O.H. Ammann Research Fellowship

Information about the O.H. Ammann Research Fellowship

The O. H. Ammann Research Fellowship in Structural Engineering, which is bestowed annually to a member for the purpose of encouraging the creation of new knowledge in the field of structural design and construction. The O. H. Ammann Fellowship was endowed in 1963 by O. H. Ammann, Hon.M.ASCE, and was increased in 1985 by Klary V. Ammann (widow of O. H. Ammann).

November 1, 2010 will be the deadline for next year's applications.

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Announcement of the 2009 O.H. Ammann Research Fellowship Award

The SEI Technical Activities Division Executive Committee awarded the 2009 O.H. Ammann Research Fellowship in Structural Engineering to Mr. Taraka Ravi Shankar Mullapudi, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering of the University of Houston, pursing a degree in Civil/Structural Engineering. The fellowship, which the TAD Executive Committee bestows annually for the purpose of encouraging the creation of new knowledge in the field of structural design and construction, was awarded for his research entitled "Seismic Simulation and Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures under Combined Actions Including Torsion." The overall objective of Mullapudi’s research is to address the complex behavior of reinforced concrete structures under combined loading and its impact on system response by analytical studies. The research program will progress under two thrust areas: Analysis and Design, and Experimental Simulation (Cyclic, Pseudo Dynamic, Hybrid and Dynamic) The results of his research may find their way into codes like AASHTO LRFD and NCHRP. Mr. Mullapudi’s full report will be posted when it becomes available.

Mr. Mullapudi obtained his bachelors degree (B.Tech) in Civil Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India in 2002. During this study he worked on site investigation, planning and design of residential college. For academic excellence during this study he was awarded the S.J. Jindal scholarship. With the help of the  Ministry of Human Resource Development’s half time teaching scholarship he pursued his master’s degree (M.Tech) in structural engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India. Because of his academic excellence he was received a  DAAD fellowship offered by the German Academic Exchange Service and did masters research on monotonic and cyclic behaviour of headed anchors with cracked and un-cracked concrete at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. During this period he studied the influence of head pressure, concrete strength, as well as the presence of line cracks passing through the anchors using wide support and close supports. He obtained his M.Tech. degree in 2004. He worked from 2004 to 2006 as a structural design engineer at General Electric Co., Bangalore, India. His work included the designing of power plant structures. During this work he was also certified with Six Sigma (Quality) Green Belt.  In recent years, Mr. Mullapudi has been awarded the Missouri S&T UTC Fellowship (2006-2007) and NSF graduate student research grant from University of Houston.

Congratulations to Mr. Mullapudi for his hard work and dedication which earned him this fellowship award.

Past Winners of the O.H. Ammann Research Fellowship Award:

2002    Beth Brueggen  
2003    Beth Brueggen  
2004    Kerri Anne Taeko Tokoro
2005    Dragana Jankovic  
2006    Dragana Jankovic
2007    Kapil Khandelwal
2009    Taraka Ravi Shankar Mullapudi