Vijaya (VJ) Gopu Department Chair, Professor Education: B. Eng. Andhra University, Waltair, India — First Rank with Distinction M.S. Colorado State University PhD Colorado State University Teaching and Research Interests: Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics Structural Polymeric Composites Analysis and Design of Heavy Engineered Timber Structures and Components Finite Element Analysis of Composite and Concrete Structures Dynamics of Light Fame Structures Contact Information: Civil & Environmental Engineering Department Walter E. Blessey Hall Building 11 Tulane University New Orleans, LA 70118 Office Phone: 504-865-5779 Fax: 504-862-8941 e-mail: vgopu@tulane.edu