DRC-Disaster Research Center

Gregory Black

Graduate Research Assistant
Email:blackgro@udel.edu

Bio

Originally from South Kingstown, RI, Greg received a Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from Lafayette College in Easton, PA.  He participated in the University of Delaware’s REU Program in Bridge Engineering in the summer of 2006.   Now, Greg is pursuing his Masters in Civil Engineering, with an emphasis in Structural Engineering.  Currently, he is working on the NSF funded NEESWood project, under his advisor, Rachel Davidson.  Greg’s work on the project involves creating an earthquake loss model for woodframe buildings, and performing an earthquake risk assessment case study for the Los Angeles region.