H. S. Lew
Position
Senior Research Structural Engineer
Structural Systems and Design Group
Structures Division
Task
Analysis of Building and Fire Codes and Practices
Education
Washington University, B.S., Architectural Engineering, 1960
Lehigh University, M.S., Civil Engineering, 1963
University of Texas, Ph.D., Civil Engineering, 1967
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Dr. Lew, as Senior Research Engineer, carries out a broad range of research programs in the fields of structural and earthquake engineering. He joined the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) in 1968 as a structural research engineer. He successively became Chief of the Construction Safety Section (1978-1985), Chief of the Structural Evaluation Section (1985-1989) and Chief of the Structures Division (1989-1999). Prior to joining NBS/NIST, he was an assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin.
Dr. Lew is a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and, and is a member of the American National Standards Institute, the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute and the Structural Stability Research Council. Dr. Lew is a member of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea.
Dr. Lew is a member of the Board of Governors of the ASCE/Structural Engineering Institute and a member of the Board of Directors of the Building Seismic Safety Council(BSSC)/the National Institute of Building Sciences. He is Chair of the Board of Trustees of the ACI Concrete Research and Education Foundation. He has served on the Board of Direction (1987-1990) and the Technical Activities Committee (1989-1995) of the American Concrete Institute, and was the president of the National Capitol Chapter of ACI (1990).
Dr. Lew serves on various technical and administrative committees of national and international professional and standards organizations. He is a member of the ACI Building Code Committee (ACI 318) and served on the American Institute of Steel Construction’s Committee on Design Specification for Steel Buildings. Dr. Lew also serves on the BSSC Provisions Update Committee, which develops the NEHRP Recommended Provisions for Seismic Regulations.
Dr. Lew serves on the SEI/ASCE Executive Committee of the Codes and Standards Activities Division and the Committee on Design Loads on Structures during Construction. He is a member of the ACI Committee on Nondestructive Testing, High Performance Concrete, Formwork for Concrete, and Metrication. He has published over 100 articles, papers and reports on the performance of structural members and systems, construction safety, failure investigations and earthquake engineering.
Dr. Lew is the recipient of several honors and awards, including: the ACI Wason Medal for "Materials Research," 1980; the National Safety Council's Cameron Award for "Outstanding Construction Safety Work," 1982; the CBT Communications Award in 1980 for excellence in dissemination of research results in building technology; and the ACI Wason Medal for "The Most Meritorious Paper in Research" in 1987. Dr. Lew received the ACI Henry Kennedy Award for Outstanding Leadership in 1990, the ACI Chapter Activities Award in 1995, and the ACI Henry C. Turner Medal for significant contributions to improve performance and safety of structures in 1999. He has received the ACI International Conference Award for sustained contributions to concrete technology in repair and rehabilitation of structures. He is a 1980 recipient of the U.S. Department of Commerce Bronze Medal Award and a recipient of the U.S. Department of Commerce Silver Medal Award in 1982 and 2001. He was selected as the Department of Commerce "Engineer of the Year" in 1995.
Dr. Lew is a registered professional engineer in the District of Columbia, and the States of Maryland and New York. |
