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Seven
outstanding undergraduates from around the US were selected
for the third annual program. Each has a research advisor in
the US and a Japanese host to advise them in completing
their project. The 2005 Participants
include:
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Eli Branch, Iowa State University (Ames,
Iowa)
US Faculty Advisor:
Sri
Sritharan
Japanese Host:
Kohji Tokimatsu,
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Research:
Frozen Soil:
Investigating its Importance to Earthquake
Engineering in Japan Using Geographic
Information System (GIS)
[REPORT]
[PRESENTATION]
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Leah Loebach, Colorado School of
Mines (Golden, Colorado)
US Faculty Advisor:
Prof. Richard Christenson
Japanese Host:
Dr. Kazuto Seto, Nihon
University
Research: Examination of
Structural Control Considering
Soil-Structure Interaction OR
Implementation of the First
Multi-Site NEES Experiment
Considering Soil-Structure
Interaction (Worked With Christopher
Ward)
[REPORT]
[PRESENTATION]
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Christopher Ward, Washington University (St.
Louis, Missouri)
US Faculty Advisor:
Prof. Shirley Dyke
Japanese Host:
Dr. Kazuto Seto, Nihon University
Research:
Examination of Structural Control
Considering Soil-Structure Interaction OR
Implementation of the First Multi-Site NEES
Experiment Considering Soil-Structure
Interaction (Worked With Leah Loebach)
[REPORT]
[PRESENTATION]
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Taft Tucker, Rice University
(Houston, Texas)
US Faculty Advisor: Prof.
Satish Nagarajaiah
Japanese Host:
Dr. Akira
Nishitani, Waseda University
Research: Base Isolation Retrofit of
Okuma Memorial Hall
[REPORT] [PRESENTATION]
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Brandon Mogan, Univeristy of South Carolina (Columbia,
South Carolina)
US Faculty Advisor:
Prof. Juan
Caicedo
Japanese Host: Dr. Akira Mita,
Keio University
Research: Damage Detection and
Localization Using Probabilistic Neural
Networks
[REPORT]
[PRESENTATION]
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Vince Ruiz, Florida State University (Tallahassee,
Florida)
US Faculty Advisor: Prof.
Makola Abdullah
Japanese Host:
Dr. Kawasimi Kazuhiko, Tokyo Institute
of Technology
Research:
Investigating
the Energy Dissipating Properties of Passive
Friction Dampers
[REPORT] [PRESENTATION]
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Waleed Barnawa, Florida State University (Tallahassee, Florida)
US Faculty Advisor: Prof.
Makola Abdullah
Japanese Host:
Dr. Kawasimi Kazuhiko, Tokyo Institute
of Technology
Research: Investigating Appropriate
Conditions for Passive and Semi-Active
Control Device
[REPORT]
[PRESENTATION]
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