Suren Chen   (Ph.D. Louisiana State University)

Wind Engineering and Fluids Laboratory, Engineering Research Center, Colorado State University, Campus Delivery 1320, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1320, Tel: 970.491.7722, Fax: 970.491.7727 Email: schen@engr.colostate.edu

Research interests: wind engineering, hazard mitigation, vehicle dynamics and traffic safety, health monitoring, structural control, flood hazard, spatial GIS application

Teaching experience: engineering mechanics: statics and dynamics.

Recent research activity: development of bridge-vehicle interaction approach and vehicle accident risk assessment model under natural conditions including wind, snow, ice-covered road conditions and operational conditions, control of excessive vibrations of structures under wind, dynamic live loading evaluation for long-span bridges, GIS-based multiple hazard mitigation.

Research collaboration: faculty from Louisiana State University and Colorado State University

Other current contributions: active professional engineer and certified floodplain manager (CFM). For details please refer to Dr. Chen’s personal webpage