Terri Norton

Educational Background

• B.S. in Civil Engineering, Florida State University (2000)
• M.S. in Civil Engineering, Florida A&M University (2002)
• PH.D. in Civil Engineering, Florida A&M University (2005)

Research Interests

• Disaster Debris Management
• Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction
• Structural Dynamics and Controls
• Seismic and Wind Engineering
• Vulnerability Assessment and Risk Management
• Sustainable Construction and Energy Efficiency

Teaching Specialties

• Engineering mechanics
• Structural dynamics
• Architectural structures
• Construction materials
• Strength of materials
• Introduction to construction engineering

Professional Affiliation

• Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
• National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
• American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)
• Japanese Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)
• International Association for Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE)

Professional Experience

• Member of the Technical Staff, Structural Dynamics Department, Vehicle Systems Division, The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA (2006-2007)

Selected Awards

• 2018 Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) for Educational Leadership-College Level Promotion
• 2016 Fulbright Scholar in Japan
• 2016 NSF IMPACT Fellowship
• 2014 Who’s Who in America
• 2013 Academic Keys Who’s Who in Engineering Education
• 2012 ASCE ExCEEd II Teaching Workshop Fellowship
• 2012 Academic Keys Who’s Who in Engineering Education
• 2011 EERI East Japan Earthquake Reconnaissance Team
• 2011 ASCE Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd) Teaching Workshop Fellowship
• 2009 NSF Enabling the Next Generation of Hazards and Disasters Researchers Fellowship

Professional Service

• Board Member, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), 2020-2023
• Board Member, ACE Mentor Program, Omaha, NE, 2017-2018
• Board Member, Eastern Nebraska Society of Women Engineers (SWE), 2013-2018
• Guest Editor, Natural Hazards Review
• ASCE-IRD Disaster Response and Recovery Committee, 2016-Present
• Chair, EERI Student Activities Committee, 2015-2018
• Student Activities Committee, EERI, 2008-2015
• Program Chair and Feeder Council Member, William “Bill” Anderson Fund, 2014 – 2018
• International Scientific Committee Member, 2014 ASCE-ICVRAM-ISUMA, Second International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management (ICVRAM2014) & Sixth International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis (ISUMA2014), University of Liverpool, UK
• Committee Member, Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES), Requirements Analysis and Assessments Subcommittee (RAAS), 2012 – 2014.

Selected Publications

Fischer, E.; McClure, R.; Norton, T.; Pazdon, J.; and DiazFanas, G. “Expanding Engagement and Working for Equity in the AEC Workplace by Leading Cultural Change”, 2020 American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) Structures Congress, St. Louis, Missouri, April 2020.

Bennett, D. and Norton, T. (2019) “SURGE Post-Disaster Research and Service: Broadening Participation and Building Local Capacity in USVI” American Educational Research Association (AERA).

Ampaw-Asiedu, L. and Norton, T. (2018) “The Design of Safe Spaces in Healthcare Facilities Vulnerable to Tornado Impact in Central U.S.”, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology International Journal of Geomatics and Civil Engineering, Vol: 12, No: 3, 2018.

Norton, T. and Murao, O. “Review of Debris Management and Restoration of the Miyagi Prefecture following the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami” 16th World Conference in Earthquake Engineering (16WCEE), Chile, January 2017.

Norton, T. (2016) “Lessons Learned from Debris Management of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami” The 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami: Reconstruction and Restoration. Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, Springer Publishing, ISBN 978-3-319-58691-5. (In print 2017).

Norton, T. and Moore, P. “USGS SAFRR Tsunami Scenario Debris Management Assessment of Californian Port Facilities” ASCE Costal Structures & Solutions to Coastal Disasters Joint Conference (COPRI), Boston, MA, September 2015.

Norton, T., Matija, R.; Kurmel, M. “Structural Performance Assessment of Recycled Materials for Disaster Reconstruction.” Second International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management (ICVRAM2014)/Sixth International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis (ISUMA 2014), Liverpool, UK, July 2014.

Norton, T.; Mohseni, M.; Lashgari, M. (2013) “Multimode dynamic response of railway bridge superstructures to high-speed train loads” Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. July 2013. (DOI): 10.1177/0954409713494944

Norton, T.; Mohseni, M.; Lashgari, M. (2013) “Reliability evaluation of axially loaded steel members design criteria in AASHTO LRFD bridge design code.” Reliability Engineering & System Safety. Vol.116, pp. 1-7.

Norton, T.; Mohseni, M.; Lashgari, M. “Reliability evaluation of steel compression members designed with AASHTO LRFD bridge design code” Asian-Pacific Symposium on Structural Reliability and its Applications (APSSRA12), Singapore, May 2012.

Cho, Y., Kabassi, K., Pyeon, J., Wang, C., Choi, K. and Norton, T. (2012). “Effective Removal Methods of Temporary Pavement Markings,” ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (ASCE ISSN: 0733-9364).

Radovic, M. and Norton, T., (2012). “Enhancement of the Construction Engineering and Management Curriculum through Physical Energy Assessment of City Facilities” Journal of Sustainability Education. March 2012. (On-Line)

Deng, Y.; Norton, T.R.; Tuan, C.Y., “Analytical Studies on Non-post-tensioned and Post-Tensioned Concrete-Filled Circular Steel Tubes under Bending” ICE-Structures and Buildings. January 2012. (DOI): 10.1680/stbu.11.00001.

Lashgari, M.; Hatami, A.; Norton, T. “Flexural Reliability of NU Girder” PCI Convention/Exhibition & National Bridge Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 2011.

Lashgari, M. and Norton, T. “Shear reliability assessment of RC columns designed according to ACI-318 criteria.” International Conference on Earthquakes & Structures (ICEAS 2011), Seoul, Korea, September 2011.

Chang,S.; Aldrich, D.; Eisner, R.; Johnson, L.; Norton, T.; Tierney, K.; Wachtendorf, T.; Brittingham, R.; Iuchi, K.; Safaie, S.; Wilson, J. “Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami: Societal Dimensions” EERI Reconnaissance Report, August 2011.

Mohseni, M. and Norton, T. “Calibration of Steel Tension Members Design Criteria in AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Code.” International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP 11), Zurich, Switzerland, August 2011.

Mohseni, M. and Norton, T. “Seismic damage assessment of curved bridges using fragility analysis.” International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP 11), Zurich, Switzerland, August 2011.

Norton, T.; Erdogmus, E.; Buckley, C.; Kauzlarich, K.; Petersen, B. “Seismic Evaluation for the Temple of Antioch Reconstruction.” First International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management (ICVRAM 2011), Hyattsville, Maryland, April 2011.