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Yan Xiao

Adjunct Research Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Education




    Biography

    B.S. - 1982 - Tianjin University - Tianjin, China
    M.S. - 1986 - Kyushu University - Fukuoka, Japan
    Ph.D. - 1989 - Kyushu University - Fukuoka, Japan

    Research Summary

    * Seismic analysis and design of structures;
    * Experimental analysis of structures, components and materials;
    * Implementation of new materials into structural design and retrofit;
    * Development of modern bamboo structures.

    Awards

    • 2010 Awarded as one thousand talent National Expert by the Ministry of Education of China, and the one-hundred talent by the Hunan Provincial government
    • 2009 Hunan Provincial Government, China Hunan Provincial Award for International Cooperation
    • 2009 American Concrete Institute (ACI)) Elected Fellow
    • 2008 Popular Science Magazine Best of What's New in 2008 / Popular Science Inventor of 2008
    • 2005 Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, US Section George V. Chillingar Medal of Honor
    • 2004 University of New South Wales Visiting scholarship
    • 2001 Ministry of Education of China Chun Hui Scholar
    • 2001 Ministry of Education (MOE), China Cheung Kong Scholar
    • 1996 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship
    • 1996 Chinese NSF, Tongji University, Shanghai, China Invited Chun Hui scholar lecturer
    Appointments
    Office
    • Kaprielian Hall
    • 3620 South Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90089
    • USC Mail Code: 2531
    Contact Information
    • (213) 740-6130
    • yanxiao@usc.edu
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