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14th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering; May 17-19, 2022 - Lubbock, TX; National Wind Institute - Texas Tech University


14th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering; May 17-19, 2022 - Lubbock, TX; National Wind Institute - Texas Tech University

Welcome to the
14th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering
to be held in Lubbock, Texas!

The Americas Conference on Wind Engineering (ACWE) is one of the premier international conferences for the wind engineering community. The National Wind Institute (NWI) at Texas Tech University (TTU) is proud to host the 14th ACWE in Lubbock, Texas.

We intend to build on the success of previous conferences, but also expand the agenda to promote a more diverse collection of synergistic research activities. The 14th ACWE will provide an opportunity for physical scientists, engineers, social scientists, architects, economists, data scientists, and practitioners to explore the convergent linkages between windstorms, engineering research, and social, behavioral and economic outcomes. Wind energy research will also be included.

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Important Dates

August 15, 2021:
Early Registration & Abstract Submission Opens
October 15, 2021 November 1, 2021:
Abstract Submission Closes
December 1, 2021:
Notification of Acceptance
March 1, 2022 March 15, 2022:
Full Paper Submission Deadline
March 15, 2022:
Early Registration Closes

Organizing Committee

 

John Schroeder, Co-Chair
Senior Director, National Wind Institute
Professor of Atmospheric Science, Department of Geosciences


Delong Zuo, Co-Chair
Technical Director of Wind Engineering, National Wind Institute
Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering


Xinzhong Chen
Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering

Bradley Ewing
C.T. McLaughlin Endowed Chair of Free Enterprise, Rawls College of Business
Professor of Energy Commerce, Department of Energy Commerce and Business Economics


Marie Hanza email
Program Coordinator, Wind Hazard and Infrastructure Performance Center (WHIP)
Advisor, Wind Science and Engineering (WiSE) Ph.D. Program


Kishor Mehta
Horn Distinguished Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering
Director, Wind Hazard and Infrastructure Performance Center (WHIP)


Anna E. Thomas
Director of Operations, National Wind Institute
Research Faculty, Texas Tech University



Scientific Committee

 

Prof. Brian Ancell
Texas Tech University, United States

Prof. Gianni Bartoli
University of Florence, Italy

Prof. Mike Biggerstaff
University of Oklahoma, United States

Prof. Girma Bitsuamlak
Western University, Canada

Prof. Steve C.S. Cai
Louisiana State University, United States

Prof. Shuyang Cao
Tongi University, China

Prof. Luca Caracoglia
Northeastern University, United States

Prof. Suren Chen
Colorado State University, United States

Prof. Xinzhong Chen
Texas Tech University, United States

Prof. Shaohong Cheng
University of Windsor, Canada

Prof. Arindam Gan Chowdhury
Florida International University, United States

Prof. Richard Flay
Univesity of Auckland, New Zealand

Prof. YaoJun Ge
Tongji University, China

Prof. Catherine Gorle
Stanford University, United States

Prof. Kurtis Gurley
University of Florida, United States

Prof. Fred Haan
Calvin College, United States

Prof. Horia Hangan
Western University, Canada

Prof. Jennifer Henderson
Texas Tech University, United States

Prof. Guoqing Huang
Chongqing University, China

Dr. Peter Irwin
Rowan Williams Davies and Irwin, Inc. (RWDI), Canada

Dr. Anurag Jain
Walker Consultants, United States

Dr. Sungmoon Jung
Florida A&M University-Florida State University, United States

Prof. Ahsan Kareem
University of Notre Dame, United States

Prof. Hiroshi Katsuchi
Yokohama National University, Japan

Prof. Tracy Kijewski-Correa
University of Notre Dame, United States

Prof. Gregory Kopp
Western University, Canada

Prof. Jamie Brown Kruse
East Carolina University, United States

Prof. Kenny Kwok
University of Western Sydney, Australia

Prof. Soon-Duck Kwon
Chonbuk National University, South Korea

Prof. Chris Letchford
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States

Dr. Marc Levitan
National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States

Prof. Yongle Li
Southwest Jiaotong University, China

Prof. Mingshui Li
Southwest Jiaotong University, China

Prof. Daan Liang
National Science Foundation, United States

Prof. Frank Lombardo
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States

Prof. Acir Mercio Loredo-Souza
Unicersidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Prof. John Macdonald
University of Bristol, United Kingdom

Prof. Forrest Masters
University of Florida, United States

Dr. Murray Morrison
Institute for Business and Home Safety, United States

Prof. Giuseppe Piccardo
University of Genoa, Italy

Prof. Jean-Paul Pinelli
Florida Institute of Technology, United States

Dr. Mark Powell
RMS, United States

Prof. Dorothy Reed
University of Washington, United States

Dr. Maryam Refan
CPP, Wind Engineering & Air Quality Consultants, United States

Prof. Partha Sarkar
Iowa State University, United States

Prof. John Schroeder
Texas Tech University, United States

Prof. Kevin Simmons
Austin College, United States

Prof. Seymour "MJ" Spence
University of Michigan, United States

Prof. Theodore Stathopoulos
Concordia University, Canada

Prof. Mark Sterling
University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

Prof. Elaina J. Sutley
University of Kansas, United States

Prof. Andy Swift
Texas Tech University, United States

Prof. Yukio Tamura
Tokyo Polytechnic University (Chongqing University), Japan

Prof. Chris Weiss
Texas Tech University, United States

Prof. Teng Wu
University of Buffalo, United States

Prof. YL Xu
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China

Prof. Tomomi Yagi
Kyoto University, Japan

Prof. Guirong Yan
Missouri University of Science and Technology, United States

Prof. Qingshan Yang
Chongqing University, China

Dr. DongHun Yeo
National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States

Prof. Wei Zhang
University of Connecticut, United States

Prof. Ioannis Zisis
Florida International University, United States

Prof. Delong Zuo
Texas Tech University, United States

For any inquiries, please contact the conference organizers.
Phone: (806) 834-1389
Email: nwi.acwe@ttu.edu

 

14th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering