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Rose-Hulman Institute of
Technology civil engineering
professor Jim Hanson is the
2007 recipient of American
Concrete Institute's Walter
P. Moore, Jr. Faculty
Achievement Award for
excellence and innovation in
the teaching of concrete
design, materials or
construction.
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Committed to
Teaching: Civil
Engineering
Professor Jim Hanson
has received several
national awards for
his teaching,
scholarship and
research. He is
currently conducting
several research
projects to improve
student learning. |
The ACI award recognizes
Hanson for his “commitment
to educational scholarship
through publications,
teaching, student
engagement, research,
presentations, committee
work and conference
participation," according to
William R. Tolley, ACI's
executive vice president.
Hanson is the sixth
professor to receive the
honor, joining faculty
members from Georgia
Institute of Technology,
Purdue University and the
University of
Missouri-Rolla.
Awards are nothing new
for Hanson, who received the
2006 Ferdinand P. Beer and
E. Russell Johnston Jr.
Outstanding New Mechanics
Educator Award, by the
American Society of
Engineering Education’s
Mechanics Division; the
ACI’s Young Member Award for
Professional Achievement;
and the Daniel V. Terrell
Award in the American
Society of Civil Engineers’
best paper competition.
Hanson specializes in
structural analysis;
structural design of
reinforced concrete,
prestressed concrete and
steel; solid mechanics;
fracture mechanics; and
finite element analysis. His
research activities include
the numerical simulation of
crack propagation in
concrete structures and
fracture toughness testing.
He is currently conducting
several research projects on
ways to improve student
learning. He's teaching
classes during the winter
quarter on structural
mechanics, construction
engineering and civil
engineering design and
synthesis.
Hanson earned a
bachelor's degree in civil
and environmental
engineering from Cornell
University in 1991. After
serving as an engineering
officer at the U.S. Army
Engineer Center, he returned
to Cornell to receive his
masters (1996) and doctorate
(2000) degrees in structural
engineering. |
