Erin Bell

Erin Bell is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of New Hampshire. She holds a Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from Tufts University and has extensive experience in structural health monitoring, finite element modeling, and infrastructure sustainability.

• B.C.E., Georgia Institute of Technology
• M.S., Civil Engineering, Tufts University
• Ph.D., Structural Engineering, Tufts University

Her research focuses on structural health monitoring, bridge condition assessment, and integrating AI techniques like artificial neural networks and deep reinforcement learning for infrastructure asset management. Recent work includes equitable maintenance strategies for aging bridges in flood-prone zones and tidal energy conversion for sustainable bridge monitoring systems.

Key trends in her publications include the application of machine learning to structural analysis, finite element model calibration, and climate change adaptation in transportation infrastructure. She has led projects on deep reinforcement learning for bridge scour maintenance, modal-based uncertainty quantification, and multi-scale modeling of steel bridges.

Grants and Collaborations: Erin Bell has secured funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), US Department of Energy (DOE), and New Hampshire Department of Transportation. Notable projects include the Living Bridge initiative for tidal energy-powered smart infrastructure and statewide data exchange systems for bridge condition assessment.