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| Jonathan P. Stewart, Ph.D., P.E. |
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Education | Selected Awards and Honors | Research Interests |
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| • | B.S., 1990, University of California, Berkeley
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| • | M.S., 1992, University of California, Berkeley
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| • | Ph.D., 1996, University of California, Berkeley |
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| • | Elected Fellow, ASCE, 2009
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| • | Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, ASCE, 2008
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| • | Outstanding Paper Award for Vol. 21 (2005) of Earthquake Spectra, 2007 (with Yoojoong Choi)
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| • | Shamsher Prakash Research Award, Shamsher Prakash Foundation, 2006
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| • | Fulbright Scholarship, Senior Lecturer in Italy, United States Department of State, 2005
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| • | Northrop-Grumman Excellence in Teaching Award, UCLA HSSEAS, 2003
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| • | Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award, ASCE, 2001
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| • | Favorite Professor Award, UCLA Student Chapter of ASCE, 1999, 2001
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| • | Faculty Early Career Development Award, NSF, 1998
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| • | Graduate Fellow in Earthquake Hazard Reduction, EERI, 1995 |
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| | My primary research interests are in geotechnical earthquake engineering, with emphases on seismic soil-structure interaction, engineering characterization of earthquake ground motions, seismic compression of unsaturated soils, and ground failure in marginal plasticity soils. My research has involved: interpretation of earthquake strong motion data to gain insight into soil-structure interaction effects, site effects, regional variations of ground motions, and other effects; cyclic field testing of full-scale foundation components including mat foundations, drilled shafts, and bridge abutment walls; advanced dynamic testing of soils in the laboratory; and detailed case studies of seismic ground failure at sites in California, Taiwan, Turkey, Japan, Greece, Italy, and India. Results of work by my research group are widely utilized in engineering practice, including the NEHRP Provisions for the Seismic Design of New Buildings ,and guidelines published by the California Geological Survey for application to school and hospital facilities.
I am a registered P.E. in California and maintain an active consulting practice to assist engineering firms and government agencies with problems in geotechnical engineering and earthquake engineering. Typical projects include probabilistic ground motion characterization, ground failure hazard characterization (including landslides, liquefaction, cyclic softening, and seismic compression), innovative applications of field testing to evaluate critical material or system characteristics, and expert witness testimony. |
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