Summary
Ben joined the University of Nevada, Reno in January 2025. He was formerly on the faculty of the College of Engineering at Oregon State University as well as a research civil engineering at the U.S. Geological Survey's Geologic Hazards Science Center in Golden, Colorado.
Research interests
- Geological earthquake engineering
- Cascading hazards (e.g., earthquake followed by tsunami; earthquake-induced landslides)
- Coastal geotechnics
- Post-natural disaster field reconnaissance
Education
- Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2011
- M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2007
- B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, 2006
Professional certifications
- Professional Engineer, State of Colorado, #58275 (active)