ASCE - SEI Technical Committee on Optimal Structural Design

Optimal Structural Design (OSD)

Technical Activities Division

Technical Administrative Committee - Analysis and Computation

MISSION:

To further the development of the state-of-the-art of optimal design of structures. The Committee shall encourage and disseminate new developments in practical applications to structural design, new computation techniques, methodology and algorithms.

COMMITTEE ROSTER:

Colby C. Swan Chair

James K. Guest Secretary

Arzhang Alimoradi Associate Editor – Journal of Structural Engineering

Members:

Member Name	Company or University Affiliation	Term
Arzhang Alimoradi*	*John A. Martin & Associates*	*2005 to 2011*
*M. A. Bhatti*	*University of Iowa*	*2006 to 2012*
*Chun-Man Chan*	*Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. & Technology*	*2010 to 2016*
*Christopher W. Erwin*	*Thornton Tomasetti, Inc., USA*	*2010 to 2016*
James K. Guest*	*Johns Hopkins University, USA*	*2006 to 2012*
*Michael A. Gustafson*	*Tekla, Inc.*	*2007 to 2013*
*Arkadiusz Mazurek*	*Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, Chicago.*	*2011 to 2017*
*Makoto Ohsaki*	*Hiroshima University, Japan*	*2010 to 2016*
*John Peronto*	*Thornton Tomasetti, Inc., USA*	*2007 to 2013*
*Shahram Pezeshk (Fmr. Chair)*	*The University of Memphis, USA*	*2006 to 2012*
*Masoud Sayanei*	*Tufts University, USA*	*2006 to 2012*
*Michael Scott*	*Oregon State University, USA*	*2006 to 2012*
Colby C. Swan*	*University of Iowa*	*2006 to 2012*
*Qian Wang*	*Leslie E. Robertson Associates, NYC, USA*	*2009 to 2015*
*Steven M. Wilkerson*	*Haynes, Whaley Associates, Houston, USA*	*2011 to 2017*
*Farzin Zareian*	*University of California - Irvine, USA*	*2007 to 2013*

* - Indicates Control Member of Committee

Friends of the Committee:

Jasbir Arora (Fmr. Chair)	University of Iowa, USA
Brian Brenner	Parsons Brinckerhoff, USA
Scott A. Burns (Fmr. Chair)	University of Illinois, USA
Christopher Foley (Fmr. Chair)	Marquette University, USA
Dan Frangopol (Fmr. Chair)	Lehigh University, USA
Donald E. Grierson (Fmr. Chair)	University of Waterloo, Canada
Mircea Iordanescu	Research Institute of Hydro-Quebec (IREQ)
Santiago Hernandez	University de Coruna, Spain
Siavash Khajehpour	Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd.
Vlasis K. Koumousis	National Technical University of Athens
Kang Lee	Hangyang University, Korea
Qing Quan (Stephen) Liang	The University of New South Wales, UK
Warren Lucas	Vector Structural Engineers, USA
Keith Mueller	Teng and Associates, USA
Anne Raich	Lafayette College, USA
Subramaniam D Rajan	Arizona State University, USA
Larry Sanchez	City of Las Vegas - Building Safety, USA
Ben Schafer	Johns Hopkins University, USA
Lei Xu	University of Waterloo, Canada

MEETING MINUTES:

2004 Meeting Minutes
2003 Meeting Minutes

2002 Meeting Minutes
2001 Meeting Minutes
2000 Meeting Minutes
1999 Meeting Minutes

2012 STRUCTURES CONGRESS SESSIONS – Chicago, IL (PLANNED)

Benchmark Problems to Encourage Optimization in Civil Structural Engineering (Santiago Hernandez, organizer)
Nature-Inspired Structural Forms and Evolutionary Computations (John Peronto, organizer)
Applications of Structural Form-Finding with Continuum Topology Optimization (Colby Swan, organizer)

2010 STRUCTURES CONGRESS SESSIONS - Orlando, FL

State of the Art and Future Challenges in Structural Optimization (Parts I & II)– Christopher M. Foley

ASCE-OSD REPORTS AND MONOGRAPHS:

Recent Advances in Structural Optimization, Scott Burns (Ed.) 2005 Winner of the ASCE State-of-the-Art in Civil Engineering Award.

COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORTS:

2001 Annual Report

2000 Annual Report
1999 Annual Report

BECOME A MEMBER OF THE OSD C0MMITTEE:
To become a member of the technical committee on optimal structural design, an individual must have completed their formal education (either undergraduate or graduate degrees); have a strong interest in structural optimization (either through experience, research activities, etc...); presently be (or soon become) a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

If you meet the above qualifications, please fill out the application form.

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Web Page Last Updated: May 17, 2011 by Colby C. Swan