Please join us on Monday, April 30th, for an STS Colloquium:
<http://scripts.mit.edu/~hasts/news/2007/04/24/medieval-architectural-technology-new-lessons-from-master-builders/>Medieval
Architectural Technology: New Lessons from Master Builders
Speaker: John Ochsendorf, Architecture, MIT
4:00 p.m., MIT, E51-095
John Ochsendorf is a structural engineer with multi-disciplinary
research interests including archaeology, the history of
construction, and sustainable design. Trained in structural mechanics
at Cornell, Princeton, and the University of Cambridge, he conducts
research on the structural safety of historic monuments and the
design of more sustainable infrastructure. An expert on the mechanics
and behavior of masonry structures, Ochsendorf collaborates with art
historians, architects, and engineers on the study and structural
assessment of historic monuments around the world. He received his
Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, Department of Engineering;
his M.Sc., Princeton University, Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering; and B.Sc., Cornell University, Structural
Engineering (Minor in Archaeology). His research interests include
masonry mechanics, structural analysis of historic monuments,
dynamics of masonry buildings, displacement loading of structures,
environmental assessment of building materials, appropriate
technology in structural design, history of construction.
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You can view a schedule of STS-related events for the week of April
30th here: http://web.mit.edu/sts/calendar/index-css.html
Debbie Meinbresse
STS Program, MIT
617-452-2390
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