David V. Rosowsky
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Dr. Rosowsky is professor of Civil Engineering and Dean of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, N.Y.
Dr. Rosowsky's research has been in the areas of structural reliability, probabilistic modeling of structural and environmental loads, and probability-based design. His current research addresses four topics: 1) behavior of the built environment subject to natural hazards; 2) modeling and analysis of load effects on buildings and other structures, with particular emphasis on complex environmental phenomena; 3) performance-based engineering for design, post-disaster condition assessment, and loss estimation studies; and 4) reliability-based assessment of reinforced concrete bridges. Dr. Rosowsky is currently part of a research team working on a four-year, $1.24 million project funded by the National Science Foundation through the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES), studying the performance of engineered wood structures subjected to seismic loading. He also teaches classes in structural analysis and design, mechanics, and probabilistic methods. Dr. Rosowsky has authored or coauthored more than 100 refereed journal papers and more than 100 conference papers. He has also authored two book chapters on structural reliability.
Dr. Rosowsky serves on a number of ASCE technical committees relating to structural safety, reliability-based design of engineered wood structures, and design for natural hazards. He is a member of the editorial board of the ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems. Dr. Rosowsky has received a number of research awards including the ASCE Norman Medal in 1998; the ASCE Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize in 2001; and in 2007, the Outstanding Career Achievement Award from Tufts University Graduate School of Arts, Science, and Engineering. Also in 2007, he was named a Fellow by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Dr. Rosowsky received bachelor of science (1985) and master of science (1987) degrees in civil engineering from Tufts University. In 1990, he received his Ph.D. in civil engineering from Johns Hopkins University.