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... and has earned a B.S. in civil engineering from Robert College, and an M.S.
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... He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in civil engineering, all from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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... in civil engineering and his M.S.
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... |.L. Merritt, an independent consulting engineer in civil, geotechnical, and structural engineering, has extensive research and practical experience in the design of protective structures, soil-structure and blast-structure interactions, and earthquake engineering.
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... Department of Defense (DoD) as deputy director, Space and Missiles Systems, and with the Defense Nuclear Agency as assistant to the deputy director (Science and Technology)
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... Dr. Thornton is a member of the Board of Trustees of Manhattan College, the Applied Technology Council, and the Building Seismic Safety Council.
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  • civil engineering
  • earthquake engineering
  • nuclear agency
  • defense nuclear
  • analysis center

  • extreme wind
  • information analysis
  • structural engineering
  • building code
  • mitigation technology

  • seismic safety


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