University of Kentucky
USA
Since joining the University of Kentucky in August 1982, Dr. Harik has directed or codirected research on more than 120 funded projects. Dr. Harik has directed or is currently directing the research of 55 Post Docs/visiting professors/scholars, 100 graduate students, 70 undergraduate students, and 24 high school students. Dr. Harik currently serves as a member of engineering societies and 4 committees; he chaired the Transportation Research Board Committee on Structural FRP (AFF80) from 2009 to 2015 and is a Council Member of the International Institute for Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites in Construction and a member of the International Advisory Committee - Bridge Engineering Institute. He has organized, co-organized, and chaired national and international conferences, workshops, and technical sessions. Dr. Harik has authored or co-authored more than 360 technical publications.
University of Miami
USA
Dr. Antonio Nanni is a structural engineer interested in construction materials, their structural performance, and field application. His interests are in the field of buildings and civil infrastructure sustainability, monitoring and renewal. He is the Co-Director of two federally funded centers: NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) for the Integration of Composites into Infrastructure (CICI); and, US DOT University Transportation Center on Research on Concrete Applications for Sustainable Transportation (RE-CAST). In the past 30 years, he has obtained experience in concrete and advanced composites based systems as the principal investigator of projects sponsored by federal and state agencies, and private industry. Over the course of this time, his constant efforts in materials and structures research have impacted the work of several technical committees in the US and abroad. Dr. Nanni is the Editor-in-Chief of the ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering and serves on the editorial board of other technical journals. He has advised over 60 graduate students pursuing MSc and PhD degrees, and published over 200 and 310 papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings, respectively, in addition two co-authoring two books. Dr. Nanni has maintained a balance between academic and practical experience and has received several awards including: 2014 IIFC Medal, International Institute for FRP in Construction; ASCE 2012 Henry L. Michel Award for Industry Advancement of Research; and, Engineering News-Record Award of Excellence for 1997, (Top 25 Newsmakers in Construction). He is a registered PE in Italy, FL, PA, MO, and OK.
Missouri University S&T
USA
Dr. John J. Myers is Professor of Structural Engineering in the department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology and is Deputy Director of the Missouri Center for Transportation Innovation. He served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering and Computing from 2015 to 2019. Dr. Myers has been a member of the Missouri S&T faculty since 1999. He holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in civil engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a bachelor's degree in architectural engineering from Pennsylvania State University. He previously served as the college's acting vice provost and dean. Dr. Myers oversees all curriculum and instruction in the College of Engineering and Computing along with development and implementation of strategic planning related to academic programs. He establishes plans for faculty development and recruitment as well as program development and also leads efforts in the development and implementation of the college's recognition and award structure.
Kyokuto Kowa Corp.
Japan
Takashi Yamane is the President of Kyokuto-Kowa Corporation, a prestressed concrete bridge construction company in Japan. He has been a registered Professional Engineer in Japan since 2006. He graduated from Kure National College of Technology and joined Kyokuto-Kougyo Corporation (formerly Kyokuto-Kowa Corporation) in 1980. Mr. Yamane earned a master's degree in civil engineering from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, in 1995. His work experience includes design and construction of various types of prestressed concrete bridges, such as box girder bridges with a balanced cantilever construction, cast-in-place hollow slab bridges with span-by-span construction, and composite I-section girder bridges. Mr. Yamane led the engineering department and sales department of the company before becoming president. He had been a member of the Japan Prestressed Concrete Contractors Association, and chaired the committee on design guidelines for precast/prestressed concrete splice-girder bridges. He has published many technical papers and patents in the bridge engineering field.