John Brigham appointed J. Tinsley Oden Faculty Fellow at University of Texas at Austin

PITTSBURGH  (October 25, 2012) ... John C. Brigham, PhD, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, was awarded a J. Tinsley Oden Faculty Fellowship to visit the Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Brigham's research is focused on fundamental concepts in mechanics and computation which span a broad range of applications from assessing service life of civil, marine, or aircraft structures to diagnosing physiological changes in biological structures. The focus of Dr. Brigham's visit to the University of Texas at Austin will be to expand upon his current work regarding development of metrics for better understanding and diagnosis of changes to heart mechanical function related to pulmonary hypertension.

The J. Tinsley Oden Faculty Fellowship Research Program at the Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (ICES) is made possible by an endowment established by an anonymous donor. The program was established in 1993, and in March 2003, and was renamed in honor of Professor J. Tinsley Oden, who has managed it since inception. The name change coincided with the establishment of the Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences. The program's foremost purpose is to bring in outstanding researchers and scholars to the University of Texas to collaborate with ICES faculty, researchers, and students on advanced research in computational engineering, mathematics, and sciences. The program also hosts internationally renowned specialists who present lectures on new developments while enhancing the stature and visibility of the program. ICES annually hosts over fifty visitors from the US and abroad, with visits ranging in length from two weeks to one year. To date, the program has sponsored over 400 international visits, with fellows representing 34 countries and every major continent.


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