Nicholas E. Wierschem
Assistant Professor, University of TennesseeFormer Postdoctoral Research AssociateFormer PhD Student
B119 Newmark Civil Enginning Laboratory205 N. Mathews Ave.Urbana, IL 61820Ph: (520) 245-3837Email: nwiersc2@illinois.eduWebsite: www.NWierschem.com
Education
University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Ph.D., Civil Engineering
Master of Science, Civil Engineering
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
Research Interests
Nonlinear Energy Sinks
Investigation of the use of nonlinear energy sinks for the mitigation of the response of building structures to dynamic loads.
Structural Health Monitoring
– Structural health monitoring of historic structures and evaluation of non-proportional damping effects.
– Monitoring of navigational lock gate.
Improved Shake Table Control
Investigation of shake table control using model-base technique with multi-metric feedback inspired by RTHS methods.
Publications
Link to Google Scholar Profile
Select Awards and Honors
Structural Engineering Instructional Fellowship
EKS Annual Research Retreat Best Presentation Award
NSF APSS Fellowship for Summer Study in Shanghai, China
Liu Huixian Earthquake Engineering Scholarship
NSF EASPSI Summer Research/Travel Fellowship, Tokyo, Japan
NSF Graduate Fellow Honorable Mention
Wire Reinforcement Institute Scholarship
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