William Hughes
University of Connecticut
Degrees:
B.Sc. Civil Engineering – University of Connecticut – 2019
Ph.D. Structural Engineering – University of Connecticut – In Progress
Preferred Career after Graduation:
Research
Broad research Area:
Structural Engineering
Specific Research Area:
Risk assessment, community resilience, natural hazards, damage modeling
Other Interests & Activities: Hiking, tennis
Student Bio: William Hughes is a Ph.D. student in the structural engineering and applied mechanics group at the University of Connecticut who joined the program in Fall 2019 after completing his undergraduate degree. His research interests include community resilience and structural reliability of power systems, residential buildings, and transportation networks under natural hazards such as hurricanes. His work with TIDC involves predictive modeling of debris accumulations and scour near bridges
Thesis title: Digital twins for civil infrastructures under climatological hazards for community resilience improvements
Thesis Summary: Development of models of the resilience of civil infrastructures, including residential buildings, distribution and transmission networks, and bridges and transportation systems, to natural hazards, such as strong winds and hurricanes.
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