Deane Evans

Deane Evans is a Research Professor and Director of both the Center for Resilient Design and the Center for Building Knowledge at New Jersey Institute of Technology. His work focuses on earthquake engineering, urban planning post-disaster, and sustainable construction practices.

• Roles: Director of 2 research centers, Research Professor
• Affiliations: NJIT

Research interests include Mexico Earthquake analysis, wood frame structural resilience, triage approaches to post-earthquake housing reconstruction, and passive solar design principles. He has led federal grants exploring earthquake architecture lessons from the Kobe earthquake and earthquake knowledge practices.

Key projects include a National Science Foundation-funded study on earthquake architecture and urban planning lessons (1996–1998) and a knowledge base project on seismic design practices (1991–1993). His publications span earthquake damage analysis, recovery strategies, and sustainable construction methodologies.

Notable grants:

• "The Great Hanshin (Kobe) Earthquake: Architecture and Urban Planning Lessons for the United States" (NSF, 1996–1998)
• "Earthquakes and Architects: A State-of-Practice Knowledge Base" (NSF, 1991–1993)

Labs/Teams: Directs multi-disciplinary teams at the Center for Building Knowledge, focusing on resilient design and urban recovery frameworks.