DOUGLAS A. SMITH
Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering
Texas Tech University
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Texas Tech University (2003-present)
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Texas Tech University (1998-2003)
Research Assistant Professor, Wind Science and Engineering Research Center, Texas Tech University (1994-1998)
Research Associate, Wind Science and Engineering Research Center, Texas Tech University (1993-1994)
Research Assistant, Wind Science and Engineering Research Center, Texas Tech University (1990-1993)
Senior Structural Engineer, Utility Engineering Corporation, Amarillo, Texas (1988-1990)
Supervisory Structural Engineer, Southwestern Public Service Company, Amarillo, Texas (1983-1987)
Structural Engineer, Southwestern Public Service Company, Amarillo, Texas (1979-1983)
Research Assistant, Institute for Disaster Research, Texas Tech University (1978-1979)
SIGNIFICANT HONORS AND AWARDS
- Fellow of American Society of Civil Engineers 2014
- Fellow of Structural Engineering Institute, ASCE 2013
- Elected to Texas Tech University Teaching Academy 2005
- Halliburton Faculty Teaching Award 2001-2002
- Civil Engineering Teacher of the Year 2002
- Elected to the Civil Engineering Academy, Texas Tech University, 1995
- Texas Engineering Foundation Graduate Student Scholarship, 1991
SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES
- As member of the task committee on wind loads of the American Society of Civil Engineers Committee ASCE 7, he played a significant role in the development of the wind load provisions of the national standards ASCE 7-05 and 7-10 and 7-16 revisions.
- Has conducted and supervised windstorm damage documentation effort of Wind Science and Engineering Research Center and collaboration of damage investigations with other public and private entities.
- Has helped develop a doctoral degree in Multidisciplinary (engineering, atmospheric sciences, and economics) Program in Wind Science and Engineering which is funded by NSF IGERT program for graduate student fellowships.
- Has performed and directed research in wind engineering principally focused on full scale experiments in the field. These include experiments on transmission towers, signs and a 30 ft x 45 ft x 13’ high test building.