Ronald Y. S. Pak is a Professor in the Department of Geotechnical Engineering & Geomechanics at the University of Colorado. He holds the position of Professor in the School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering. His research focuses on geotechnical earthquake engineering, dynamic soil-structure interaction, wave propagation, and constitutive modeling in porous media. Education: Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (1985) M.S., California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (1980) B.E., McMaster University, Canada (1979) Research Interests: Dynamic soil-structure interaction and wave propagation in geotechnical systems Rock mechanics under dynamic and cyclic loading conditions Poroelasticity and boundary element methods for multi-layered media Seismic response of structures and canyons to oblique ground motion Experimental and analytical modeling of geotechnical systems Key Contributions: Development of advanced computational frameworks for soil-structure interaction Studies on water weakening mechanisms in saturated rocks Analysis of seismic amplification effects in complex topographies Awards & Affiliations: NSF Presidential Young Investigator (1985) Association of Professional Engineers Gold Medal, Ontario, Canada Editorial Board Member, ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics Member, American Society of Civil Engineers Facilities & Location: Office: ECOT 423, University of Colorado Contact: 303-492-8613 | pak@colorado.edu





