Eric M. Lui is currently chair of the Department of Civil and _2E*
Environmental Engineering at Syracuse University. He received his B.S. in civil and environmental engineering with high honors from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1980 and his M.S. and Ph.D. in civil engineering (majoring in structural engineering) from Purdue University, Indiana, in 1982 and 1985, respectively. X>4qL'b:z
Dr. Lui’s research interests are in the areas of structural stability,structural dynamics, structural materials, numerical modeling, engineering computations, and computer-aided analysis and design of building and bridge structures. He has authored and coauthored numerous journal papers, conference proceedings, special publications,and research reports in these areas. He is also a contributing author to a number of engineering monographs and handbooks, and is the coauthor of two books on the subject of structural stability. In addition to conducting research, Dr. Lui teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses at Syracuse University. He was a recipient of the College of Engineering and Computer Science Crouse Hinds Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1997. Furthermore, he has served as the faculty advisor of Syracuse University’s chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for more than a decade and was recipient of the ASCE Faculty Advisor Reward Program from 2001 to 2003. 6Dz N.fz
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Dr. Lui has been a longtime member of the ASCE and has served on a number of ASCE publication,technical, and educational committees. He was the associate editor (from 1994 to 1997) and later the book editor (from 1997 to 2000) for the ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering. He is also a member of many other professional organizations such as the American Institute of Steel Construction, American Concrete Institute, American Society of Engineering Education, American Academy of Mechanics, and Sigma Xi. He has been listed in more than 10 Who’s Who publications and has served as a consultant for yHjuT+/wM,
a number of state and local engineering firms.