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excerpt	Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering<br />University of California, Davis
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Our research focuses on quantifying how geologic setting and infrastructure design interact. This involves numerical models implemented in software that is capable of capturing the multiscale nature of these interactions. We are especially interested in natural hazard modeling and describing how infrastructure responds to this type of loading as an aggregated system. We incorporate the latest advances made in computing technology into open source tools that can be used by the research community as well as practitioners. Additionally, we are working on ways to utilize advances made in remote sensing and UAV technology such that the data acquired from these technologies can be quickly processed and used to update model predictions. {: .text-justify}

Principal Investigator

Michael H. Gardner

Email: mhgardner[@]ucdavis[.]edu

Department Webpage: https://cee.engineering.ucdavis.edu/

Education

• Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering,
  University of California, Berkeley, 2018
• M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering,
  University of California, Berkeley, 2012
• B.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering,
  University of California, Berkeley, 2010

Professional Experience

• Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, 2023--present
• Assistant Professor, Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, 2020--2023
• Postdoctoral Scholar, NHERI SimCenter, University of California, Berkeley, 2018--2019
• Engineer, Geotechnics Group, Arup, San Francisco, 2010--2013
• Combat Engineer, United States Army, 2003--2005

Professional Certifications

• Licensed Professional Engineer (Civil), California