The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is excited to welcome our new 2023 faculty members.
Haifeng Wang
What do you teach?
Currently, I’m teaching CE430 indeterminate structures.
Why do you like teaching?
I like teaching because I can share my knowledge with the next generation engineers and researchers. I believe knowledge is valuable when it is shared with others, and I enjoy the moment when I see student’s faces light up for solving a problem.
What cool things are happening in your classroom?
We’ll be using MATLAB and WebGL for visualizing the structure models.
What does your research consist of?
My research consists of wind engineering and structural engineering. Basically, I study the effect of winds on buildings.
If you could name one person who inspires you, who would it be?
Alan G. Davenport, whose name is one of the most recognized in wind engineering. In my mind, his pioneering work in wind engineering keeps inspiring me to keep searching for elegant ways of solving engineering problems. For example, the famous Alan G. Davenport’s wind loading chain concept, where the effect of wind actions on buildings is statistically evaluated in the frequency domain after several simplifications, makes me think about how to make an effective trade-off between efficiency and accuracy.
What’s your favorite spot on Pullman’s campus?
The Plant Science Greenhouse. It looks good at night with lights on and makes me feel warm.
Jia Li
What do you teach?
Currently, I’m teaching CE430 indeterminate structures.
Why do you like teaching?
I like teaching because I can share my knowledge with the next generation engineers and researchers. I believe knowledge is valuable when it is shared with others, and I enjoy the moment when I see student’s faces light up for solving a problem.
What cool things are happening in your classroom?
We’ll be using MATLAB and WebGL for visualizing the structure models.
What does your research consist of?
My research consists of wind engineering and structural engineering. Basically, I study the effect of winds on buildings.
If you could name one person who inspires you, who would it be?
Alan G. Davenport, whose name is one of the most recognized in wind engineering. In my mind, his pioneering work in wind engineering keeps inspiring me to keep searching for elegant ways of solving engineering problems. For example, the famous Alan G. Davenport’s wind loading chain concept, where the effect of wind actions on buildings is statistically evaluated in the frequency domain after several simplifications, makes me think about how to make an effective trade-off between efficiency and accuracy.
What’s your favorite spot on Pullman’s campus?
The Plant Science Greenhouse. It looks good at night with lights on and makes me feel warm.
Pouria Bahmani
What do you teach?
Currently, I’m teaching CE430 indeterminate structures.
Why do you like teaching?
I like teaching because I can share my knowledge with the next generation engineers and researchers. I believe knowledge is valuable when it is shared with others, and I enjoy the moment when I see student’s faces light up for solving a problem.
What cool things are happening in your classroom?
We’ll be using MATLAB and WebGL for visualizing the structure models.
What does your research consist of?
My research consists of wind engineering and structural engineering. Basically, I study the effect of winds on buildings.
If you could name one person who inspires you, who would it be?
Alan G. Davenport, whose name is one of the most recognized in wind engineering. In my mind, his pioneering work in wind engineering keeps inspiring me to keep searching for elegant ways of solving engineering problems. For example, the famous Alan G. Davenport’s wind loading chain concept, where the effect of wind actions on buildings is statistically evaluated in the frequency domain after several simplifications, makes me think about how to make an effective trade-off between efficiency and accuracy.
What’s your favorite spot on Pullman’s campus?
The Plant Science Greenhouse. It looks good at night with lights on and makes me feel warm.