Nicholas E. Wierschem

Associate Professor

324 John D. Tickle Building
851 Neyland Drive
Knoxville TN 37996
Ph: (520) 245-3837
Email: nwiersch@utk.edu
Website: www.NWierschem.com

Education

University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Ph.D., Civil Engineering

May 2014

University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Master of Science, Civil Engineering

May 2010

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering

May 2007

Academic Positions

Associate Professor

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

2022 – Present

Assistant Professor

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

2015 – 2022

Postdoctoral Research Associate

University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

2014 – 2015

Research Interests

Structural Control, Structural Dynamics, Structural Health Monitoring, Sustainability, and Nonlinear Dynamics.

Publications

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Select Awards and Honors

Faculty Research Mentoring Award, UTK Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement

2023

UTK Tickle College of Engineering Professional Promise Award

2023

UTK Tickle College of Engineering Teaching Fellow Award

2021

National Science Foundation CAREER Award

2020

UTK Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Recognition Award

2020

UTK Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Outstanding Teaching Award

2019

ASCE ExCEEd Teaching Fellowship

2016

Structural Engineering Instructional Fellowship

2015

EKS Annual Research Retreat Best Presentation Award

2013

NSF APSS Fellowship for Summer Study in Shanghai, China

2011

Liu Huixian Earthquake Engineering Scholarship

2010

NSF EASPSI Summer Research/Travel Fellowship, Tokyo, Japan

2009

NSF Graduate Fellow Honorable Mention

2008

Wire Reinforcement Institute Scholarship

2007 – 2008