Guirong Yan

Guirong Yan is an Assistant Professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology, affiliated with the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering. Her research focuses on structural engineering, wind engineering, and disaster resilience, with particular emphasis on tornado impact analysis, typhoon wind field modeling, and community recovery frameworks.

Research interests include:

• Tornado-structure interaction using CFD simulations
• Surface roughness and terrain effects on extreme wind dynamics
• Community resilience modeling for post-disaster recovery
• Solitary wave energetics in coastal engineering
• 3D concrete printing for resilient infrastructure
• Windborne debris and wind tunnel validation

Key article trends show computational fluid dynamics applications to tornado and typhoon hazards, wind-structure interaction, and community recovery mechanisms. Her work bridges engineering simulation, disaster risk assessment, and policy-relevant resilience strategies.