President's Awards

President’s Awards are being bestowed in recognition of distinguished services by members to the International Institute for FRP in Construction for advancing the understanding and the application of fibre-reinforced polymers in the civil infrastructure, in the service of the engineering profession and society.

CICE 2006: Miami, USA

Dr. Jian-Fei Chen and Professor Vistasp M. Karbhari were presented with the “President’s Award” at CICE 2006 in Miami in December 2006.

Dr. Jian-Fei Chen is a Reader at Edinburgh University, U.K. He has research experience in many areas in structural engineering including the nonlinear and dynamic behaviour of 3D structures, strength and stability of shell structures, behaviour of RC structures under static and explosion loadings, materials handling and particulate solids flow, stresses in silo structures, and behaviour of FRP strengthened concrete structures and thin shells. He has authored or co-authored over 120 refereed publications, including the book “FRP-Strengthened RC Structures” published by Wiley in 2002. Dr. Chen is a member of the IIFC Council and the Secretary to its Executive Committee. He co-chairs the IIFC Working Group on Bond Behaviour of FRP in Structures. He is the recipient of several awards including the Howard Medal 2004 awarded by the Institution of Civil Engineers.

Professor Vistasp M. Karbhari is a Professor of Structural Engineering and of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of California, San Diego, where he leads research groups in the areas of processing and mechanics of composites, durability of polymers and composites, bio-materials, application of composites to infrastructure renewal and multi-threat mitigation, impact/damage mechanics, nondestructive assessment of materials and structures, and structural health monitoring. He is the author/co-author of over 160 papers in archival journals and over 200 papers in refereed conference proceedings. In addition to serving on the IIFC Executive Committee and as the Editor of the IIFC Newsletter, he also serves on the ISHMII Council, and is co-chair of ACI-440L. He is the Editor for the Americas for the International Journal of Materials and Product Technology and is an editorial board member of Composite Structures.