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Solomon Yim is a Professor at Oregon State University since 1987, affiliated with the College of Engineering and the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering. He holds the Glenn Willis Holcomb Professorship in Structural Engineering and leads the NSF Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Tsunami Research Facility Site Operation Project.
- Education: Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (U.C. Berkeley, 1983), M.A. in Mathematics (U.C. Berkeley, 1981), M.S. in Civil Engineering (U.C. Berkeley, 1977), and B.S. in Civil Engineering (Rice University, 1976).
Dr. Yim specializes in fluid and structural mechanics in marine environments, utilizing high-performance computing for multi-physics, multi-scale, and multi-domain systems. Key research areas include hydroelasticity, free-surface flow, tsunami and earthquake load modeling, and wave-energy conversion systems. He teaches courses on structural mechanics, computational methods, and marine structural dynamics.
Awards:
- 2017 ASME Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering Conference Special Service Award
- 2017 ASME Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering Conference Special Achievement Award
His work has been highlighted in news stories such as "Paradigm shift needed for designing tsunami-resistant bridges" and "Engineering a More Sustainable Environment."
