Catherine E. Wolfgram French

Education

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University Minnesota, 1979; Master of Science in Civil Engineering, University Illinois, 1980; Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, University Illinois, 1984.

Career

Research and teaching assistant department сivil engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1979-1983; assistant professor department сivil engineering, University of Minnesota, 1984-1990; associate professor department сivil engineering, University of Minnesota, since 1990. Member external advising committee Federal Emergency Management Agency external advising committee Earthquake Engineering Simulation Facility U. Nevada, Reno, since 1994.

Achievements

• Catherine E. Wolfgram French has been listed as a noteworthy Engineering educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Concrete Institute Institute (member joint American Society of Civil Engineers-ACI committee 352 monolithic joints, committee 423 prestressed concrete 1987-1991, secretary committee joint American Society of Civil Engineers-ACI committee 445 shear and torsion, committee 368 earthquake resisting concrete structural elements and systems, committee 318 standard building code 1987-1991, board directors Iowa-Minnesota chapter 1987-1991, president 1991, Outstanding Chapter award 1991, member of national nominating committee, 1993, chair, member subcommittee III national awards committee 1993-1994, board directors 1996). Member American Society of Civil Engineers (award for Outstanding Svc. as Faculty Advisory to student chapter 1986-1990, 1986, Edmund Friedman Young Engineer award for Professional Achievement 1989, University of Minnesota Gordon L. Starr award Outstanding Faculty Contribution to student chapter 1990, Raymond C. Reese Research prize 1990, member structures committee Minnesota 1986-1990, president Minnesota chapter 1996-1997), Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (Travel grant 1988), Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (member seismic committee, high strength concrete committee), Transportation Research Board, Minnesota Surveyors and Engineers Society.