President's Medal, 2026, SUNY University at Buffalo
Ernest E. Howard Award, 2026, American Society of Civil Engineers
Member, 2026, US National Academy of Engineering
Member, 2025, UC Berkeley CEE Academy of Distinguished Alumni
Doctor of Engineering, honoris causa, 2025, University of Melbourne, Australia
Distinguished Member, 2025, American Society of Civil Engineers
Untermyer & Cisler Reactor Technology Medal, 2023, American Nuclear Society
Nathan M. Newmark Medal, 2023, American Society of Civil Engineers
Walter P. Moore Award, 2017, American Society of Civil Engineers 
Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. Energy Award, 2017, American Society of Civil Engineers
Fellow, 2016, American Society of Civil Engineers
Fellow, 2016, Structural Engineering Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers
Fellow, 2012, American Concrete Institute
Grand Award, 2002, American Council of Engineering Companies, "Seismic modernization of the new Ataturk International Airport, Istanbul, Turkey," with Michael Constantinou and Thornton-Tomasetti
Diamond Award, 2002, New York Association of Consulting Engineers, "Seismic modernization of the new Ataturk International Airport, Istanbul, Turkey," with Michael Constantinou and Thornton-Tomasetti

Facilities Spotlight

Earthquake Simulation Shake Tables
6/11/26
For earthquake simulations, one of the services we provide are shake tables. Currently, there are two, relocatable 7.0m x 7.0m platforms with six-degrees of freedom. Each table is capable of 50 tons payload. Find out more about our shake tables.
Furnace
6/11/26
The electric furnace has a maximum operating temperature of 1,000°C (1,800 °F) and is designed to accommodate a fast ramp-up heating rate. The furnace roof is removable and includes a central closure hole to allow placement and force loading of vertically oriented element. The closure hole on one side allows for placement and loading of a horizontally oriented element. Learn more about it.
Dynamic and Static Actuators
6/11/26
SEESL is equipped with many large-scale, high-performance, dynamic and static actuators. These actuators provide the ability to conduct dynamic, pseudo-dynamic, and hybrid pseudo-dynamic testing. Find out more about our actuator capabilities.
Wind Tunnel
6/11/26
The multi-fan wind tunnel is is controlled by 64 inertia array (8x8) of small axial fans. These fans can be controlled individually or in groups using the the supplied software. Each individual fan can reach a maximum of 5,500rpm (rotations per minute). Learn more about it.