Background
Laursen, Tod Alan was born on March 3, 1964 in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. Son of Harold Ivan and Karla Kay Laursen.
Laursen, Tod Alan was born on March 3, 1964 in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. Son of Harold Ivan and Karla Kay Laursen.
Bachelor of Science, Oregon State University, 1986. Master of Science, Stanford University, 1989. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1992.
Summer research engineer, Boeing Commercial Airline Company, Renton, Washington, 1985; engineer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, 1986-1992; research assistant, Stanford University, 1989-1992; assistant professor department сivil engineering, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1992-1998; associate professor сivil engineering, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, since 1998. Consultant Lawrence LIvermore National Laboratory, since 1992.
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Academy mechanics, United States Association for Computational Mechanics.
Married Jennifer Linn Savage, June 22, 1985. Children: Orin Alan, Colin John.