Professor Matthew De Jong whose Ph.D. work focused on the seismic assessment of historic buildings — spent nearly a decade as a professor at Cambridge University, during which time he assessed numerous heritage structures across Europe.
He recently spoke with the College of Engineering about Notre Dame and the proposed reconstruction of the cathedral. They discussed some of the challenges to rebuilding Notre Dame as well as the ambitious timeline set forth by French President Emmanuel Macron.
Read the interview, On rebuilding Notre Dame