Nihar Desai

Supervising Professor:       Dr. Robert Yuan 

Dissertation Title:   "Computational and Experimental Analysis on FRP Composite Material Characterization"

Dr. Robert Yuan and Dr. Desai received the ASCE Texas Section 2007 Best Technical Paper Award.

The paper is entitled, "Influence of Fiber Orientation on Property of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites"

Employer: Boeing Aircraft Co. , Seattle, WA.

Graduation Date: 12/16/2006

Supervising Professor:   Dr. Mien Jao  

Dissertation Title:    "Correlation of Texas Cone Penetrometer N-Values with Undrained Shear Strength of Low Plasticity Clay"

Employer: Atser Corporation, Houston, TX.

Graduation Date: 12/16/2006

Supervising Professor:   Dr. Che-Jen Lin 

Dissertation Title:   "Science Implementation of a Comprehensive Mercury Model in CMAQ Framework to Assess Mercury Fate in the Atmosphere"

Employer: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX.

Graduation Date: 12/16/2006

Supervising Professor:   Dr Enno Koehn 

Dissertation Title:   "Vulnerability Assessment Study, Crisis Management, and Manual of Emergency Procedures for Water Distribution Systems"

Employer: Director, Water Utilities Department, City of Beaumont, TX.

Graduation date: 12/16/2006