Gerald M. Pekmezi, P.E., Ph.D., Design Engineer

EDUCATION   Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering Minor, 2002, LSU, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Master of Science, Civil Engineering, Structural Mechanics Concentration, 2008, LSU, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Doctor of Philosophy, Interdisciplinary Engineering, Computational Mechanics Track, 2020, UAB, Birmingham, Alabama    REGISTRATION   Professional Engineer Alabama 2010    PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE   2002 - 2006 - Engineer Intern, Ragland, Aderman & Associates, Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana   2006 - 2007 - Engineer Intern, Odeh Engineers, Providence, Rhode Island   2008 - Present - Design Engineer, Ragland, Aderman & Associates, Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana   2010 - Present – Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama    PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES   American Society of Civil Engineers Louisiana Engineering Society    PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS   Pekmezi, G., Littlefield, D., and Martin, B. “Implementation and Validation of the RHT Concrete Model”, Proceedings of the 14th Annual Early Career Technical Conference, Birmingham, Alabama, November 2014.   Pekmezi, G., Littlefield, D., Akers, S., and Danielson, K. “Gravitational Stabilization Methods for Hydrocodes”, Proceedings of the 14th Annual Early Career Technical Conference, Birmingham, Alabama, November 2014   Voyiadjis, G.Z., Pekmezi, G., and Deliktas, B., “Nonlocal gradient-dependent modeling of plasticity with anisotropic hardening”, International Journal of Plasticity, Vol. 26, No. 9, 2010, pp.1335–1356   Pekmezi, Gerald., “Nonlocal gradient-dependent modeling of plasticity with anisotropic hardening”, First American Academy of Mechanics Conference, New Orleans, June 2008.