Biography

Dr. Pizhong Qiao, received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Advanced Materials, Solid Mechanics and Structures) from West Virginia University (WVU) in 1997. He is a registered professional engineer (PE) in Structural Engineering (1999 to present) and certified in the practice of structural engineering from Structural Engineering Certification Board (SECB) (2006 to present). He was named a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) (April 2007) in recognition of “his significant contributions to civil engineering research, application, and teaching that have advanced the state-of-the-art in theory and practice in the composites area”. Due to his contributions to civil engineering research, particularly in structural composites and mechanics and his commitment and participation within the Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI), he was elected (May 2017) as an EMI fellow of the ASCE.