Prof. Ahsan Kareem serves as the director of Notre Dame’s NatHaz Modeling Laboratory, specializes in probabilistic structural dynamics, fluid-structure interactions, structural safety and the mitigation of natural hazards. To better understand and predict the impact of natural hazards on the constructed environment, he uses computer models and laboratory and full-scale experiments to study the dynamic effects of environmental loads under winds, waves and earthquakes on structures and to develop mitigation strategies to enhance the performance and safety of structures. He has served as a Notre Dame faculty member since 1990.
The research findings of Kareem and his team continue to have a major influence in the area of structural engineering, including monitoring of hurricane winds and their load effects; development of innovative structural systems for tall buildings and analysis procedures for offshore drilling and production platforms; monitoring performance of coastal construction, deepwater offshore structures, tall buildings, bridges and industrial structures; risk modeling; and development of cyber-based collaborations for research and education in wind effects. His work has also resulted in more than 185 journal publications and significant appointments, such as editor-in-chief of the international journal of Wind and Structures and associate editor of the Journal of Structural Engineering and Journal of Engineering Mechanics.
