This position is part of the National Institute of Standards (NIST) Professional Research Experience (PREP) program. NIST recognizes that its research staff may wish to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest, thus requires that such institutions must be the recipient of a PREP award. The PREP program requires staff from a wide range of backgrounds to work on scientific research in many areas. Employees in this position will perform technical work that underpins the scientific research of the collaboration.
Research Title: Low-Damage Rocking Structures
Description of Work:
A structural engineering researcher is being sought to support a project investigating the seismic performance of low-damage structural systems. Despite progress made in the development of building codes to protect lives, communities continue to face costly and sometimes lengthy...