Dear colleagues, Because of the Covid19 pandemic, opportunities for the international wind engineering community to meet physically have been very much restricted and are likely to remain so for at least the next year. To enable the community to continue to interact with each other, at least in a virtual way, the University of Birmingham … Continued
The Italian Association for Wind Engineering (ANIV) and the British Wind Engineering Society (WEB) announce the WEB event “Good Practice for use of Experimental and Computational Methods for Wind Pressures on Structures and Facades” that will be held on Thursday, October 1st, 2020 at 5pm CET. The event is aimed at discussing aspects related with … Continued
Dear Members and Friends, Have you read a paper recently that is award-worthy? AAWE is now soliciting the Best Journal Paper Award 2019. The nominations are due by October 31, 2020 at awards@aawe.org. This document provides the details of the award and nomination requirements. Please nominate a paper for this award. It is important to … Continued
The Italian Association for Wind Engineering (ANIV) and the wind engineering group of Politecnico di Milano are excited to invite you to the IN-VENTO 2020 online event, which will be held on September 7th. In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, this online event will replace the 2020 Conference of the Italian Association of … Continued
Professor Luca Caracoglia, AAWE Member, is part of an international team of experts who will deliver the Second Online Summer School on Mechanics and Performance of Resilient Structures and Infrastructures (MECHRES20). Lectures will be delivered synchronously, via web-based platform, on September 8-11, 2020. The initiative is organized by the Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical … Continued
We have an exciting career opportunity for a Wind Vulnerability Modeling Catastrophe Analyst/ Senior Scientist with our Aon Impact Forecasting division. This role will sit in our corporate offices in Chicago, IL, 200 East Randolph St. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ∙ Actively participating in the development of peril models used for reinsurance. ∙ Development of … Continued
In June and July 2020, the NSF-sponsored NHERI SimCenter presents a series of free software training workshops for natural hazards engineers and researchers interested in mastering simulation software. Among the proposed sessions, there are two sessions on wind engineering that are being by members of AAWE: Sessions include: June 24: webinar entitled “Predicting the wind pressure … Continued
Dear Members and Friends: I am looking forward to serving as president of AAWE. AAWE has a broad mandate to encourage activities that explore wind effects on the built environment, including the influence of climate change as well as the harnessing of wind energy. I would like to thank Steve Campasano for his continuing efforts … Continued
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected the FIU Wall of Wind (WOW) Facility as one of the nation’s major Experimental Facilities (EFs) under the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) program. The FIU Wall of Wind (WOW) Facility is currently looking for a Site Operations Manager (Program Director – job ID 520480) to manage … Continued
Dedicated to Prof. K.C.S. Kwok Venue: HKUST Campus, Hong Kong; Time: 7th-8th January 2020 Call for papers and Special Sessions Members and non-members of HKWES are all welcome to attend and/or present paper(s). Topics covering all areas of wind engineering will be accepted for presentation and discussion. In addition, HKWES4 will feature an event to … Continued
