tanya Green (FAMU Ph.D.), Hongyi Lui (FSU Ph.D.)

Past Graduate Committees Served (15)

Tramone Curry (FAMU Ph.D.), Chouhan Xu (FSU Ph.D.), Oneika Starks (FAMU M.S.M.E.), Tanya Townsend (FAMU M.S.C.E.), Xi Liu (FSU M.S.C.E), Shavonne Ford (FAMU M.S.Ch.E), Omar Beckford (FAMU M.S.C.E), Sarah Johnson (FAMU M.S.I.E), Rafal Wuttrich (FSU M.S.C.E), Patrick McKee (FSU M.S.C.E.), Eric Johnson (FSU M.S.C.E), Alfred Nkunga (FSU M.S.C.E.), William Leunde (FSU M.S.C.E), Shawn Austin (FAMU M.S.Ch.E.), Angela Thomas (FAMU M.S.M.E.)

Undergraduate Research Assistants (33)

Tarysha Henry (FAMU B.S.C.E. 2000), Willie Booker (FAMU B.S.C.E. 2000), Cipriana Thompson (FAMU B.S.C.E. 2000), Terri Norton (FSU B.S.C.E. 2000), Shealy Gross (FSU B.S.C.E. 2000), Kenneth Walsh (FSU B.S.C.E. 2000), Sakira Henry (FAMU B.S.C.I.S. 2000), Alieu Sahor (FAMU B.S.C.E. 2001), Allah Christmas (FAMU B.S.C.E. 2001), Marlon Hill (FAMU B.S.C.E. 2001), Robert Medlock (FAMU B.S.C.E. 2001), Tanya Townsend (FAMU B.S.C.E. 2001), Vaughn Thomas (FAMU B.S.C.E. 2001), Kamili Hithchmon (FAMU B.S.C.E. 2002), Quatina Austin (FAMU B.S.C.E. 2002), Chris Beasley (FAMU B.S. Construction Engineering Technology 2002), Damaris Noriega (FSU B.S.C.E. 2002), Shearissa Phillips (FAMU B.S.C.E. 2002), Sundiata Marcelin (FAMU B.S.C.E. 2003), Asegun Henry (FAMU B.S.M.E. 2003), Omari Downing (FAMU B.S.C.I.S. 2003), Natasha Richardson (FAMU B. Arch. 2003), Andrea Jones (FAMU B.S.C.E), Jenna Chamberlain (FSU B.S.C.E. 2003), Yakisha Williams (FAMU B.S.C.E 2004), Korey Gaddy (FAMU B.S.C.E. 2004), Jami Akins (FAMU B.S.C.E.T), Milan Ellis (FAMU B.S.I.E. 2004), Greg Thomas (FAMU B.S.E.E.), Karla Villarreal (FSU 2005), Zaneta Adme (FSU 2005), Waleed Barnawi (FSU 2005), Andrea Smith (FSU 2006), Vicente Ruiz, Remy Agrawal, Jenna Pagnotti

K-12 Teachers as Research Assistants (3)

Chevelle Hall, Brandy Tyler, Janice Muhammad

High School Students (1)

Gerren McDonald, Godby High School Tallahassee, FL

Teaching Activities

Courses Taught

Chicago State University Department of Chemistry and Physics
Physics I, Physics II, Statics

FAMU Civil/Construction Engineering Technology
BCN 2230-Materials and Methods of Construction I, BCN 4617-Construction Estimating I, ETC 4450-Reinforced Concrete I, BCN 4619-Construction Estimating II, ETG 4939-Professional Development

FAMU/FSU College of Engineering
CES 5585-Earthquake and Wind Engineering, EGN 3311-Civil Engineering Mechanics, EGM 3512-Engineering Mechanics, EGN 3321-Dynamics, CES 5209-Structural Dynamics

Courses Developed

FAMU/FSU College of Engineering
EGN 3311-Civil Engineering Mechanics, EGM 3512-Engineering Mechanics, EGN 3321-Dynamics (new course to Civil Engineering), CES 5209-Structural Dynamics