Open AccessAnalysis of the State of Tenure-line Black Engineering Faculty in Research-intensive (R1) Institutions
Author(s) -
Girum Urgessa
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
2020 asee virtual annual conference content access proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.18260/1-2--34146
Subject(s) - pledge , diversity (politics) , engineering education , affirmative action , higher education , state (computer science) , narrative , work (physics) , gender diversity , political science , public relations , sociology , engineering , business , engineering management , computer science , law , finance , mechanical engineering , corporate governance , linguistics , philosophy , algorithm
Dr. Girum Urgessa is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering in the Sid and Reva Dewberry Department of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering (CEIE) at George Mason University (GMU). He received his MS (2002) and PhD (2006) from the University of New Mexico, and his BS (2000) from Addis Ababa University. Prior to joining GMU, he was a research engineer in the Applied Science Division of Weidlinger Associates (now Thornton Tomasetti) and a structural engineer at Dekker/Perich/Sabatini.His research interests include dynamic response of structures subjected to airblast, impact, progressive collapse, and underwater explosions; the use of fiber reinforced polymer composites in structural design and retrofit applications; and structural stability of temporary structures. His research has been supported by DoD, ASCE, and ITA. He has taught ten different structural engineering and mechanics courses and received the GMU Teaching Excellence Award. Dr. Urgessa is a licensed professional engineer in the State of Maryland.
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