LanceManuel

Bio
Lance Manuel is the Texas Atomic Energy Research Foundation Professor of Engineering in the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (CAEE). He earned his Ph.D. in civil engineering from Stanford University. Earlier, he earned a B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and an M.S. from the University of Virginia.  After his doctoral studies, he worked for seven years as a consulting engineer, where his projects dealt with probabilistic seismic risk and hazard analysis for nuclear power plants, with data-driven forensics in various fields, and with the investigation of failures stemming from mechanics and materials issues. He joined The University of Texas at Austin as an assistant professor in 1999.

At UT Austin, Manuel conducts research centered on the modeling of uncertainties in load and response characteristics of civil engineering infrastructure systems and conventional as well as renewable energy generation systems. His recent efforts deal with uncertainty quantification related to climate change and ocean renewable energy. Manuel serves on the Executive Committee, as vice-chair, of ASME’s Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering Division. He is a registered civil engineer in the states of Texas and California.

Manuel is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE and a diplomate of the Academy of Coastal, Ocean, Port & Navigation Engineers (ACOPNE).  He serves as editor-in-chief of ASME’s Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering.

Manuel’s research sponsors include the National Science Foundation, the Department of the Interior’s United States Geological Survey (USGS), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (formerly, Minerals Management Service), the Department of Energy, Sandia National Laboratories, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the American Iron and Steel Institute, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the Texas Department of Transportation and BP America Production Company.

Educational Qualifications
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Stanford University, 1993
M.S., Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Virginia, 1986
B. Tech., Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, 1984

Select Awards & Honors

• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) member (2021)
• Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Award – The University of Texas at Austin (2019) 
• Department Teaching Award – Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (2015)
• Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr. Energy Award – ASCE (2015)
• Texas Blazers Outstanding Faculty Award – The University of Texas at Austin (2012) 
• CAREER Award – National Science Foundation (2005) 

Related Websites
Manuel Research Group
Center for Transportation Research
Oden Institute for Computational Engineering & Sciences

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