Led by Oregon State University, a multidisciplinary research collaborative has completed a series of large-scale tests to determine fire behavior in mass timber structures. The findings are expected to fill gaps in knowledge about the design of mass timber construction, inform building codes for multistory mass timber structures, and augment knowledge about smoke, emissions, char formation, and structural integrity.
The chief counsel of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Melody Drummond Hansen, met on campus with transportation experts from the College of Engineering in October.
Brett Murphy is an instructor of Geomatics in the School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Oregon State University. He received a Bachelors of Science in GIS & Remote Sensing from Southern Illinois University, holds a Private Pilot's license, and is a licensed Professional Land Surveyor in Oregon. After several seasons working as a wildland firefighter, dogsled musher, botany technician, and various other wilderness based positions, he began his career in geomatics in 2012 working for an aerial remote sensing firm that operated throughout North and Central America.
In 2023, wind turbines generated upwards of 425,000 gigawatt-hours of electricity in the United States, enough to run more than 39 million average American homes. Wind is the country’s largest renewable energy source, representing about 10% of all electricity production.
Ms. Hoffman joined the Civil and Construction Engineering department as an Instructor in September of 2023, bringing with her some four years of industry experience.
At Oregon State University since 2019. Scott Bozeman’s expertise is in metallurgy, specifically investigating advanced structural materials and manufacturing techniques for clean energy systems.
