PROFESSORIAL FACULTY

James L. Beck

James L. Beck

Professor of Engineering and Applied Science

  • earthquake engineering
  • structural dynamics
  • system identification
  • structural control
  • probabilistic methods
Jean-Lou Chameau

Jean-Lou Chameau

President; Professor of Civil Engineering, Environmental Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering

  • sustainable technology
  • environmental geotechnology
  • soil dynamics
  • earthquake engineering
  • liquefaction of soils
John F. Hall

John F. Hall

Professor of Civil Engineering; Dean of Students; Acting Vice President of Student Affairs

  • structural engineering
  • earthquake behavior of structures
  • nonlinear finite element analysis
  • fluid-structure interaction
  • dynamic testing
Thomas H. Heaton

Thomas H. Heaton

Professor of Engineering Seismology; Director, Earthquake Engineering Research Laboratory

  • strong ground motion modeling
  • earthquake source physics
  • earthquake warning systems
Wilfred D. Iwan

Wilfred D. Iwan

Professor of Applied Mechanics, Emeritus

  • earthquake engineering
  • linear and nonlinear vibrations
  • random vibrations
  • system identification
Paul C. Jennings

Paul C. Jennings

Professor of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Emeritus; Previous Caltech Provost

  • earthquake engineering
  • characteristics of strong ground shaking
  • structural dynamics
Swaminathan Krishnan

Swaminathan Krishnan

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering and Geophysics

  • earthquake engineering
  • structural engineering
  • nonlinear finite element analysis
Paul C. Jennings

Sergio Pellegrino

Professor of Aeronautics and Civil Engineering

  • earthquake engineering
  • characteristics of strong ground shaking
  • structural dynamics

RESEARCH FACULTY

Matthew Muto

Matthew Muto

Postdoctoral Scholar in Civil Engineering

  • system identification
  • probabilistic methods
  • structural health monitoring

EMERITUS FACULTY

Norman H. Brooks

Professor of Environmental and Civil Engineering

  • hydrologic transport processes
  • ocean disposal of wastewater
  • hydraulic engineering
  • sedimentation engineering

George W. Housner

Professor of Civil Engineering

  • stress analysis and design of structures
  • structural mechanics
  • dynamics of structures
  • earthquake engineering

James K. Knowles

Professor of Applied Mechanics

  • continuum mechanics of solids

Fredric Raichlen

Professor of Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering

  • coastal engineering
  • wave mechanics and wave-structure interactions
  • dynamics of harbors exposed to waves
  • mechanics of tsunamis

Research Groups

James L. Beck  Jean-Lou Chameau John F. Hall Thomas H. Heaton Wilfred D. Iwan Paul C. Jennings Swaminathan Krishnan