III. Curriculum Vita Devin K. Harris, Ph.D. III-1
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
III. Curriculum Vita Devin K. Harris, Ph.D. DEVIN K. HARRIS, PH.D. 351 McCormick Rd Phone: (434) 924-6373 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4742 E-mail: [email protected] www.uva-moblab.com Professional Experience Associate Professor July 2016 – present University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA Director of Center for Transportation Studies July 2017 – present University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA Faculty Director of Clark Scholars Program February – present University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA Assistant Professor July 2012 – June 2016 University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA Assistant Professor January 2008 – June 2012 Adjunct Assistant Professor July 2012 – August 2015 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI Appointment: Donald F. and Rose Ann Tomasini Assistant Professor in Structural Engineering Graduate Research Assistant January 2003 – December 2007 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA Sr. Project Engineer June 2001 – November 2002 ExxonMobil Development Company – Business Planning Houston, TX Project Engineer December 1999 – June 2001 ExxonMobil Development Company – U.S. West Drilling Houston, TX Project Engineer July 1999 – December 1999 Exxon Company U.S.A. – U.S. Drilling Group New Orleans, LA Education Doctor of Philosophy, Civil Engineering 2007 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dissertation: Evaluation of the Sandwich Plate System (SPS) for use in Virginia Bridges Master of Science, Civil Engineering 2004 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Thesis: Characterization of Punching Shear Capacity of Thin Ultra-High Performance Concrete Plates Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering (honors) 1999 University of Florida III-1 III. Curriculum Vita Devin K. Harris, Ph.D. a) Names of Ph.D. Advisors: • Thomas E. Cousins, Ph.D., P.E. (Primary Advisor) and Thomas M. Murray, Ph.D., P.E. b) Starting date: • July 2, 2012 c) Substantial honors and awards: • Finalist (2014) - University of Virginia CHARGE – Tournament of Ideas • Outstanding Reviewer (2013) - American Society of Civil Engineering – Journal of Bridge Engineering • Excellence in Diversity Fellowship (2012-2013) – University of Virginia • Young Member Award for Professional Achievement (2011) – American Concrete Institute • Howard E. Hill Outstanding Faculty Member (2008-09) – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan Technological University • Transportation Structures and Materials Student Paper Award - 54th Virginia Transportation Conference (2005) o “Characterization of Punching Shear Capacity of Thin UHPC Slabs” • NSF IGERT Fellowship – Macromolecular Science and Engineering (2004 – 2007) -Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University • Charles Via Ph.D. Fellowship (2004-2007) - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University • Charles Via Master’s Fellowship (2003-2004) - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University • Graduate Dean’s Fellowship (2003-2004) - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University d) Graduate Students directed/being directed (chronological by degree year & institution): Michigan Technological University M.S. Students • Russell Lutch o Thesis: Capacity Optimization of A Prestressed Concrete Railroad Tie o Degree Award Year: 2009 o First job after graduation: Kiewit • Jayeeta Sarkar o Thesis: Characterization of the Bond Strength Between Ultra High Performance Concrete Bridge Deck Overlays and Concrete Substrates o Degree Award Year: 2010 o First job after graduation: Ph.D. - Michigan State University • Kevin Mears o Thesis: Structural Capacity of Steel Tubular Cast-in-Place Piling o Degree Award Year: 2011 o First job after graduation: Black and Veatch III-2 III. Curriculum Vita Devin K. Harris, Ph.D. • Seth Johnson o Thesis: Non-thesis o Degree Award Year: 2012 o First job after graduation: Larson Engineering • Sarah Shann o Thesis: Application of Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) as a Thin-Bonded Overlay for Concrete Bridge Decks o Degree Award Year: 2012 o First job after graduation: Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. • Miguel Angel Carbonell Muñoz o Thesis: Compatibility of Ultra High Performance Concrete as a Repair Material: Bond Characterization with Concrete Under Different Loading Scenarios o Degree Award Year: 2012 o First job after graduation: DeSimone Consulting Engineers University of Virginia Doctoral Students • Amir Gheitasi o Dissertation: Performance Evaluation of Damage Integrated Girder Bridges o Qualifying Exam: August 2011 o Proposal Defense: October 2013 o Final Defense: July 2014 o Degree Award Year: 2014* o First job after graduation: