Wu receives international bridge and structural engineering award

Teng Wu, a faculty member specializing in structural, bridge and wind engineering, has been awarded the 2018 International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) prize for his contributions to structural engineering.

The prize honors an early career member of the IABSE for outstanding achievements in the field of structural engineering, in research, design or construction. It is presented to an individual member at or under the age of 40.

According to IABSE, Wu received the award “in recognition of his significant contribution in strengthening the role of structural engineers in complex international and multidisciplinary projects, and his involvement in many innovative structural design achievements in the field of architecture and building structure.”

He will receive the award at the 40 IABSE Symposium in Nantes, France, in September.

The award is the fourth major national or international award Wu has received in the past three years. He also was recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) with its 2016 ASCE Alfred Noble Prize, the American Association for Wind Engineering (AAWE) with the 2017 Robert Scanlan Award, and the 2017 International Association for Wind Engineering (IAWE) with its Junior Award.

Wu’s research addresses the effects of service and extreme winds on the built environment. His work to date has focused on the development of analytical tools to provide a better understanding of nonlinear and unsteady features regarding bridge aerodynamics, and an analytical framework for the rapid estimation of wind and rain hazards during tropical cyclones.

“We are proud to have Teng as a member of our faculty. He continues to be recognized nationally and internationally for his contributions to bridge, structural and wind engineering,” says Joseph Atkinson, professor and chair of the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering. “Teng, along with our other faculty, students and researchers, will continue to work together and advance civil engineering.”

Wu joined the UB engineering faculty in 2014 after completing his PhD at the University of Notre Dame. His research interests include nonlinear and transient aerodynamics, nonstationary winds, fluid-structure interaction, reduced-order modeling, hurricane hazard modeling, climate change and other topics.