Andrew S. Whittaker
PhD, PE, SE
SUNY Distinguished Professor
Director
Interim Director
Registered Civil and Structural Engineer
State of California
Research Topics
Structural and earthquake engineering; Bridge engineering; Blast and impact engineering; Performance-based engineering, nuclear structures
Research Interests
Structural engineering, earthquake engineering, blast and impact engineering, performance-based engineering, nuclear structures
Current and Recent Projects
- Gamma irradiation of seismic protective devices, DOE Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP)
- Seismic isolation of major advanced reactor systems for economic improvement and safety assurance, DOE/TCF
- Cost basis for utilizing seismic isolation for nuclear power plant design, EPRI
- Region 2 University Transportation Center, US DOT
- Reducing the overnight capital cost of advanced reactors using equipment-based seismic protective systems, DOE ARPA-E
- Topical report on seismic isolation of advanced reactors, DOE
- Horizontally configured high-temperature gas reactor, DOE ARDP vi MIT