Dr. “Sri” S. Sritharan joined the Department of Civil,
Construction and Environmental Engineering Department at Iowa state University
as an Assistant Professor in December 1999. He became an Associate
Professor in 2005 and Full Professor in 2010. In addition to his
departmental role as the Director of graduate Education (DOGE), he
currently serves as the Associate Department Chair and Wilson
Engineering Professor.
Dr. Sritharan earned his BSc degree in civil engineering from the
University of Peradeniya, MS degree from the University of Auckland
in New Zealand. Prior to pursuing his PhD at the University of
California at San Diego (UCSD),
he worked as a Scientist in the Engineering Seismology section of
the Institute Geological and Nuclear Sciences (IGNS) in New Zealand
for more than 4 years. His work at IGNS focused in the areas of
microzonation, attenuation of ground motions and understanding the
behavior of field structures subjected to earthquake loading. He
received his PhD in Structural Engineering in 1998. Prior to
joining Iowa State University, he served as an Assistant Project
Scientist at UCSD and worked primarily on the PREcast Seismic
Structural Systems (PRESSS) program.
His research interests include Earthquake-resistant design and analysis of
structures, precast/prestressed
structural systems, soil-foundation structure interaction
(SFSI), Ultra-high performance concrete
(UHPC) and especial topics in Wind
Engineering and Wind Energy Systems.