Ahsan Kareem

Ahsan Kareem is the Robert M. Moran Professor of the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences and the Director of the NatHaz Modeling Laboratory at the University of Notre Dame and past Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at the University of Notre Dame.[1][2]

He is a former President of the American Association for Wind Engineering and currently serves as the elected President of the International Association for Wind Engineering.[3][4]

Awards, honors, and memberships

Ahsan Kareem has been awarded numerous honors including the United States of America’s Presidential Young Investigator Award from the White House Office of Science and Technology[5][6] A recipient of the Theodore von Karman Medal, Robert H.Scanlan Medal,[7] James Croes Medal[8] Jack E. Cermak Medal[9] and State-of-the-Art Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers[10] and Alan G. Davenport Medal from the International Association for Wind Engineering for contributions to the dynamics of structures and dynamic wind effects on tall, deep and long span structures, which is an unmatched recognition.[11] Dr. Kareem was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2009.[12] In 2009, he received University of Notre Dame’s Research Achievement Award.[13] In 2010, he was elected as a Foreign Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering.[14] In 2010, he was elected as a Distinguished Member of ASCE.[15] Dr. Kareem was appointed Honorary Professor of Tongji University,[16] Shanghai, PROC, 2010 and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University[17] in October 2012 and Southwest Jiaotong University,[18] Chengdu in August 2013. In 2011, he was inducted to the Offshore Technology Conference Hall of Fame.[19] In 2012, he was appointed by the State Council of China as a High-End Consultant to Tongji University.[20][21] In 2013, he received the International Association of Structural Safety and Reliability Distinguished Research Award in recognition of long-standing accomplishments in the field of safety and reliability.[22] In 2013, he was among the initial inductees of the Fellows of the Engineering Mechanics Institute of ASCE.[23] He is the 2013 Scruton Lecturer at the Institution of Civil Engineers England.[24] He has served as Chair of the ASCE’s Engineering Mechanics Institute and Structural Engineering Institute’s Technical Activities.[25]

References

  1. ↑ "Ahsan Kareem — College of Engineering". engineering.nd.edu.
  2. ↑ Dame, ENR/PAZ // University Communications // University of Notre. "Ahsan Kareem // Spotlight // About ND // University of Notre Dame". University of Notre Dame.
  3. ↑ "Kareem Elected President of IAWE — College of Engineering". engineering.nd.edu.
  4. ↑ "-- IAWE International Associations for Wind Engineering --". iawe.org.
  5. ↑ "NSF Award Search: Award#9096274 - Presidential Young Investigator Award: Dynamic Modeling of Wind-Induced Lateral-Torsional Motion of Structures". Nsf.gov.
  6. ↑ 9:45 - 10:30. "Prof. Ahsan Kareem". Iconhic2016.com. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  7. ↑ "Robert H. Scanlan Medal - ASCE - Past Award Winners". Asce.org.
  8. ↑ "J. James R. Croes Medal - ASCE - Past Award Winners". Asce.org.
  9. ↑ "Jack E. Cermak Medal - ASCE - Past Award Winners". Asce.org.
  10. ↑ "ASCE State-of-the-Art of Civil Engineering Award - ASCE - Past Award Winners". Asce.org.
  11. ↑ Dame, ENR/PAZ // University Communications: Web // University of Notre. "Kareem receives inaugural Davenport Medal // News // Notre Dame News // University of Notre Dame". news.nd.edu.
  12. ↑ "Dr. Ahsan Kareem". NAE Website.
  13. ↑ "Research Achievement Award // ND Report // University of Notre Dame". ndreport.nd.edu.
  14. ↑ Dame, ENR/PAZ // University Communications: Web // University of Notre. "Kareem named to Indian Academy of Engineering // News // Notre Dame News // University of Notre Dame". news.nd.edu.
  15. ↑ Dame, ENR/PAZ // University Communications: Web // University of Notre. "Kareem named distinguished member of ASCE // News // Notre Dame News // University of Notre Dame". news.nd.edu.
  16. ↑ Dame, ENR/PAZ // University Communications: Web // University of Notre. "Tongi University names Kareem honorary professor // News // Notre Dame News // University of Notre Dame". news.nd.edu.
  17. ↑ "Kareem Appointed Honorary Professor by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University — College of Engineering". engineering.nd.edu.
  18. ↑ "Kareem Named Honorary Professor by China's Central South University — College of Engineering". engineering.nd.edu.
  19. ↑ Dame, ENR/PAZ // University Communications: Web // University of Notre. "Kareem named to offshore technology conference hall of fame // News // Notre Dame News // University of Notre Dame". news.nd.edu.
  20. ↑ "Kareem Appointed as High-end Consultant to Chinese Universities and Received an International Distinguished Research Award — College of Engineering". engineering.nd.edu.
  21. ↑ "Cyberinfrastructure Enabled Analysis, Simulation, Design and Monitoring of Structures under Winds - Blume Center". blume.stanford.edu.
  22. ↑ Deodatis, George; R. Ellingwood, Bruce; M. Frangopol, Dan. Safety, Reliability, Risk and Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructures. CRC Press, 2014. p. XLIX. ISBN 1315884887. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  23. ↑ Dame, Marketing Communications: Web // University of Notre. "Notre Dame Engineering Professor Elected President of the International Association of Wind Engineering // Notre Dame Research // University of Notre Dame". Notre Dame Research.
  24. ↑ "Scruton Lecture 2013 - Changing Dynamic of Bridge Aerodynamics-Non SECED Events". seced.org.uk.
  25. ↑ "Professor Kareem started serving a two-year term as Chair of the Technical Activities Division of ASCE — Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences". ceees.nd.edu.
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