Anil Chopra to Speak at Panama Canal 2012 Conference

Featured Faculty: Anil K. Chopra

Professor Anil Chopra, the Horace, Dorothy, and Katherine Johnson Professor of Engineering, will be one of the notable presenters to speak at the “Panama Canal 2012 International Engineering and Infrastructure Congress.” The first-ever Congress, organized by the Panama Canal Authority, will be held April 18 – 20 in Panama City.

Chopra’s research includes studies of structural dynamics, various problems in earthquake analysis and design of buildings, dynamic soil-structure interaction, dynamic fluid-structure interaction, and earthquake analysis and design of concrete dams. International Water, Power & Dam Construction listed him among the 60 most influential individuals over the past 60 years (2009), and again among the 20 such individuals over the past ten years (2011).

See Dredging Today article, Berkeley Professor Confirmed to Speak at Panama's Engineering Congress.

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