Pinar Okumus
PhD
Research Topics
Reinforced/Prestressed concrete highway bridges and buildings; Low-damage seismic systems
Honors and Awards
- Received a “Buffalo Blue Sky Gold Coin” from University at Buffalo (UB). This coin is given as potential seed funding to the “most productive UB faculty and staff to recognize their prolific production of external funding proposals”, 2018.
- Outstanding reviewer, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Journal of Bridge Engineering, 2016.
- Best Technical Paper Award, Istanbul Bridge Conference, 2016.
- Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) George D. Nasser Award, 2013 for “most worthy of special commendation for its merit on the design, research, production, or construction of precast/prestressed concrete structures.”