Wind research alum recognized with 2019 ASCE Alfred Noble Prize
A collaboration with adviser leads to success for former FAMU-FSU Engineering student
From left to right: Kakit Fung (a former PhD student), Sungmoon Jung, Reza Amirinia, Reza Seyedi (a current PhD student).
“Imagine a giant moving toward a tall building,” FAMU-FSU Engineering professor
Sungmoon Jung
said. “He takes his large hand and pushes the tall building, then lets it go. What happens? The building vibrates. The vibration is one of the responses we study regarding wind effects on high-rise buildings.”
Jung is an associate professor in civil engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering who studies wind and impact-induced structural vibrations with his research team that includes graduate student Gholamreza “Reza” Amirinia. The collaboration began two years ago when Amirinia was pursuing a doctoral degree at the college. The two hope the study will eventually lead to better design code and standards for new buildings. The project, funded in part by the National Science Foundation, earned recognition by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).