Post-Doctoral Research Associate – University of Virginia *Recipient of 2014-2015 UVa CEE Award for Excellence in Research • Mohamad Alipour (August 2014 start) o Dissertation: Deep Learning for Robust and Efficient Automated Defect Recognition in Critical Infrastructure o Qualifying Exam: January 2017 o Proposal Defense: April 2018 o Anticipated Defense: May 2019 • Mehrdad Dizaji (August 2015 start) o Dissertation: Image-Based Structural Health Monitoring (iSHM) o Qualifying Exam: April 2018 o Proposal Defense: November 2018 o Anticipated Defense: May 2019 • Tianshu Li (August 2017 start) o Dissertation: Hybrid Data-Driven Approach for Structural Health Monitoring (tentative) o Qualifying Exam: May 2018 o Proposal Defense: Planned May 2019 o Anticipated Defense: TBD • Ciara Horne (August 2018 start) o Dissertation: TBD o Qualifying Exam: TBD o Proposal Defense: TBD o Anticipated Defense: TBD III-3 III. Curriculum Vita Devin K. Harris, Ph.D. M.S. Students • John Civitillo o Thesis: In-Service Performance and Behavior Characterization of the Hybrid Composite Bridge System o Degree Award Year: 2014 o First job after graduation: Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) • Mark Saliba o Degree Award Year: Anticipated ~ December 2014 o Thesis: Performance Evaluation of Damaged Prestressed Girder Bridges o First job after graduation: Freyssinet, Inc. • Lauren Bolton o Degree Award Year: May 2015 o Thesis: Bridge Condition Characterization Using Optical and Thermal Sensors o First job after graduation: Facility Engineering Associates • Jonathan Tanks o Degree Award Year: May 2015 o Thesis: Anchorage Systems for Carbon Fiber Composite Cables and Carbon Rods o First job after graduation*: Ph.D.–Tokyo Institute of Technology–Chemical Engineering (*Awarded Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) Fellowship to pursue Ph.D. in Japan) • Mohamad Shawki Amine o Degree Award Year: May 2015 o Thesis: Non-thesis (ME) o First job after graduation: AECOM • Evelina Khakimova o Degree Award Year: May 2016 o Thesis: Investigation of Fiber Reinforced Concrete Properties: High Early Strength, Toughness, Permeability and Fiber Distribution o First job after graduation: AECOM • Savannah Washlesky o Degree Award Year: Planned May 2019 o Thesis: Image-Based Approaches for Bridge Deflection Measurement o First job after graduation: Parsons e) List of undergraduate theses supervised: • Jonathan Tanks, Miranda Tuell, Ahmad Elhajj, and Bradley James (Spring 2013) o “An Educational Guide for Structural Engineering Students: Designing for the American Institute of Steel Construction 2013 Student Steel Bridge Competition” • Joe Torp, Nicholas Goddeau, Sam Kush, Stuart Williams, and Paul Buonocore (Spring 2014) o “An Educational Guide for Structural Engineering Students: Designing for the American Institute of Steel Construction 2013 Student Steel Bridge Competition” • Ryan Fiesta, Nick Shaffer, Tom Schofield, Evan Weihs, Thomas Williams, and Cory Zimmerman (Spring 2015) o “Design and Execution for the AISC/ASCE Steel Bridge Competition Per 2015 Rules” III-4 III. Curriculum Vita Devin K. Harris, Ph.D. • Adam Maguire (Spring 2015) o Thesis: “A Comparison of the Error Regime of 2-Dimensional Digital Image Correlation Analytical Methods” • Kyle Brendel, Evan Chappell, Malina Dana, Nick Farias, Christy Haney, Hannah Luer, Jeremy Mason, and Nina Vascotto (Spring 2016) o “2016 UVA Student Steel Bridge Competition” • Syed Kazmi, Isabel Kigo, Hee Ya Pyo, and Michela Rossi (Spring 2017) o “2017 UVA Student Steel Bridge Competition” • Evan Lesmez, Emily Melinis, and Nicholas Mikalauskas (Spring 2018) o “Leveraging Mobile Sensing to Enable a Quality of Life within Smart and Connected Community” • Raunak Bhattarai, Colin Moore, Chistopher Suasa, Riley Savering, Emily Xu (Spring 2019) o “Leveraging Mobile Sensing Within Smart and Connected Communities” - selected as Civil Engineering Department top team-based project (Fall 2018) f) Visitors and postdoctoral fellows supervised: Michigan Technological University • Yogini Deshpande, Ph.D. (2009-2010) University of Virginia • Amir Gheitasi, Ph.D. (2014-2015) • Abdollah Bagheri, Ph.D. (2015-2017) • Shuzhen Yang (August 2017-August 2018) o Visiting PhD student - Beijing Jiaotong University, China • Ke Chen (August 2018-present) o Visiting Scholar - Bridge and Tunnel Technology Research Center Research Institute of Highway - Ministry of Transport of P.R. China III-5 III. Curriculum Vita Devin K. Harris, Ph.D. g) External research grants and contracts (see also section j): Awarded Project: Performance Characteristics of In-Service Bridges for Enhancing Load Ratings: Leveraging Refined Analysis Methods Role: Principal Investigator (Co-PI: Osman Ozbulut) Award: $226,548 (2017-2018) Sponsor: Virginia Transportation Research Council Project: Development of a Test Method to Determine the Source of Staining on Structures Role: Principal Investigator