A University at Buffalo professor has been elected to a two-year term as the director of MCEER.
Dr. Andrew Whittaker is an internationally recognized expert in earthquake and blast engineering. MCEER is the national center of excellence focues on multi-hazard engineering. It is headquartered at UB.
Whittaker has been faculty member since 2001. He now becomes the sixth director in the center’s 25-year history.
“Andrew Whittaker’s extensive background in earthquake and blast engineering will further strengthen MCEER’s mission as a multidisciplinary, multi-hazard engineering center. We are pleased to have him as MCEER’s next director,” said Rajan Batta, PhD, acting dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at UB.
“Being a part of MCEER and working alongside such remarkable talent in one of the world’s most versatile experimental facilities is what initially drew me to UB 10 years ago. To be listed among their leaders is both humbling and gratifying,” said Whittaker